I love EDEKA. It's an upscale grocery store chain (they're everywhere!) with more of the foods I'm…read moreused to seeing in the U.S., but an abundance of excellent quality local and gourmet specialties (i.e., meats, cheeses, yogurts, etc.) as well. This is the daddy of all EDEKAs...large and well-stocked with a beautiful presentation. The fresh produce is beautiful here...and, there's plenty of organic. There's a butcher and deli counter with a huge variety of meats, fish, cheeses, etc. Need to clean your toilet? Socks? Beer (of course...you're in Germany for crying out loud)? They'll have it. And, candy...a hell of a lot of candy. Wow, Germans like candy...which makes me like Germans just that much more. There's even a small Chibo section. If we're looking for something unique, we come to EDEKA. We do not (usually), however, get the staples (milk, non-gourmet cheese and deli meats, etc.) here because it's pricier than the local discount grocery stores. For example...we bought pine nuts here for $3.69 and found them the next day at the local discount grocery store for $1.69. That warrants some shopping planning. I still love EDEKA. Especially this one...

...this will be general review about ALDI... ...if youre a…read moretraveller from the United States...United Kingdom, France, Spain or Australia you know ALDI - a German global discount supermarket chain which is separated in two groups...ALDI MARKT in the north and ALDI SÜD in the south of Germany... ...they've become known for their low prices and quality produce...ALDI mainly sells exclusively produced, custom-branded products (often identical to and/or produced by major brands) ...ALDI SÜD has about 1700 stores in Germany...in general they're all the same style...Thank God... ...the thing what I love the most about ALDI SÜD is the vending machine for pretzels...rolls and bread...YUM... ...ALDI is a good way to get quality products for a low price...