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October 2019 - Toronto ON


Some new cheeses at the grocery store. HMMMM beer soaked, could have saved for Weekend Roundup!

Ear worm warning!

Groceries

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 I hate large grocery chains. We have a couple close by, Sobey's and Metro that we use when in a pinch or hurry.We don't do a weekly grocery shop but rather shop around. Toronto is so diverse that depending on what we want we can find it.


I can drop into Longo's anytime as the shuttle stops on Front St. I can easily run into Longo's. Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc., commonly known as just Longo's, is a family-run grocery chain in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario, Canada.

It carries everything and also has gluten free options.

I guess even the cops on horseback shop here!

St. Lawrence Market is a big tourist spot and has everything from meat to fruits and vegetables to pastries to flowers to bulk items.
It is also a great lunch spot as there are many eating options.
I've posted countless photos of the market so some of these are repeats.

We have Kensington Market.

We have Chinatown.

Then we have Lanzarotta's, closer to home, for fruits and vegetables as well. They claim to source directly from local farms but also carry absolutely every fruit and vegetable you can think of.

I could go on and on, Little Korea, Little India, Little Italy, Little Portugal you can shop your way around the world within a streetcar or subway ride.



Dutch's comment:
Jackie takes us to a fancy market in Toronto in her post in Junk Boat Travels, where the food looks good enough to eat!

My Town Shootout

My Town Shootout

Jun 2: Stores - Where do you shop? What is your favorite place and what do you buy?


I hate large grocery chains. We have a couple close by, Sobey's and Metro that we use when in a pinch or hurry.We don't do a weekly grocery shop but rather shop around. Toronto is so diverse that depending on what we want we can find it.


I can drop into Longo's anytime as the shuttle stops right in front of Union Station so even if I'm not going downtown I can easily run into Longo's. Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc., commonly known as just Longo's, is a family-run grocery chain in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario, Canada.

It carries everything and also has a great gluten free selection.
It is in Maple Leaf Square behind Union Station and who could fault this location near ACC (Air Canada Centre) where there is always something going on!

Our staples are St. Lawrence Market for almost anything from meat to fruits and vegetables to pastries to flowers to bulk items. I've posted countless photos of the market so some of these are repeats.

Another great location!

We have Kensington Market.

We have Chinatown.

Then we have Lanzarotta's, closer to home, for fruits and vegetables as well. They claim to source directly from local farms but also carry absolutely every fruit and vegetable you can think of.

I could go on and on, Little Korea, Little India, Little Italy, Little Portugal and so on.

Food Shopping in Mexico

January 2016 - San Miguel de Allende Mexico

Breakfast, desayuno, begins to unfold early in the morning with fresh sweet breads and coffee. Everyone takes a break around 10-11am for real breakfast, even the schools.

This was labelled as cheese filled, wow, it tasted like whipped cream.

Eggs appear in more extraordinary ways than you could imagine: stone mason's eggs, eggs Motuleños, Malageñas, between sheets of cheese, scrambled with fresh veggies and chiles, and, of course, Mexico's answer to French Toast – chilaquiles (yesterday's tortillas crisply fried and drizzled generously with salsa, cream and cheese).

Comida is always a feast of several courses... soups or creams, rice, tender morsels of meat or chicken cooked to perfection in any of a variety of fresh salsas, salads, soft, musky beans and always a sweet at the end.


 And savouring the culinary doesn't stop here...there is still cena (supper) and merienda (a snack).

Grocery shopping can be done at the big, and I mean big chains such as Mega or Soriana.

You can buy anything in these stores from motorcycles to washing machines along with your toilet paper and tortillas.

I prefer these stores for canned goods and get my vegetables and meat at local suppliers.

I love that Worcestershire sauce is called "English sauce", a must for your michelada.

EVERYTHING has limes.

Tabasco

For the rim of your glass.

Although Mega does have an awesome bakery section. You must get a tray and tongs and make your selections and then bring them to the counter to be wrapped and priced.

I wish we got these at home. green fruit and I also liked the cranberry flavour.

For meat we go to a local butcher's.

Now if you want garlic you could follow this gentleman to his spot.

Oranges?

We buy from this lady at the market. She was so cute as we struggled to ask for garlic. The bill was $70 pesos so John opened his wallet and took out a $100 peso note, and she said $70 and reached into his wallet and took a $50 and a $20 peso note.

So what did we get for $70 pesos or approx $5.38 CDN? Broccoli, potatoes, oranges, garlic, onion, limes and carrots.

Need hot sauce? Go to the market.

Tostadas

Some items that caught my eye at Mega.

Chicken feet

Avocado leaves (hojas de aguacate) are harvested from the native Mexican avocado Peresea drymifolia. The leaves are used both fresh as well as dried and impart a slightly anisey flavor.

Grocery shopping is such fun in Mexico!

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