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You don’t need to head south of the Alps to experience Bella Italia.
Just pop over to Kastel (which is STILL Mainz as far as we’re concerned…..) to Celpro and you’re there.
Celpro is an Italian supermarket.
As in:
You ask for pancetta and they’ll ask you which of the 5 varieties you’d like.
Ditto Parmigiana
Ditto Mozzarella
Ditto everything
As in:
Mineral water is Italian, soap powder is Italian, milk is Italian, piped music is Italian (via satellite), chocolate is Italian, beer is Italian (which is probably the sole downside)….
EVERYTHING is Italian.
Apart from some of the customers.
Don’t go there on the last Thursday Wednesday of the month, though.
They have 10% off everything and we even met some (Italian) folk who drive down from Bonn – a mere 200km – to do the Big Monthly Shop.
And who wait in the queue at the counter for almost as long as it’s taken them to drive.
The place is packed, but there’s no aggression, no queue-jumping, no pushing and shoving.
Quite cool, in fact
Mainz Daily Photo 
>Thanks for the info! I went to this place today and left quite a few Euros over there! E.g. for a Nonino bottle of Grappa (invecchiata in Barriques)Didn't know that this italian supermarket there was existing for 5 years already!In 2010 it's always the last Wednesday of the month with 10% off!On three days in 2010 they even have 20% off everything!
>Can you drink Italian vin while in the long queue? If so, I"m there!!!V
>I think that the store in Celpro is my kind of store. Would like to have some of their wares to stock up for the NFL game today. Actually, I'd like to be able to shop there!Thanks for the history lesson at your link today. Missed it earlier and it was fun and instructive to read. Have a delicious Sunday…what's for dinner? I'm trying risotto with mushrooms.
>With a little cappuccino probably not a bad treat to enjoy with friends, right!