Food Shopping--What did you find recently?

Probably not new to most, but I only "discovered" last year.

Pepinos Persianas (Persian cukes)....the first time I bought them I thought I was buying mini-zucchinis  

They are extremely sweet, thin skinned with fewer and smaller seeds than English hothouse.  About 6 inches long.

Bought some today loose at Lopez's on Ajijic Plaza.  The street vendor in front of LCS sometimes has them wedged in a plastic container.  Have seen them at SL, too.    

I did buy something new (to me) yesterday.  Not sure name.

At a stand of mostly sweet empanadas set up outside the Parroquia, was a tray of these.  

Like the thinnest buñuelo I've ever had.  Rectangular shape.  Crumbles like crazy...best to eat over the kitchen sink!

Only 10p each. Wish I had bought more.

Yeah, I like those Persian cukes as well. Used to slice them & then top with crab salad for a good little horses ovaries, back in another life when frozen crab was available and semi-affordable.

Hoping for more vendors outside Parroquia today.  Just the veg table and the cheese table...but the latter (who I see at Tianguis) had green chorizo (it was an item featured on first CNN Sunday Series, Searching for Mexico).  I like it but hadn't bought in awhile.  Some people find it sour.  

Also got flan...it's good, plus you get to keep the ceramic bowl.

Technically not flan but Jericalla
which is native to Guadalajara. My house employee buys it for me almost weekly on Fridays near the plaza along with some great pan dulce. If you figure out what to do with all the empty dishes, do let me know. I gave a huge pile to the childrens art program for painting.... and the vendors do not want them back. YUMM
There is a long article on authentic food quest.com/jericall-recipe-mexican-dessert/
which does not want to link. Other good stuff on food from Guadalajara.

Thanks Marrell!  Very iinteresting.

I use the empties as: Sponge holder next to kitchen sink; and soap holders in bathrooms.

Got this seasoning mix at the Pollo Fresca place on the Plaza, haven't tried it yet.  


I have been buying from this woman for awhile as it's more convenient for me than Puritan.    I needed half a kilo of boneless, skinless chicken breasts (pechuga sin hueso y sin piel).  She takes a whole chicken and skillfully and quickly butchers it.  She opens at 8am, she closes when she sells out.

Also this morning, Lopez's frutería on the Plaza is now re-selling sourdough breads from the Scandinavian bakery.  Love their black olive and thyme loaf.  I bought a loaf of it already sliced, some of the loaves may have been unsliced.  

Looking for plantains to go with a Jerk Chicken recipe.

Found them at Lopez's....they are called Platanos Machos!  Manly bananas.

fyi, even Lopez is taking credit cards now, with no commission markup.

Hmmm.......would they be good for Indian samosas?

Has anyone bought bottled horseradish recently -- just plain, pickled horseradish not Horseradish Cream or Horseradish Sause.  I used to see it at the international markets (Super Lake, Pancho's, Cremería) but haven't found any there recently.

This one about 2 months ago at SL.  When they have it, it is often found on an aisle end cap.  I may go later this week and will look for it.

A few minutes ago at SL.  Only brand that wasn't creamy.  On end cap of condiment aisle with tartar sauce.

Not sure if this line of Indian products is new to SL or just new to me.  There were jars of various items on an end cap of their Asian aisle.

The curry paste is easy to prep, just add a sauteed onion and diced tomatoes (though I used a small carton of tomato puree and a little water). Nice flavor (we like spicy and it was).  I used half the jar of paste prepared mostly as directed, and it was plenty for a whole chicken.

Equally good jar of pickled lime of same brand.

I am lazy so I prepped the sauce, then got a cut-up rotis chicken to drop into it.  

SL has carried Patak for quite a few years. I haven't googled it lately but used to buy it years ago when living in Saudi Arabia and at that time it was imported from the UK and developed there. I was happy to see it there several years after moving here as it's handy to have on hand and it's now coming from the U.S.?

Another shout out today for Patak's curry paste available at SL.  There are usually a few flavors available; the Hot Curry is my fave as it is quite Hot.  But the standard Curry paste is there, as well as Butter Chicken.  Last time I bought it I saw it on end cap of Int'l aisle.  

So easy and good!  

Half a jar of the paste added to sauteed onion, a bit of water, some tomato puree, tsp. of sugar (recipe on jar), throw in a cut up rotisserie chicken, and voila!

I also had on hand a jar of Patak's Lime Pickle.  Made a quick raita with plain yogurt and chopped Persiana cuke.  

Fresh ground pork (from Lopez's on carretera in Ajijic) and locally made Kimchi (from El Granero in Ajijic).  

Grilled Kimchi burgers with healthy squirt of Gojuchang sauce.  Sometimes I find gojuchang locally (SL or WM), other times I get via Amazon MX.