Shopping for Self-Catering Units
You can buy more or less anything in the Seychelles, but some things come at a high cost, particularly European/American type foods, and other things are poor quality. There are small stores all over the place, including one that is a five minute walk up the street, at which you can buy staple items like bread, eggs, milk, soda, beer, rice, flour, onions, garlic, butter, packaged goods, and the odd vegetable. Closer to town there are bigger stores that you can get a wider range of vegetables and fruits, and there are also roadside stands where you can get those things and fresh fish. Victoria has a famous outdoor market that carries fish, vegetables, fruit, spices, herbs, and a few other things; you should go there in the first day or two and stock up. (If you buy a fish, recognize you'll have to scale and filet it!) Also in Victoria is a major supermarket near the outdoor market,...
