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A small Belarusian grocery store in central Baku offers everything from sausages and canned meat to chocolate, bread and ice cream, with most everyday products priced between 1 and 5 manats.
The store is located on Nizami Street, near Rashid Behbudov Street and opposite an AZAL ticket office. A recent video walkthrough provided a detailed look at its assortment and prices.
Sausages and Meat Products
Meat products occupy a large part of the store’s shelves.
A 320-gram package of sausages costs 4.54 manats, about $2.67, while a larger 395-gram package is priced at 5.61 manats, or roughly $3.30.
A 295-gram package of Florentine-style dry-cured chicken sausages costs 9.26 manats, about $5.45. A 500-gram package of Spanish-style sausages is sold for 11.33 manats, or approximately $6.66.
Chicken bologna-style sausage costs between 10.90 and 11.10 manats, around $6.40-$6.50. Prices for other sausages and frankfurters range from 9.45 to 16.90 manats, or about $5.56-$9.94, depending on the brand, weight and ingredients.
A 610-gram Austrian-style cervelat produced by the Volkovysk Meat Processing Plant costs 12.44 manats, about $7.32.
Sausages intended for grilling or barbecuing are priced at 9.50 manats, roughly $5.59. Pre-sliced meat products cost around 6.63 manats, or $3.90.
Packages of Turkish-style basturma were priced between 12 and 18 manats, approximately $7.06-$10.59, depending on their weight.
Canned Food, Sauces and Condiments
A 338-gram can of stewed beef costs 7.70 manats, or about $4.53.
Chicken or turkey pâté in a package of around 290 grams is priced at 3.05 manats, approximately $1.79.
A mayonnaise-style sauce containing pea protein costs 1.05 manats, about 62 cents. Russian mustard is priced at 1.45 manats, or 85 cents, while spicy Caucasian adjika costs 1.65 manats, about 97 cents.
Barbecue, lingonberry and Chinese-style sauces are sold for around 2.80 manats, or $1.65. Teriyaki sauce costs 3.65 manats, approximately $2.15, and sesame sauce is priced at 3.70 manats, or $2.18.
Condensed Milk and Sweets
Belarusian condensed milk costs between 4 and 4.90 manats, about $2.35-$2.88. The store also carries limited-edition varieties with flavors including mint and cherry.
A package of marshmallow-style zefir costs between 1.65 and 3.64 manats, or about 97 cents to $2.14.
Zefir flavored with baked milk is priced at around 2.55 manats, or $1.50. Varieties with ginger and lemon cost 2.78 manats, approximately $1.64.
Milk chocolate made by the Belarusian brand Kommunarka costs 2.80 manats, about $1.65.
Spartak chocolate with 43% cocoa is priced at 3.50 manats, or $2.06. A 70% dark chocolate bar costs 3.30 manats, approximately $1.94, while an Alyonka chocolate bar is sold for 3.15 manats, or about $1.85.
A 205-gram box of Bird’s Milk chocolates costs 7.50 manats, roughly $4.41. A 210-gram package of sugar-free truffles is priced at 8.75 manats, or approximately $5.15.
Bread, Soup and Ice Cream
A 410-gram loaf of Belarusian dark bread costs 2.45 manats, about $1.44. Bread with seeds, weighing 400 grams, is priced at 2.65 manats, or $1.56.
A 200-gram package of instant mushroom soup costs 2 manats, approximately $1.18. Other varieties include pea soup and kharcho.
Ice cream prices begin at around 1.60-1.70 manats, or 94 cents to $1, for standard ice cream bars and crème brûlée varieties.
A larger 230-gram package costs 3.50 manats, about $2.06. A 220-gram package of Brest-produced ice cream is priced at 5.20 manats, or roughly $3.06.
The store also offers pistachio, coconut, strawberry, vanilla, coffee and nut-flavored varieties.
Overall, the walkthrough suggests that most Belarusian sauces, sweets, bread and smaller grocery items in the store cost between 1 and 5 manats. Sausages, meat delicacies and larger gift boxes generally range from 7 to 18 manats.
The figures reflect prices displayed at one store in the capital of Azerbaijan at the time of filming and may differ at other retailers.
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