There are
Snickers, M&Ms, and York Peppermint Patties here in Belize. (notice I start
with the candy first) Anything chocolate is kept in refrigerators. When you buy one you really should finish it
before getting into your vehicle. The
kids at school all eat a lot of lollipops that have some hot pepper stuff on
them. Mrs. Vicki does not eat those, muy
caliente! Unfortunately, I see a lot of
candy first thing in the mornings.
In Buena Vista all the
teachers go across the street for lunch.
They get rice and beans most of the time. Sometimes there is cut up chicken on
top. They do not use the same techniques
that we do in America to cut them up. I
think they just use the stand- back- and- take- a- whack- at- it method.
I bring peanut butter and mango jelly sandwiches. I recently found some really good saltine
type crackers that I take with cheddar cheese.
It’s quite yummy!
Speaking of
cheese! Western Dairy Cheddar Cheese is
the best ever. They put up a sign by the
road whenever they make a fresh batch. Western
Dairy has a little restaurant in Spanish Lookout where they offer a great
variety of ice cream, including Sour Sop, but I like their cheddar cheese
better than their ice cream. They also
make really good burritos!
When you
purchase a whole chicken from Dis Da Fi Wi Chicken Company they put the feet in
the cavity with all the other giblets.
Now that was funny! Chicken is
what we are all about here in Belize. On
any Saturday when driving to the market in San Ignacio I will pass at least
nine grills along the road selling chicken.
When I say grill I don’t mean Webber.
Think more creatively. They make
their own out of anything metal or any pieces of metal. They all smell very good but we haven’t had
the chance to stop and try any yet. I’ll
let you know when we do.
There is no
brown sugar here, at least what we call brown sugar. No lemons, only limes. At least four varieties of bananas, my
favorite is the apple-banana. John says
there are some coming up that are very creamy tasting. Lots of Mennonites selling watermelon, but
it’s almost out of season now.
The pictures
below are Mangosteen and Dragon Fruit.
Mangosteens are pretty new on the scene here. There are sweet little puffy white pillows
inside which you just pull out and eat.
The Dragon Fruit are a lot like the taste of Kiwi except the color is an
amazing deep purple with little black seeds.
All of these are like super-fruits.
Google them for more info. We are
going to try to grow Mangosteen which take seven to ten years before fruit
shows up.
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Dragon Fruit |
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Tastes a lot like Kiwi. |
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Mangosteen a very beneficial super-fruit. |
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Twist open carefully then pull out the little white pillows. I liked these better than Dragon Fruit. |
Fresh milk
is very expensive and really not worth it.
I have been drinking something called LaLa Milk. It’s almost the same as skim milk but it
comes in little boxes. The Ralston
company sells their cereals here. Although
I am partial to Post Raisin Bran, Ralston Raisin Bran Cereal is pretty good.
Any kind of
food item that is highly processed or packaged individually is extremely
expensive. Dennis got a six-pack of
chocolate pudding cups for $7.00. It
took forever but I found Hidden Valley Ranch mix in the envelopes, $5.10. Forget buying Doritos or Barbeque
Chips, very expensive and you never know if they are stale or not.
On the other
hand there is a huge variety of fruits here that are always in season. And the cultural food is amazing, Belizean,
Mexican, Taiwanese, Caribbean (Kreol), Chinese, and even German. Couldn’t believe it! We had a potluck lunch at Fountain of Life
Church and the German food was awesome.
So that’s
enough food info for now. I’m sure there
will be more to come.
Love you
guys!
Been
thinking of how much I will miss our church Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Everyone needs to eat one extra bite of
everything and think of Dennis and I when you do.