G is for Groceries
Grocery shopping is an adventure when we are traveling. It fascinates me to see how grocery stores vary from region to region. Even in the big name stores I find things that aren't stocked on the shelves at home. In some areas they have local markets and in others, they have chains we don't have in the Rocky Mountain region.
While we were in New Mexico we stopped at the Ranch Market. It is hardly a 'market' - it is huge!
Let's take a walk through the aisles...
Chilacayote Squash
Octopus
Dried Peppers
Beef Feet
Pork Stomachs
Nopalitos (cut prickly pear cactus) & Agave
Guava Candy
Bulk bins of ricotta cheese, sour cream, salted cream
and jocoque - strained yogurt
Dry corn "teeth"
Beans
Fried corn tortillas, as big as elephant ears!
Pig snouts and feet
Stacks of tortillas
Beef bull fryers...
Do they mean 'former' bull??
Rocky Mountain Oysters!!
I was thinking that maybe my next post should be
H for Hungry
but, maybe not!
Wow, what a store! I think would bypass all those body parts, but I really loved the display of peppers.
ReplyDeleteAs I reread my post it struck me that they had just about every body part for sale!
DeleteI laughed because I always want to go into grocery stores when I travel. My family thinks I'm nuts! But its always fascinating to see the different stuff. I went into some in the Philippines and I never truly recovered from that experience.
ReplyDeleteThats crazy! It always amazes me that things like 'pig snouts' can be a normal thing in a different culture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a big store...I think I would get lost. Being new to the US, we have been visiting lots of different supermarkets recently in the CA area, trying to work out which is our favourite (cost/quality of food), we are still undecided, there are so many to choose from.
ReplyDeleteWe have none of those foods here in Minnesota..well beans but in bags and tortillas but that is all. What an adventure!:)
ReplyDeleteGross but completely fascinating! I love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI especially hate Grocery stores while traveling. I never find what I'm looking for and mostly get lost.
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