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DavidE
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Favorite Foods Or Condiments To Bring From The States
Pickles & Relish
Hot As Hell Horseradish
Spices, Like Dill, Tarragon, SaffronUltra sharp cheddar cheese
Johnnie's Cheese Spread, Montreal Steak seasoning, Stevia, Baker's yeast, Bread flour, Tomato paste, Whole canned tomatoes, Cooking sherry, Carroll
Shelby Chili mix, Lemon juice, Fudge mix, Genuine vanilla, Whole wheat flour, Maple syrup, Old Bay seasoning.
And a set of overload springs
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bajaguy
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Anything from Trader Joe's
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DENNIS
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Curry Powder....if you're into Curry. I love Curry.
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DavidE
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I know I am forgetting stuff in the list above. It sure would be nice to create a list of stuff to dump into a box. The Trader Joe's idea is great and
so is the curry powder. But I know my list is missing a dozen items.
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J.P.
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Any thing Pork.
PAN SASUGE
PORK CHOPS
POLISH SASUGE
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measomsan
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Glad this came up. Are there limits to what we bring in ? Good chips comes to mind. spices make sense that I look for at Mega Costco walmart. So are
there certain things you cannot drive accross?
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karenintx
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File' Gumbo Powder!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by measomsan
Glad this came up. Are there limits to what we bring in ?
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Not really....as long as it looks like personal use stuff. I mean, a trailer load of Fritos may prompt a questio or two.
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Gypsy Jan
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Hi, DavidE - Your List is Interesting
"Pickles and Relish." I don't know how far Smart and Final goes south on the peninsula, but the one in Rosarito has Heinz Sweet Relish and jars of
dill pickles and, also, the Mega Comercial Mexicana carries the "Ann O'Brien" label of kosher dill pickles, which we find to be very good tasting, but
they are small-sized, two inches or so in length.
"Hot-as-Hell Horseradish" - No luck here so far, but I have heard that you can buy fresh horseradish from local farmers; you just have to search it
down and then grate it like the high-end sushi chefs do for you.
"Curry powder" - The Mexican grocery chain stores and Smart and Final have curry powder, but for really good complex regional curry powder choices you
have bring them home from north of the border.
Oops! I slightly misread your question about spices. Dill and tarragon seeds are easily found in the Home Depot nursery in Rosarito. I have never
seen saffron for sale, but I suspect, considering Mexico's ties to Spain, that if you contacted a Spanish-themed restaurant, like Taberna Espanola in
TJ or contacted the Mercado Hidalgo in TJ, you would find a source for it.
"Ultra-sharp Cheddar Cheese" - Not now, but there used to be an gourmet wine and cheese store in Rosarito on Popotla Blvd., I think they lasted six
months. someone is bound to try again. I have heard of the growing artisanal cheese movement in the Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada and many cheese
producers show up at the monthly Farmers' Market at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, but I don't think that any of them are producing cheddar cheese at this
time.
For what it is worth, I crave and always haul back loaves of sourdough bread and packs of good quality Italian sweet and spicy sausage.
[Edited on 1-3-2013 by Gypsy Jan]
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Loretana
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I can't live without.......
Parmigiano-Reggiano and
Pecorino Romano for all the pasta dishes
Pancetta and Sage for Chicken Saltimbocca
Some pickled ginger and aji-pon vinegar for sushi
Chinese Shao Hsing Cooking Wine for clams with black bean sauce
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Mulegena
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Being a fulltimer here I really try to get with the program and shop local, live local.
However, one time at Christmas I went to England and brought back a suitcase full of gorgeous curry powders. Delicious blends in beautiful tins worthy
of display on the countertop.
I was in heaven that year, all winter and through the hellahot summer months, too... then the hurricane happened (I think it was TS Julio, not that it
matters) and all my scrumptious curries went in the drink-- dammm!
edited to say, Loretana I'm eating at your house from now on! Sounds too yummy!!
[Edited on 1-3-2013 by Mulegena]
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Floatflyer
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I see that nobody listed coffee? Is everybody happy with the Mexican offerings? What do you use for a strong dark roast??
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Gypsy Jan
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Mexico Produces World Class Coffee Beans
You can even find them at Trader Joe's.
We buy whole bean coffee from the Mega Comercial in Rosarito, also from a specialty distributor in Playas de Tijuana. 
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Floatflyer
I see that nobody listed coffee? Is everybody happy with the Mexican offerings? What do you use for a strong dark roast?? |
Mexican coffee seems to be coming out of the dark ages when, due to the poor quality along with it's blandness , the industry would call the flavor
"Delicate."
There are some Chiapas Rain Forrest types in the markets that are pretty good.
That said, seems like the coffee of choice I see in restaurants is Folgers. Maybe it's sold at Costco, Smart 'n Final or Walmart here.
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Mulegena
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The Hunt for Fine Coffee in Baja
You're right, Mexico produces some of the best in the world. It was here down on the mainland that I first knew what good coffee tasted like, and I
have to say, "Its not your mama's can of Folgers."
That being said, I hate the coffee that's sold in stores here in Central Baja, even at the roasters it ain't good.
That's the one thing I do ask for from the states or buy from Starbucks in La Paz or San Jose. There's also a company in the south called Baja Beans
(Todo Santos, I believe). They say they will ship but have not disclosed their prices to me, so I haven't tried them-- yet.
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Loretana
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Costco's Kirkland Signature "Columbian Supremo"
Whole Bean $9.99 for 3 pounds
It travels nicely in your suitcase
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KurtG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
You're right, Mexico produces some of the best in the world. It was here down on the mainland that I first knew what good coffee tasted like, and I
have to say, "Its not your mama's can of Folgers."
That being said, I hate the coffee that's sold in stores here in Central Baja, even at the roasters it ain't good.
That's the one thing I do ask for from the states or buy from Starbucks in La Paz or San Jose. There's also a company in the south called Baja Beans
(Todo Santos, I believe). They say they will ship but have not disclosed their prices to me, so I haven't tried them-- yet. |
A few years ago I bought a can of Combate Espresso at Saul's Market. It was quite good but I have never seen it again in any store in Baja.
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rhintransit
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dark chocolate
hot fudge sauce
dried blueberries
almonds, pecans, walnuts
steel cut oats
maple syrup
high gluten flour
dill pickles
English Breakfast tea, Chia spiced tea, Irish Breakfast tea
and, yes, anything else from Trader Joe's that fits
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Pompano
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Walk every aisle at Costco, Trader Joe's, & Henry's.
A tip though...eat a big meal first.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
You can even find them at Trader Joe's.
We buy whole bean coffee from the Mega Comercial in Rosarito, also from a specialty distributor in Playas de Tijuana. |
There is several places in Ensenada that sell Coffee Beans. We buy ours at the Coffee Hut on 9th They offer tho blends House or Dark we like the
House blend best
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