BajaNomad - Baja Snack Foods

Baja Snack Foods

Gypsy Jan - 1-14-2011 at 08:32 PM

What is Tostilocos?

What is champurrados?

Please add to the list and add explanations!

Cheers, Gypsy Jan

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:16 PM

Cacahuates Japonesas.
Those hard shelled peanuts that don't taste very good.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:17 PM

Palomitas...hecho ayer

Stale popcorn.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:20 PM

Jícama con Chile powder.

I like Jícama like this. It's a fairly common substitute for water chestnut.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:22 PM

Bacon wrapped hot dogs.

Need I say more?

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:23 PM

Churros.

YUMMY when fresh.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:25 PM

Frituras de Manzana

Fresh made at Tutti Donas in Ensenada are the world's best.

Natalie Ann - 1-14-2011 at 09:25 PM

Glorias..... goat milk cajete with pecan candies in a bright red wrapper.

I also like the mango pops in chile powder.

nena

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:26 PM

Snickers Bars are a favorite sin fronteras.

woody with a view - 1-14-2011 at 09:27 PM

why are you picking on our hermanos japonese?

and WTF is a diablito?

me and Billy the Jap were laughing at all the crap they wanna sell in the line. talk about a captive audience. a surfing monkey, bart simpson, every authentic nfl serape' known to "the league". and don't get me started on the Oaxacana's standing on shoulders, 4 feet high juggling. their parents should be castrated!!!! put those kids in school, not the border line..... WTF?

and the food selection is WORSE! from a fresh squeezed churro to a tostiloco!

K La ?????

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:34 PM

Mexican Caoco..those wonder hockey puck looking things mixed with hot milk.

Life is good with this on a cold night.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:39 PM

Almost anything out of a good Mexican Bakery.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:43 PM

Tortillas con mantequilla o miel.

Tortillas con mantequilla Y miel.

DENNIS - 1-14-2011 at 09:45 PM

All of a sudden, I'm hungry.

woody with a view - 1-14-2011 at 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DENNIS
Tortillas con mantequilla o miel.

Tortillas con mantequilla Y miel.

that reminds me of the days when i was in kindergarden. mom was struggling. we made quesadillas with butter, wished we had some cheese.

i can still see those boxes of prunes on the pantry shelf. after the govt cheese was gone, at the end of the month there was only prunes, and a grumbling tummy. i still hate prunes.

i miss you mom!

Sallysouth - 1-14-2011 at 11:34 PM

Fresh flour tortilla with p-nut butter and marmelada, folded, fried in butter. My girls grew up with em!

Natalie Ann - 1-15-2011 at 11:20 AM

Frozen fruit bars - the ones that are 100% chunks of fruit squashed together and frozen, not the more commonly found ones with fruit in 'ice cream'. Just fruit. Delicious!

Odd.... apparently Jan, Dennis, Sally 'n me are the only nomads enjoying these snacks.
What's up? Everyone else on a diet?

nena

BajaBlanca - 1-15-2011 at 11:43 AM

have you all drunk champurrado at xmas time ? easter time ?

it is a thick creamy hot drink with cinammon and chocolate and other delicious ingredients that make it very sweet (gotta love sweet for this drink). Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh how I love it and my tummy gives me away on this one

:lol:

Sallysouth - 1-15-2011 at 03:37 PM

Yeah really Natalie!! Whats up?I will add to my recipe, sliced banana and mexican Cinnamon sprinkled on top.

woody with a view - 1-15-2011 at 04:06 PM

atole' (not the chocolate version) with cinamon is another delight!

DENNIS - 1-15-2011 at 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BajaBlanca
have you all drunk champurrado at xmas time ? easter time ?

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Recipes/Hot-Beverages-655/Mexic...

woody with a view - 1-15-2011 at 04:17 PM

atole from the above site

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Recipes/Hot-Beverages-655/Mexic...

and here i always thought those chunks were rice..... :light:

DENNIS - 1-15-2011 at 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by morgaine7
Are fish and shrimp tacos snacks or meals? Meal for me (hard to eat just one).

Two is a snack. Five is a meal. :biggrin:

BajaNomad - 1-15-2011 at 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BajaBlanca
have you all drunk champurrado at xmas time ? easter time ?

There will be champurrado and tamales at the Dia de Reyes event tomorrow in Tijuana - as there's been at each of these events. As well as a Rosca de Reyes.

Bajahowodd - 1-15-2011 at 05:15 PM

Any Takis? :?:

Always wondered where they got that name from.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takis

[Edited on 1-16-2011 by Bajahowodd]

tripledigitken - 1-15-2011 at 05:26 PM

chocolate filled churros-with powdered sugar of course

DENNIS - 1-15-2011 at 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tripledigitken
chocolate filled churros-with powdered sugar of course

You been watching the Cooking Channel? I thought I saw something like that recently. :light:

tripledigitken - 1-15-2011 at 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DENNIS

Quote:

Originally posted by tripledigitken
chocolate filled churros-with powdered sugar of course

You been watching the Cooking Channel? I thought I saw something like that recently. :light:

Yes I do, but those I mentioned we got at a little stand on Avenida Lopez Mateos in Ensenada!

