I didn’t want to keep stocked with too many groceries this week, not certain of my cousin’s plans and also being tight budgeted because of pulmonía expenses and the whole bank fiasco.
But after two mornings of crackers and almond butter for breakfast, it was beyond time to get some tortillas! And if I was going all the way ‘downtown’, I might as well get a few things to tide me over the next few days. In other words, I needed cheese. If I have cheese, my pantry’s full. 🙂
So my first stop was the other little grocer, Felipe, I think. He stocks Chihuahua cheese, very similar to a mild white cheddar or Monterrey Jack, which melts beautifully. 24 pesos for 200g (3 pesos CHEAPER than Ley!).
Next stop was the City Deli for two potatoes and a carrot. 9 pesos. (I wish the veggie guy wasn’t so hard to catch!)
Then, the tortillería. 5 pesos.
Finally, the butcher shop for a large chicken breast. 20 pesos.
Total spent, 58 pesos (4.57CAD). I can’t buy that amount of chicken OR cheese for that price in Canada!
Now, to figure out what I’m doing with the chicken tonight (probably my usual…). It’ll be nice to have the leftovers for breakfast tomorrow!
Yesterday, we paid 64 pesos for a 1.05 kg brick of Chihuahua cheese at the Ley store. That’s MUCH cheaper than your Filipe fellow. 🙂
Indeed. I was comparing two identical products, Lala Chihuahua. It’s definitely cheaper to buy the off name brands in bigger quantities, but I’ve had so so luck with that. For example, I bought a giant 90-peso ball of Oaxaca cheese and it just wasn’t as good as the Lala version. I’d rather pay more and know exactly what I’m going to get. I’m still paying heaps less than in Canada.
His name is Feddy 🙂 Did you compare the price of the chihuahua at the Super Deli? We get ours at the mercardo as there are many types. we get the St. Rita and it is yummy. Next time you come over I will give you some to try. Remind me if I forget.