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MEXICOWANDERER
Aug 29, 2018Explorer
I am now at the medical hideout some 1,700 miles from home. Seventy pesos a Kg here and they are either rock hard green plumb size or mushy.
What a difference location makes. Prices are much higher here for fruit and veggies. In La Mira piƱas sell 2 giant fruits for 20 pesos. Here it is 40P for a single midget.
The Oboe is an interesting aguacate. Zihua has enough regional orchards (like around La Union and Petlatlan that you don't need Uruapan fruit. Also true for oranges and toronjas. Our area is mangos, pineapples, or bananas. or wild tropical savanna. The pineapples comes from huge fields near Playa Azul.
One thing that is not plentiful at home is papas russets. Up here the "Big Thing" is stuffed baked potatoes. Remove the insides, mix with Buttermilk ranch dressing, and bacon bits then restuff. Thanks, I'll pass.
What a difference location makes. Prices are much higher here for fruit and veggies. In La Mira piƱas sell 2 giant fruits for 20 pesos. Here it is 40P for a single midget.
The Oboe is an interesting aguacate. Zihua has enough regional orchards (like around La Union and Petlatlan that you don't need Uruapan fruit. Also true for oranges and toronjas. Our area is mangos, pineapples, or bananas. or wild tropical savanna. The pineapples comes from huge fields near Playa Azul.
One thing that is not plentiful at home is papas russets. Up here the "Big Thing" is stuffed baked potatoes. Remove the insides, mix with Buttermilk ranch dressing, and bacon bits then restuff. Thanks, I'll pass.
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