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unbob
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Peanut butter in La Paz?
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
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Mula
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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.
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unbob
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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.
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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.
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how about buying a few at a time?
or do you need them "fresh" every other day?
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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.
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Useful information, thanks
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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
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unbob
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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)
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FYI and a Spanish lesson, all in one:
Peanut butter here is called Maní .... or mantequilla de maní.
Maní translates to peanut.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Why not make your own?
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...
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I made my own...once...with my Champion Juicer, and it took days to clean the oily goop off of it.
Buy Skippy.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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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.
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Scored at Chedraui! (Calle Colina)
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!
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$145 U.S. For 1 pound of peanut butter? Is that a typo?
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unbob
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Pesos!
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"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.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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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.
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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.
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| 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
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