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DanO
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Top Ten Canned Foods for Baja
On another thread there's a discussion of the merits of fine dining in a restaurant versus opening a can of something. This made me think of my
footlocker of dry goods, and then about what canned foods are the best for a Baja trip. Here's my list (no David K., Spam is most definitely NOT on
my list). What's yours?
10. Garbanzo beans
9. Black olives
8. Green beans
7. Albacore in water
6. Whole tomatoes
5. Dennison's chili, no beans
4. Menudo
3. Herdez salsa ranchera
2. Red chile sauce
1. Pinto beans
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Barry A.
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KIPPER SNACKS-----The BEST!!!!!
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Taco de Baja
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Don't forget:
DINTY MOORE? Beef Stew -- "Tender beef, fresh potatoes and carrots all simmered in a delicious beef gravy. Just heat and eat for a nutritious meal
you can count on." 
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Cincodemayo
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Parboiled beef from Argentina in sauce...makes the best shredded beef tacos and burritos.
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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BajaVida
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you forgot beer
but I prefer mine in bottles
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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John M
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Was it once told about Neal - the aridologist..
..that there was a time he carefully selected a wide range of such canned goods that most anyone would be envious.
Then to do things as only Neal could do them....he'd remove all the can's clothes (labels) before leaving for Baja and just pick a can at random when
meal time rolled around....a sort of grab bag of mealtime delights....
I don't recall that he ever tried the same thing with his WIW list....though I may be wrong on that! I'll have to ask Barbara.
John M
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Paulina
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I'd like to add Sardines to the list. My kids would add Speghetti-Os and Ravioli.
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pappy
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veg-all, beans, herdez and tecate.nada mas
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DanO
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Canned beer?
Um, no. Bottles highly preferred. In fact, the highest and best use of a Tecate can is not as a beer receptacle, but as a Baja highway cone -- three
cans, each with a rock on top to hold it down, placed on the roadway to warn oncoming drivers of a disabled vehicle ahead.
Worse than canned Mexican beer, however, is canned American beer. On our last trip down over the 4th, I had some houseguests who brought down some of
their own provisions (always appreciated), including beverages. On long stays, fridge space is at a premium. The morning after they arrived, I open
the fridge for a little inventory and restocking. What do I find? A frickin' 12-pack of Bud Lite, for chrissake, taking up a whole shelf -- which
had previously been occupied by my cold, frosty bottled Pacificos, consumed the previous night by my guests! WTF?! I don't mind if you drink my beer
-- that's what it's for -- but don't replace it with swill. The Scud Lites were promptly removed to a cooler where they remained in a bath of
lukewarm water (very similar to themselves) for the remainder of the stay. The resulting fridge space was restocked with Pacificos, and order was
restored to the universe.
[Edited on 7-11-2006 by DanO]
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thebajarunner
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Dinty Moore beef stew.... not sure how it would taste here at home for dinner, but Baja Vida and I dined on it at San Pedro Martir (the night after we
charcoaled top sirloins...)
As to beer in cans..... Asahi ($4.99 for 6 at Trader Joes) is very nice in the can.
As to Bud Lite.... what an awesome testimony to the power of adveritising that stuff is..... undrinkable, unthinkable, and unwelcome in my cooler.
The guys came over in February to watch Daytona and brought lots of beer, there are still two Bud Lites in my 'gator, 5 months later. Maybe we will
use them for bar-b-q chicken marinade, then again, maybe not.
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capt. mike
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i like your style Dan 0!
for me......anchovies, a must in every kitchen, rolled or flat.
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Bruce R Leech
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Peanut Butter and jelly
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DanO
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Agree on the anchovies. Essential for a good pasta Amatriciana sauce.
Also, we did find one good use for a Bud Lite. Open the can, pour half of the "beer" into the sink, shove the can with the remaining "beer" into the
abdominal cavity of a cleaned and seasoned roasting chicken, stand the chicken up on a Weber grill over ashed-over coals, cover it and go to the beach
for a couple of hours with a cooler of cold Pacificos. Lunch/dinner will be ready when you get back -- just warm some tortillas and canned beans and
open a can of salsa.
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DanO
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Canned PB&J?
Wow, I'ver never seen that, but it seems like a good idea.
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Mexray
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All good choices...
...we like to also include:
Diced Green Chiles...
(Las Palmas) - the small cans - great to add to lots of foods to spice up the taste - we usually toss a small can into our scrambled eggs, yummy.
Mushrooms...
pieces & stems - the small cans - again, great add-ons to lots of dishes, including those scrambled eggs, above!
Vienna Sausages...
Brown em' in a pan to go with the eggs for a quick road meal in the morning!
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Barry A.
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Canned peaches or pears are tasty after you consume your can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew-----------or, if you can find it, canned Nalley's beef stew is
really good, also. 
I happen to like Bud Light (stuffing it in a chicken?????? whats that all about????:?, but then you guys figured that, right?? 
Nothing compares to an iced Modelo Negra, tho, even I admit. Pacifico is not on my list-----never did care for it.
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Packoderm
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I've got my top eleven.
Dinty Moore Beef Stew
Dak Canned Ham
Bush's Baked Beans
Del Monte White Corn (popular with the kids)
Embasa Salsa Mexicana
Bush's Pork and Beans (better than VanCamps)
Hereford Roast Beef
Brunswick Seafood Snacks (kipper snacks) Golden Smoked
Del Monte Cut Green Beans
Corned Beef Hash (scramble in an egg or two when close to done)
Canned Cracked Crab (for omelettes - excellent)
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eetdrt88
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friggin bud lites...
 great story
Dan0...anybody comin over to my place with bud lites is gonna get an earfull,there are alot of beers that are somewhat mediocre but Bud lite has got
to be one of the worst
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Barry A.
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eetdirt-----MORE BUD LITE------
----how come their stock just keeps going up and up and up?? somebody must like it besides me.
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Don Alley
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Tuna
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