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November 6, 2009 2:29 AM

Where can I buy specialty grains in Vienna during the upcoming holiday season?

I will be in Slovenija and Austria over Christmas/New Year's this year, and would like to buy some steel-cut oats and quinoa. Can anyone speak decisively to whether there are shops where a) these items are sold, and b) if they will be open around the holidays?
(Specifically I will be in Ljubljana and Stara Fužina in Slovenija, and then Hallstatt and Vienna in Austria, but I'm guessing that Vienna will be the best bet.)

posted by the luke parker fiasco to Shopping (2 answers total)

I'm not sure abotu quinoa, but only because I've never looked for it over there specifically. But in any big city in that part of the world, there will be health food stores - generally, a surprising number of them - that will sell such things. They won't be open Christmas Day, I'm sure, but during business hours on normal days, it won't be a problem.
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 3:16 AM on November 6, 2009

You might also try the Naschmarkt in Vienna.
posted by pwicks at 4:39 AM on November 6, 2009