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December 27, 2005
Grocery Shopping in Mexico
A stroll through the neighborhood supermarket showed us that not only the Japanese have funky product names. Then there are the products that we can get here that I wish we could have purchased in the United States.
A sugar substitute. Does it really taste like sugar? Well...it's similar:
Even if you're already svelt, you can always be a little more svelty:
Maybe Dave Chappelle has started a bakery in Mexico:
You loved the movie, now enjoy the refreshing tea-based beverage:
And last but not least, some truth in advertising:
These are not funny. In fact, I'm really annoyed that we could never buy these Campbell's Soups in the United States. Maybe because they don't have meat in them:
Corn Soup.
Squash Blossom Soup.
Homestyle Lentil.
Poblano Chile.
And how about this flavor of Tang?
Of course, it doesn't surprise me that you can't find this Ibarra product, since it's not all that easy to find the legendary chocolate para mesa that they produce in thick, unwieldy discs. Still, I thought for those of you that are familiar with that product, I'd include this photo. The bummer is that it isn't really "Mexican" chocolate - the kind with almonds and cinnamon that you get in the disc form - but rather, just chocolate powder like Nestle Quick.
Posted by crispy at December 27, 2005 03:50 PM
Comments
phew... I thought that said Kranker bran at first.... It'll keep you up all night pooping. :)
Posted by: Ian at December 28, 2005 11:43 PM
Hmmm. Svelty.
Those whacky product names are pretty good. Certainly better than the Japanese fare I found when I last went to the Japanese market:
1) Velvet Bitter
2) Pocky "Men's Chocolate" from Pocky
How is the Horchata flavored Tang? Crappy?
I'm starting to think the only Horchata I like comes from taco shops. Everything I've tried from the supermarket has been horrible. Nico and I ordered it at El Torito, and it was approximately the same consistency as semen. Thick and slimy. Bleh.
Posted by: b at January 3, 2006 06:52 PM
speaking of velvet men's bitter chocolate:
http://www.engrish.com/recent_detail.php?imagename=mutant-coconut.jpg&category=Engrish%20from%20Other%20Countries&date=2006-01-28
Posted by: akira at February 2, 2006 04:48 PM