FIRST LOOK
BY RACHEL LELAND
DAS REGAL THE SHELF Pick up a taste of Deutschland when shopping at German Store. Here are just a few of the German-made products shoppers can buy:
Founded at the turn of the century, Milka and Ritter Sport chocolates are beloved in Germany and the world.
Founded by a German immigrant, Schaller & Weber has become the go-to for authentic German sausages. Maggi makes instant noodles, hot sauce and seasonings, and is a pantry staple in households across the world.
Chris and Irene Drive opened German Store in Pearland in March.
The store sells German grocery items.
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Germany is well- known for its pretzels, including these thin, crunchy pretzel sticks.
German Store Grocery store o ers Pearland residents a taste of Germany W hen browsing the aisles of the recently opened German Store, shoppers “When we retire, our kids will be grown and have their own families, so we had to make a decision,” Chris said. “So we made a decision to move
Chris said. “People ask for these all the time.” Milchschnitte, which translates to “milk slice,” is simply a thick layer of milk cream sandwiched between two thin slices of chocolate cake and has been one of Germany’s most beloved snacks for decades, according to the manufacturer Kinder’s website. Chris also said customers gravitate toward German candies and sweets since they have less sugar than sweets manufactured in America. Lovers of German bread are in luck, too. The Drivers order freshly baked kaiser rolls and sweet crois- sants weekly to sell from Roland’s Swiss Pastry and Bakery in Houston.
German Store 3108 Dixie Farm Road, Pearland 832-690-6105 Hours: 9:30 a.m-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sat., closed Sun.
won’t nd the typical American snacks sold at H E B or Target. Opened in March, German Store is stocked with pantry and snack staples, such as Lorenz, Ritter Sport and Milka, all of which one could nd shopping in Berlin, Hamburg or Munich, owner Chris Driver said. Born in Houston, Chris grew up in Germany where he was raised by his American service member father and German mother. It was there that he met his German wife, Irene Driver, and, in February 2021, asked her to move with their two children back to Texas.
and sell everything in Germany.” As new Pearland residents, the Drivers were constantly looking for familiar German snacks and food items but couldn’t nd them any- where locally. Through social media, they learned others in Pearland were also looking for the same German products, and the dream to open German Store was born. When it comes to deciding which imported products should stock the shelves, the Drivers rely on their own tastes as well as community requests. “Milchschnitte is our best seller,”
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