tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post8999452663384708170..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: fiddling with the soupSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-83610731149908683692010-12-30T09:01:49.286-06:002010-12-30T09:01:49.286-06:00Look for those little hamlets (as I call them). T...Look for those little hamlets (as I call them). They are very convenient for a lot of purposes.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-3614267962704949502010-12-30T08:48:18.788-06:002010-12-30T08:48:18.788-06:00I feel a similar frustration trying to buy a norma...I feel a similar frustration trying to buy a normal uncut piece of ham in the US when we travel through. Everything is spiral cut it seems, and Canadians like to decide for themselves how thick the slices should be!Annahttp://www.marthabob2u.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-76674413793684766602010-12-30T02:08:38.018-06:002010-12-30T02:08:38.018-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed it. Just another adventu...I'm glad you enjoyed it. Just another adventure of learning to live in Mexico.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-63609956525505448352010-12-30T02:06:24.847-06:002010-12-30T02:06:24.847-06:00I.m glad you enjoyed it. Just another adventure i...I.m glad you enjoyed it. Just another adventure in learning to live in Mexico.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-43948272458017900062010-12-30T02:05:11.177-06:002010-12-30T02:05:11.177-06:00I am glad you enjoyed it. Just another fun advenr...I am glad you enjoyed it. Just another fun advenrure of learning to live in Mexico.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-54133189067731412592010-12-30T02:03:59.571-06:002010-12-30T02:03:59.571-06:00Glad you enjoyed it. Just another fyun adventure ...Glad you enjoyed it. Just another fyun adventure learning to live in Mexico.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-86234063414207093302010-12-29T09:43:49.578-06:002010-12-29T09:43:49.578-06:00Good language tip. I'll remember it. I suspe...Good language tip. I'll remember it. I suspect the rarity of turkey lunch meat here is our location. Lots of things are scarce in my small fishing village by the sea. The store carried pechuga de pavo about a year ago. But there was not much demand for it.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-72620260871171036392010-12-29T09:41:30.101-06:002010-12-29T09:41:30.101-06:00I never thought of that possibility. The clerk ma...I never thought of that possibility. The clerk may have thought what she gave me was a thick cut.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-21971616229651898672010-12-29T09:40:39.276-06:002010-12-29T09:40:39.276-06:00I may have it in reverse. Mexicans grill everythi...I may have it in reverse. Mexicans grill everything because it is thin. The clerk in the store was a bit confused at why I was going to put meat that was already moist intio a soup. The usual route is to put tough meat in soup to soften it up.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-30295877579644568302010-12-29T08:27:03.482-06:002010-12-29T08:27:03.482-06:00When I want a thick slice of ham or bacon, I ask f...When I want a thick slice of ham or bacon, I ask for it "en un trozo, no rebanado", we have sliced turkey here, but they call it pechuga de pavo, turkey breast to distinguish it from all that other turkey stuff. Also they sell something call chuleton which is not a large chop but a Candian bacon like meat cut in thick slices.<br />regards,<br />TheresaTheresa in Méridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-294253504947648822010-12-29T07:46:54.193-06:002010-12-29T07:46:54.193-06:00Here on Isla my friends and I laughed when a rest...Here on Isla my friends and I laughed when a restaurant that had “thick sliced” ham on their breakfast menu recently closed. Where would we find that now? Of course the thick sliced ham could almost be seen through.Jackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-35236101210397344732010-12-29T06:52:20.105-06:002010-12-29T06:52:20.105-06:00I do not believe virtually all meat is sliced thin...I do not believe virtually all meat is sliced thin in Mexico for quick grilling. I believe it's an economic thing. You pay less, and it goes farther. I'm 99 percent positive this is the reason they slice everything so thin. I could be wrong, of course. It happens.Felipe Zapatahttp://tzuru4.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com