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Peanut butter in La Paz?

unbob - 1-27-2016 at 10:21 AM

Okay, not a big deal topic - but has anyone come across a store selling natural/organic peanut butter in LP? I've not seen any but have not done an extensive search.

Did stumble onto 'Santa Cruz' organic PB at Joe's Delimart in LB but they don't always have in stock and it's very expensive ($145) for 1lb jar.

There's gotta be some good PB (sin azúcar!) in LP - anyone? thx, Rob

Mula - 1-27-2016 at 12:14 PM

Aleta makes fresh organic peanut butter in La Paz.
She is at the Organic Market from 9 to 12 on Wednesday mornings at the Palmira Marina.

Her number is 612 118 0042.

I pay 250 or 275 pesos for 750 grams.

unbob - 1-27-2016 at 12:37 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Mula  
Aleta makes fresh organic peanut butter in La Paz. I pay 250 or 275 pesos for 750 grams.
Gracias Mula! Good info. Price is near exactly the same as I paid for 'Santa Cruz' PB - but good to know I can obtain in LP. Biggest downside for me is it's only available one day a week.

Mula - 1-27-2016 at 01:12 PM

She's at the Saturday Market on Madero too - in La Paz and in La Ventana on Thursdays.
Call her and she will probably meet you somewhere to get it to you during the week.

4x4abc - 1-27-2016 at 01:35 PM

how about buying a few at a time?
or do you need them "fresh" every other day?

Kimpatsu_Hekigan - 1-28-2016 at 07:41 PM

Careful !

Mexico does not screen agricultural products for the presence of Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins, except for cereals and grains used in preparing commercial goods.

Chances are those peanuts sold on the street or used to make local peanut butter have not been tested.

Aflatoxin is particularly nasty and regularly consuming large amounts of contaminated peanuts puts you at an elevated risk of liver cancer. Even if you're not allergic to peanuts or peanut products in the States, exposure to peanuts containing large amounts of aflatoxin spores can cause an allergic reaction. Dry roasting reduces the aflatoxin concentration, but only by 20% to 30%.

Google it for more info.

FWIW,

-- K.H.

vandenberg - 1-29-2016 at 04:03 PM

Useful information, thanks

Hook - 1-29-2016 at 07:55 PM

Based on the peanuts they sell in Mexico, I'd be surprised if peanut butter made from them would be any good.

We live close enough to the border that we have a network of rabid peanut butter eaters that bring some down for each of us. We "smuggle" for each other.

Right now, my favorite is Adams, crunchy, with salt. I like it better than the Costco brand and Laura Scudders, my two long-time favorites.

Plus it comes in humongous jars, so you never need be out. There are 36oz or even 80oz jars!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCwHFVtHYsY

unbob - 1-30-2016 at 09:44 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Kimpatsu_Hekigan  
Careful !

Mexico does not screen agricultural products for the presence of Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins, except for cereals and grains used in preparing commercial goods.

Chances are those peanuts sold on the street or used to make local peanut butter have not been tested.
Thanks. Guess I'll order some more 'Santa Cruz' organic PB at Joe's Delimart in LB! (imported from US)

DENNIS - 1-30-2016 at 10:42 AM



FYI and a Spanish lesson, all in one:

Peanut butter here is called Maní .... or mantequilla de maní.
Maní translates to peanut.

Why not make your own?

durrelllrobert - 1-30-2016 at 11:04 AM

Ingredients
15 ounces shelled and skinned roasted peanuts. Note: heading south from Ensenada there's a guy on the left just before you reach Maneadro (next to plant nursery) that roasts them fresh every day. Of course you have to shell them yourself.
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil

Place the peanuts, salt and honey into the bowl of a food processor. Process for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Place the lid back on and continue to process while slowly drizzling in the oil and process until the mixture is smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Place the peanut butter in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-pean...

DENNIS - 1-30-2016 at 12:22 PM



I made my own...once...with my Champion Juicer, and it took days to clean the oily goop off of it.
Buy Skippy.

unbob - 2-2-2016 at 12:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS  
Peanut butter here is called Maní .... or mantequilla de maní.
Maní translates to peanut.
Yup, correcto (according to Google Translate). Previously I'd called it "cacahuate untable" (spreadable peanut) which seems to work also.

How come I've never seen the word "mani" on a container of peanuts? It's always cacahuate.

Scored at Chedraui! (Calle Colina)

unbob - 2-2-2016 at 12:11 PM

Hit the jackpot at Chedraui! They actually had Earth Balance Natural PB w/flaxseed - my absolute favorite PB! Could not believe my eyes! $87 for 1lb jar. No, not organic - but good stuff nonetheless. I loaded up my cart!

Tioloco - 2-2-2016 at 08:24 PM

$145 U.S. For 1 pound of peanut butter? Is that a typo?

unbob - 2-3-2016 at 08:03 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco  
$145 U.S. For 1 pound of peanut butter? Is that a typo?
Pesos!

DENNIS - 2-3-2016 at 08:04 AM


"Cacahuate".....crema de cacahuate..... is also correct....just not the popular usage for the area. Both words will get the point across, just like the words, "bonnet" and "hood" for a car.

white whale - 3-24-2018 at 03:58 PM

La creama de "cuck a what teh".....
Good for a bump as I was searching and would mention in my trip report sometime soon. So I was on the hunt many times, the Spanish will stay with me for a while I expect. I kept buying the small jars hoping to find a no sugar natural somewhere but nada. Low sugar is best I found. Walmart to the mini supers. Fresh buns, stick of butter, big blob of natural crunchy salted PB, would have been awesome snack on the road...+ some jam of course. Took a liking to the peanut sleeves called Japanese nuts. Karate brand was one. Best I could tell they were coated and boiled before getting packed.

Hook - 3-24-2018 at 10:03 PM

Has anyone checked the Costcos down there? In the States (often not the same), Costco has been selling a 2.27 kilo jar of Adams crunchy with salt PB. It's the best damn deal on a great PB I have ever come across. This thing is massive. Believe it is around 15.00 US.

This is real PB. So far, there is nothing that can compare from Skippy, Jiff, Peter Pan, whatever. Most all of those have peanut oil removed, hydrogenated oil added, along with sugar. That's not PB. Those REALLY should be called peanut spread.

The oil separation is part of the real PB deal. You only stir once and then into the fridge it goes.

willardguy - 3-24-2018 at 10:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Hook  
Has anyone checked the Costcos down there? In the States (often not the same), Costco has been selling a 2.27 kilo jar of Adams crunchy with salt PB. It's the best damn deal on a great PB I have ever come across. This thing is massive. Believe it is around 15.00 US.

This is real PB. So far, there is nothing that can compare from Skippy, Jiff, Peter Pan, whatever. Most all of those have peanut oil removed, hydrogenated oil added, along with sugar. That's not PB. Those REALLY should be called peanut spread.

The oil separation is part of the real PB deal. You only stir once and then into the fridge it goes.


the key is to store it upside down

Marc - 3-25-2018 at 08:41 AM

Tried to find peanut butter years ago in a Gigante. No luck. Did not even know the spanish word for it.

BajaGringo - 3-25-2018 at 11:20 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Marc  
Tried to find peanut butter years ago in a Gigante. No luck. Did not even know the spanish word for it.


Crema de Cacahuate

Marc - 3-25-2018 at 12:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaGringo  
Quote: Originally posted by Marc  
Tried to find peanut butter years ago in a Gigante. No luck. Did not even know the spanish word for it.


Crema de Cacahuate


OK...Could not find any Crema de Cacahuate... How a civilized country can exist without it I do not understand.;);)