Alef Sausage and Deli Review – Mundelein, IL
Alef Sausage and Deli Review
Dry smoky salami. Delish.
I had a delightful time at Alef and found the clerks helpful and friendly. So you can pronounce some of the names of the meats in the service counter? TRY? It goes a long way. Just as it would be appreciated if you were traveling abroad.
Take some time to read the bio of the founder online, an American dream come true for an immigrant. Amazing accomplishments!
The store is bigger than it looks from the outside, and has a very good selection of Russian, Polish, and other Eastern European fresh and boxed groceries, as well as a wide choice of hearty breads. There’s a hot food counter as well.
I picked up some bresaola, a favorite of mine, it’s air-dried beef that can be eaten as a snack or as part of a sandwich. I’ve seen it across Switzerland, but it originated in the Northern Alps on Italy’s border. It’s salted before air drying for 2-3 months, when it turns almost purple you know it’s ready. Usually made from top round, it’s lean and tender.
I also bought a salami I could not pronounce, so many choices. It is delicious, frim, dry, lean, very smoky.
I see they offer droewors, another favorite of mine, a South African style of dried meat stick with interesting spices.
Alef Sausage packaged products are widely available in grocery stores throughout Chicagoland and can be purchased online at their website.
I had a delightful time at Alef and found the clerks helpful and friendly. So you can pronounce some of the names of the meats in the service counter? TRY? It goes a long way. Just as it would be appreciated if you were traveling abroad.
Take some time to read the bio of the founder online, an American dream come true for an immigrant. Amazing accomplishments!
The store is bigger than it looks from the outside, and has a very good selection of Russian, Polish, and other Eastern European fresh and boxed groceries, as well as a wide choice of hearty breads. There’s a hot food counter as well.
I picked up some bresaola, a favorite of mine, it’s air-dried beef that can be eaten as a snack or as part of a sandwich. I’ve seen it across Switzerland, but it originated in the Northern Alps on Italy’s border. It’s salted before air drying for 2-3 months, when it turns almost purple you know it’s ready. Usually made from top round, it’s lean and tender.
I also bought a salami I could not pronounce, so many choices. It is delicious, frim, dry, lean, very smoky.
I see they offer droewors, another favorite of mine, a South African style of dried meat stick with interesting spices.
Alef Sausage packaged products are widely available in grocery stores throughout Chicagoland and can be purchased online at their website.
Alef Sausage and Deli Review
Alef Sausage and Deli Review
