![]() ![]() She swears that it will get anything out of anything (specifics are bad when it comes to stains-it’s all or nothing people). My friend was very excited to find Zote Saop (don’t worry I had never heard of it either). Oh, and the cheese!! Huge refrigerated and fabulous looking cheese section (see pic) with all assortment of Mexican cheeses! Everything looked fresh and fabulous (I am not cheating on you locally grown organic vegetables, I know that you are better, but I am broke and sometimes must stray). Also, they had a bunch of white coconuts which I had never seen before. 65 cent avocados (yes, I now scoff at Harris Teeter priced avocados), and all kinds of herbs, roots, etc. Oh, and the produce section!! Yes, I can stray from carbs from time to time (but, to be fair, I had to walk through it on my way to the bakery). My jeans will be sorry I found them, but whatever-I’d like to meet the person who could walk away and not eat one of these (actually, no, I do not want to meet that person because clearly there’s a problem). Basically, they are thin strips of pastry that are baked formed into ear like shapes with honey and sugar.They were gigantic and absolutely amazing. Pan de los muertos is shaped like little people(or skulls) and sprinkled with colorful sugar! Also, friend and I love elephant ears (you fancy folks call them palmiers). For one thing it’s huge, and just as we got there, they were rolling out trays of freshly baked bread that smelled and looked amazing!! And-they had it!!! They had mini pan de los muertos!!! Score! People, you do not understand how much amazing stuff can be found here! First let’s start with the bakery- oh. ![]() ![]() Compare Foods is like a gigantic Hispanic grocery store, and it was overwhelmingly cool! I took a friend with me on this little adventure, and we had a blast (in fact we both agreed that we would be shopping there on a regular basis). So, I needed some supplies, and a friend pointed me in the direction of the Compare Foods off of Silas Creek in Winston-Salem. Day of the Dead has a very beautiful, bright and colorful way of doing this (plus there’s great food involved which is always a plus).ĭay of the dead altars vary from family to family, but each have some key components such as sugar skulls (calaveras), flowers (usually marigolds or chrysanthemums), food offerings (whatever that particular person’s favorite foods were), crazy fun-having skeletons….you get the idea! It’s a party, people! Click HERE or HERE to see some super cool examples of altars. So, here’s the deal- Day of the Dead and the Christian tradition of All Saints fall very close to each other on the calendar (All Saints is Today, day of the dead is tomorrow), and they both serve a similar purpose- to honor, celebrate and remember those who have gone before us. Bread of the dead is an important part when making your Day of the Dead altar (You make an altar in your house? Yep!). Ok folks, today and tomorrow is Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead! If you read my previous post ( and any of my crazy facebook status/twitter updates), you know that I’ve been on the hunt for a mexican bakery so that I can buy some pan de los muertos (yep, you guessed it- bread of the dead). Plus it offers some great scoop on a local grocery store you may not even know exists! Enjoy. Stay.(This was a post written on November 1 in honor of Dia de Los Muertos, aka “The Day of the Dead.” While that day has passed, we thought this post was too good – and too funny – to let it pass you by. ![]() If your looking for rotten fruit and odor less puss filled meat this is the place to go. We are huge fans of authentic Mexican food and. MoreĬompare Foods is a wonderful big grocery store with any type of Hispanic food item you want plus all the regular items you see at any other store. In addition, in the area where checks change there is a lady who is too rude. MoreĬashiers are always angry, I always arrive and greet in a pleasant way but they never respond it is rude. Looks like there are plenty of items not carried in other local grocery stores. Love the deli area, ready to eat authentic food. This is a gigantic Hispanic / Latino grocery market. OK I'm going to start with the thing that cracks me up. ![]()
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