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You will find a considerable variety of readymade salads at German grocery stores. Among the cheapest are: potato salad (Kartoffelsalat), cut meat salad (Fleischsalat) and pasta salad (Nudelsalat). Warning: the meat in the "Fleischsalat" is sometimes inferior. I got food poisoning from this stuff once. Stick to more harmless stuff, like potato salad. If you are in the mood to spend more, you can also buy egg salad, chicken salad, fish, seafood & the like. Cole slaw is not that common.