We made a trip to the grocery store to get picnic foods for our trip to the Belgrade Forest. The store was connected to a small mall. It reminded me of Walmart only not as large and with better food choices. Don’t get me wrong, it had its share of junk food but it also had an entire refrigerated section with just yogurts, large bins with various olives, an enormous cheese section, a huge selection of sausages, a section with local honey, a lot of dried fruits and nuts, and a nice pre-made and hot food section. I chose a delicious chicken salad and I’ve included the recipe though I’m not certain what the spice was.

Chicken Salad:
Shredded chicken
Shredded carrots
Sliced banana pepper
Sliced pickles
Diced tomatoes
Olive oil
Vinegar
Salt and pepper
Celery seeds or oregano?

Beer sold in its own cooler. What a great idea!

Note: we didn’t make it to the Belgrade Forest because of the horrible Istanbul traffic! 😦 Instead we lunched on the bus and shared our goodies.