It's funny how you can normally go into the store and feel comfortable that you know exactly what you are getting. However, you change a few items, and you feel like you are in a foreign country shopping!
At first, I was completely overwhelmed. I didn't know where to get the tofu, I didn't know exactly what ginger looked like, NO CLUE what tahini looks like!, and I've never actually looked for garbanzo beans!
Instead of trying to rush myself to find the items, I started at one end of the store and worked my way around. By doing things that way, I not only gave myself time and stopped the possibility of a panic attack, I learned where the items were placed for next go around.
So, after almost a two-hour grocery shopping trip, I think it's safe to say, "First time = success!"
word of advice - sometimes the good stuff is in the international food aisle. focus on the middle eastern/indian food sections, as a lot of their food habits tend to center around vegetarian cuisine. mainly in part to religion, but you get my drift.
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