(added location information)

[Edited on 1-16-2011 by tripledigitken]

woody with a view - 1-15-2011 at 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Any Takis? :?:

Always wondered where they got that name from.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takis

[Edited on 1-16-2011 by Bajahowodd]

you don't want to know what the Filipino translates to...... :barf:

BajaRat - 1-15-2011 at 09:38 PM

elote con mantequilla .... mmmm! in a cup with a spoon :0)

Sallysouth - 1-15-2011 at 10:07 PM

Not sure why, but I love Mexican potato chips, the ones in the yellow bag with the skin still on them.They go great with a Margi!(kinda thick and crunchy).

Paula - 1-15-2011 at 10:24 PM

Empanadas de frijol!

oladulce - 1-16-2011 at 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Natalie Ann
Frozen fruit bars - the ones that are 100% chunks of fruit squashed together and frozen, not the more commonly found ones with fruit in 'ice cream'. Just fruit. Delicious!
nena

I love paletas too- coco, mango, piña. They have some really good ones at Costco and Smart & Final in CA that i'd buy before we moved here and I had them all the time. Almost as good as the ones at a Michoacana.

It's 2½-3 hours of potholes and washboard to get home from the big town now so no more frozen stuff anymore. I love where I live but I'd pay handsomely for a little fruit now and then out here in the desert. In fact, skip the paletas.

Fruit!

"Hon, does this bathing suit make me look like I have scurvy?"

durrelllrobert - 1-16-2011 at 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Any Takis? :?:

[Edited on 1-16-2011 by Bajahowodd]

the guacamole flavored ones in the white bag are great. wonder why they only sell them in the tiny bags when the other flavors are also sold in large bags?

DENNIS - 1-16-2011 at 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by durrelllrobert
the guacamole flavored ones in the white bag are great. wonder why they only sell them in the tiny bags when the other flavors are also sold in large bags?

It takes fewer from the small bag to kill a rat than those from the large bag which are usually crushed up and sprinkled around for ants.

Buen Provecho.

durrelllrobert - 1-16-2011 at 11:14 AM

GORDITOS: an open face taco on a really thick soft tortilla. here is some valuable info for all you MX food officienados:
http://doginspace.com/taqueriaspanish/

Natalie Ann - 1-16-2011 at 12:25 PM

No one has yet mentioned Mexican CocaCola. Filled with lots of real sugar and a good snort of caffeine - no better way to blast yourself through the day. :rolleyes:

nena

Bajahowodd - 1-16-2011 at 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by durrelllrobert

Quote:

Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Any Takis? :?:

[Edited on 1-16-2011 by Bajahowodd]

the guacamole flavored ones in the white bag are great. wonder why they only sell them in the tiny bags when the other flavors are also sold in large bags?

Got addicted to those darn things years ago, and used to "smuggle" a bunch back home. A few years ago, they started US distribution. Now I can find them all over the place.

Takis are from Barcel. Barcel is a unit of Grupo Bimbo.
http://www.barcel-usa.com/productos.html

woody with a view - 1-16-2011 at 03:35 PM

the best food on the beach.

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krafty - 1-16-2011 at 03:35 PM

Dennis u crack me up
:lol:

DENNIS - 1-16-2011 at 03:38 PM

Glad to accomodate. I guess I'm lost if I ever say anything serious.

Oh, well.........

Bajahowodd - 1-16-2011 at 04:43 PM

So not true, but if it makes you feel better right now, bask in the glory! :lol:

Sallysouth - 1-16-2011 at 06:16 PM

Anyone have a pic of these so called Takis? :?:

woody with a view - 1-16-2011 at 07:07 PM

don't say Takis to a Filipino.....

Barcel-Takis.jpg - 17kB

BFS - 1-16-2011 at 07:07 PM

pan raton from the Bravo market in La Paz....mmmmmmmm

Gaucho - 1-16-2011 at 08:14 PM

This is kinda boring compared to the previous posts but I like the chili covered peanuts that come in the tall skinny bag. Easy to eat and drive.

Oggie - 1-16-2011 at 08:16 PM

borrego "panza" or stomach fried

DENNIS - 1-16-2011 at 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gaucho
This is kinda boring compared to the previous posts but I like the chili covered peanuts that come in the tall skinny bag. Easy to eat and drive.

Yeah....that's really boring. :lol:

Jes kiddin'.

durrelllrobert - 1-17-2011 at 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by woody with a view
don't say Takis to a Filipino.....

YES! the ones pictured in the white bag are the guacamole flavored ones that I love but they only sell them in the tiny bags and not in large bags :fire:

desertcpl - 1-19-2011 at 05:22 PM

bump

The Gull - 6-2-2011 at 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DENNIS
Bacon wrapped hot dogs.

Need I say more?

Dennis,

How about this one wrapped in Bacon?

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DENNIS - 6-2-2011 at 08:26 PM

Thanks, Gull....now I'm hungry.

Why are you grave-digging in the Panteon of ancient threads? :lol:

Just passing the time

The Gull - 6-3-2011 at 10:45 PM

bajaguy - 6-4-2011 at 08:22 AM

"A very cold Pacifico"

Negritos? Gansitos? Choco Roles?

JaraHurd - 6-4-2011 at 10:18 AM

I am ADDICTED to GAnsitos...but not the chocolate ones. The original ones are way better!!

There is another Bimbo product that is called Negritos in Baja and renamed thet more politically correct Bimboletes in the USA. I absolutely love them!!!!!!!!!!!

And Choco Roles....but not the pina ones. I can't find the caramel ones in LA...

Jarriitos de Tamarindo???? Yup..I am a JUNK FOOD junkie!!