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Something different at the Grocery StoreThis forum post has messages dated from 09/19/10 through 10/18/10, please be sure to read all the messages. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it.
| Something different at the Grocery Store Today as I was strolling the isles at Tienda Inglesa trying to avoid the mass of people also aimless strolling the isles.. something leaped from the shelf and compelled me to buy it: Blueberry juice.100% natural, just blueberries... and a bit of preservatives... I don't recall ever see 100% blueberry juice before... and its tastes... well... like blueberries! 69 pesos (US$3.41) for a liter box. It's from a local winery... so maybe they'll come out with a blueberry wine too.. though there is no mention on their website... Expert Page: Quick Tips for Getting Settled in Uruguay |
Comment #109/19/10 20:01Rural east Colonia departmento | "Excellent news."
I'll look out for it when next I visit TI.I noticed a gand of people planting a new blueberry plantation down by the river at Los Pinos last week. It seems that the US gov is now permitting the import of Uru-blueberries. |
Comment #209/19/10 20:03Rural east Colonia departmento | "Speelin"
Finger problems :-( s/gand/gang |
| "blueberries"
It's not surprising that you find blueberry juice on the supermarket shelves in Montevideo. For years now, we've been able to have blueberries year round here in Montreal, their provenance being both locally, when in season and, in the off season, from the southern hemisphere, Chile being a big supplier. I would think Uruguay would have the perfect sort of climate for growing them. |
| "Recent Development"
The availability of blueberries in the grocery stores has been a fairly recent development. It would seem apparently that it is only been the past few years that they have been growing them in abundance.I hope Tienda Inglesa starts squeezing their own blueberry juice, like they do with orange, strawberry and others... without the preservatives. Expert Page: Quick Tips for Getting Settled in Uruguay |
| "Ahh, Fresh Squeezed"
The Blueberry industry here is in a slightly dangerous position. Likely because of the growth of the export business they've pushed the local consumption up. A very good idea. The Juice could be used for lots of things here locally. Homemade ice cream, baked goods like scones, biscuits and such for starters. The reason they're in danger is that the Blueberry Coops in Canada and the U.S. have begun fighting in earnest to keep Uruguayan and South African Blueberries out because they've invested a fortune in expanding the growing season by creating new hybrids to bring fruit both early and late. They are very committed to closing the market. That said, Blueberries are a great choice for people in Uruguay to add to their Garden or home Orchard. They are easy to raise, don't require very deep soil, can be grown on raised beds or berms, come into bearing in just a couple of years with excellent yields by year four. I wonder what kind of Brandy they'd make? Do they have enough acid without adding another fruit? ...hmm, Blueberry Brandy cookies sound yummy. (o: |
| "Tomato Juice"
Still on the subject of juice, does anyone know if tomato juice is available to buy in Montevideo? |
| "Tienda Inglesa"
From Tienda Inglesa's website: Jugo LA CAMPAGNOLA de tomate 375cc $27 Jugo CAMPBELLS de tomate 340ml $55 Pop jugo tomate in their search box or just tomate Expert Page: Quick Tips for Getting Settled in Uruguay |
| "Tomato Juice location"
Thanks for pointer Glen. I drank gallons of it at home with breakfast and couldn't see it over here. Regards, Fred. |
| "Import vs Local"
You also see the big price different between imported and local products there.Tienda Inglesa's website is great for getting a general idea about a lot of stuff, prices, etc. They sell computer stuff, appliances, a bit of furniture, toys and other stuff. Expert Page: Quick Tips for Getting Settled in Uruguay |
| "Import costs. They are high!"
