I went grocery shopping at Supermaxi in Ibarra... I still love that the prices are in US dollars, but it looks like food is more expensive here than in the States? Produce is less expensive, but anything packaged--cereal, granola, beans, tortillas, tomato sauce, chips, etc.--is more expensive. I spent $60 on what I think would normally cost $50 in the States.
The haul! $60
Soy milk $4 per liter, cereal $4, granola bars $3, jam $3, juice $2, bananas $1, apples $0.50 each, avocado $1 each, strawberries $1.50, guacamole $2, Mexican salad $2, soup mix $2, tomato sauce $4, tortillas $2
Soy milk $4 per liter, cereal $4, granola bars $3, jam $3, juice $2, bananas $1, apples $0.50 each, avocado $1 each, strawberries $1.50, guacamole $2, Mexican salad $2, soup mix $2, tomato sauce $4, tortillas $2
Rainforest veggie chips, plantain chips, and mixed vegetable chips from Ecuador: $0.50 per bag, Ecuadorian chocolate bar: $1.10, walnuts: $4, cookies: $2
The yellow bag is the most
delicious granola I have ever tasted! ($2?) The oatmeal was about $1.
And I'm hoping that 'panela' means brown sugar, because that's what I
bought it for ($2).
The sole reason I bought this pasta is because it came with a spoon... I'm a sucker for good advertising! ($1)
Hmm... SNOB? $1.50 each
Pan de Yuca - I'm not sure what yuca is, but this bread is delicious! It tastes like pao de queijo from Brazil... same texture, just without the actual cheese. Kind of expensive, though: $0.35 for that tiny thing!
This guy greeted me face to face when I lifted up my mattress to inspect a large spider web... hence my 'sleeping in the kitchen' video
