![]() ![]() The same with jams and jellies: they have it, just not as great a variety. Pre-made salad dressings are usually vinaigrettes, although Ranch and French dressings are available. So far, I have not found cottage cheese anywhere. The aged cheeses most expats prefer are found next to the meats. The most common cheeses available are ricotta, mozzarella, and queso fresca-an unaged cheese. A one-liter plastic baggie of yogurt runs about $1.30, while plastic containers that are easier to pour from cost $3 to $4. The flavors available are strawberry, peach, vanilla, mora (a kind of berry), and guanabana. A flat of 36 eggs in the mercados (markets) goes for $3.50. Depending upon the size, a dozen eggs go for $2.50. washes their eggs, they must be refrigerated. It’s illegal in most countries to wash eggs before they are sold because a washed egg allows bacteria in more easily. It’s sold on the shelves in one-liter cartons or foil-lined cardboard packages for around $1.20.Įggs, like milk, are also not refrigerated. The first time I went shopping, I couldn’t find the milk. There are some South American varieties, however, as well as yucca, which are very good. There is a smaller variety of vegetables to choose from but all the standards are here, save for the types of sweet potatoes and yams we are used to in North America. Grocery stores sell pouches of fresh fruit pulp in the produce section. There is, however, an almost limitless variety of fruit! Some fruit we ate, I must confess, we found repulsive…only to discover Ecuadorians don’t eat them, they juice them! Ecuadorians juice a lot. The biggest difference is that there simply is not as great a variety in prepared foods. Tía and Gran Akí are more like small Walmarts, selling clothes, household items, and small appliances, in addition to food. Supermaxi is similar to Safeway in the U.S. There are several large grocery store chains in Ecuador. What I wanted to know before I moved here, though, was what the grocery stores were like-especially the differences, because that is what is most interesting. A lot of people write about Ecuador’s open-air markets and the vast array of fresh foods the year-round growing season produces. ![]()
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