Thanks for that. I've been looking at prices. For example my laptop I puchased from the UK is on sale for $2500 US. Yesterday I bought tomato juice for UP$55 a tin (high import I guess(about £1.30 a tin)), and then Colmans English mustard for my ham. That came in at a grand UP$158 (nearly £5 or rather US$7.50). I'll be spreading it thin. ;-) |
Comment #1210/14/10 11:41Rural east Colonia departmento | "High import costs"
Each time go to visit the UK, I seem to forget to take my lappie but I always seem to have one in my hand luggage when I return. :-)I can only carry so much stuff and the baggage handlers at Madrid are skilled thieves so I only bring what electronics I can carry in hand luggage and put UK delicacies that can't be got here at any price like Marmite in the hold luggage. When it comes to Colman's mustard, I just grit my teeth and pay Tienda Ingles whatever they ask while comforting myself that I no longer pay 2, 400 GBP a year in Council Tax :-) |
| "Council Tax vs Import Prices"
Good point on the council tax Patrick! You're right it's swings and roundabouts. Certainly enjoyed my tomato juice this morning. Forgotten about the Marmite. I'm sure the craving will be there shortly. :-) PG Tips for a decent cuppa in the morning is what's needed. I've got a friend coming over in Dec so I might ask. |
Comment #1410/15/10 15:58Rural east Colonia departmento | "A good cuppa"
I have a big box of PG Tips and another of my favourite Irish blend (Barry's Gold Label) but neither taste right over here. Maybe its because I'm used to PG Tips and Barry's made with chlorinated water and my supply here comes straight out of the ground from 30 metres down. IMV it also pays to check that you add plain pasteurized milk rather than the ultra heat treated or added calcium stuff.My favourite local brand of tea is President which makes a passable cuppa using my local water but maybe I've just "gone native" :-) My SO returned from the UK today loaded with Bird's custard, Marmite, Illy, Bovril, Bisto, a kilo of Nescafe 37 and assorted other goodies as well as a bottle of Tio Pepe which I will be sending to our illustrious president :-) |
| "President Tea and Marmite"
@ Patrick I'll try the local brand President. I like a strong cup of tea and what I've tasted so far is quite week by comparison to Tetleys or PG. @ Glen it's yeast extract (spreadable), which you can use on toast, bread etc. You will either love it or hate. Similar to Vegemite (Australian version) if you know it. On a similar note wondering if you know of Bovril, the non-vegetarian option. This is beef extract. |
Comment #1710/16/10 09:22Rural east Colonia departmento | "PG tips"
You're welcome to the remaining PG tips tea bags if you want them. Give me a shout if you're travelling Coloniawards or else I can deliver them to MVD when next I visit (in 2 or 3 weeks I hope.)I forgot to mention the Paxo stuffing which will be accompanying a large chicken for tomorrow's lunch. The free range birds down here are quite exceptionally tasty but are better still with a filling of the sage and onion Rooster Booster :-) I'll be starting my annual diet next month :-) |
| "Food from Home"
Isn't it funny that it is certain foodstuffs which we miss the most. Even after all these years living in Germany I still pack my car boot full of: Paxo's Stuffings, OXOs, Cheddar and Leicester cheeses, Birds Eye's Custard powder, even Heinz soups would you believe it. Now that we're making the move to Uruguay I suppose it will be even more difficult to get the tastes of "Home". At least I love Dulce de Lece, which I have heard that some english people don't take too. That with Flan or Cream Caramel is my favourite dessert - mmmmmm!I have heard that tea is very expensive in Uruguay - is that so. I love Earl Grey mixed with Darjeeling. Is one allowed to bring tea into the country? |
Comment #1910/16/10 21:48Rural east Colonia departmento | "Urufood"
I love the quality, freshness and the real taste you get with food here as well as the local cuisine (with the possible exception of mondongo) so I'm not complaining :-) Its just that absence makes the heart grow fonder. I've become skilled at making gravy from first principles rather than from a packet and can now do passable bread sauce and Yorkshire puddings which I used to get from sachets and freezer packs. For some reason most Uruguayos don't go in for roasting meats much but the quality of the raw materials is such that even a poor cook like me can produce impressive roasts :-) Several roastables simply don't figure in the local cuisine (it may be just in east Colonia) but I've surprised my local friends with roast home grown turkey and duck which they previously considered to be inedible. The same applies to apricots which aren't grown here in the fruit growing HQ of Uruguay. Unlike much of Europe we have excellent cooking apples so thanks to cultural imperialism, apple crumble is now a popular dish in C Valdense. Several local Uruguaya friends have become experts in its production and although its great with cream or ice cream, IMV Bird's custard is the ideal companion. You can certainly get Earl Grey tea here and I think I've seen Darjeeling. |
| "Home cooking"
Thankyou so much for your reply - oh dear, did I sound as though i am a packet cooker. My husband and I actually love cooking from scratch with "proper food", mainly mediterranean style but he has come to love crumbles, mint sauce with lamb or stuffing in chicken or turkey (is it turkey or duck whick your local friends thought inedible?) Do you really raise your own turkeys? Do you sell also? |
Comment #2110/17/10 12:58Rural east Colonia departmento | "Necessity is the mother of invention"
I'm all in favour of using sachets and freezer packs but when they aren't available, I resort to my 1928 edition of Mrs Beeton and the internet. :-)I was given 3 turkey chicks by a farmer from Cufre and reared them here. They were much more athletic and skinnier than their European hybrid cousins but with slow cooking they were very tasty. I confine my commercial farming activities to growing crops. |
| "Meet up"
@ Patrick comment #17 - ta for the offer of your remaining PG Tips. I'm in Salto for the time being until we get a house sorted out near Montevideo. Very keen to get to Colonia at some point to see the town where my wife was born. Will give a shout then if that's okay :-) |
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