April 28th, 2012 » Mexico City: Mamey Sapote

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It was my first time to try a local exotic fruit in Mexico City, DF. We bought it at Condesa market that Tuesday and it was one of the larger sizes we’ve bought: $30 pesos ($2.30 since 04/28/2012).

According to Wikipedia, “The mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota) is a species of tree native to southern Mexico. Today, the tree is cultivated not only in Mexico, but also in Central America, the Caribbean, and South Florida for its fruit, which is commonly eaten in many Latin American countries [...]The fruit is eaten raw or made into milkshakes, smoothies, ice cream and fruit bars. [...] The brown skin has a texture somewhat between sandpaper and the fuzz on a peach. The fruit’s texture is creamy and soft. A mamey sapote is ripe when the flesh is pink when a fleck of the skin is removed. The flesh should give slightly, as with a ripe kiwifruit.”

 
When I sank my teeth on the reddish-orange meat, it tasted like a roasted, soft sweet potato or yam, but at a room temperature. It was a filling local fruit, or should I call it a yummy meal? It does resemble a bit like papaya, but bigger.

 


 

 
 
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April 28th, 2012 » Mexico City: The Vegan Nutella, 70% Cacao

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Every Sunday morning in La Condesa, Mexico City, Plaza Rio de Janeiro hosts a small Farmer’s market. It was the smallest Farmer’s market I have ever seen from around the world. There is only one stand that appeals to me, that sells Cusibani organic spices & alcohol especially this mysterious vegan “Nutella-version” product I would like to feature.

 
I would like to introduce this $100 pesos (~$7.70 since 04/28/2012) amazing, delicious, to-die-for vegan cacao spread containing 70% cacao, the “Dxuladi.” It is an expensive find and a worthy product to have around the kitchen especially if you are staying for a longer term in Mexico City, DF. There is something unique about Dxuladi cacao spread: the gritty, organic cacao base you can taste from the bottom of the jar, and the light, sticky chocolate texture from the syrup. The native cacao beans are grown in “La casa de los Jabalíes” (Pichucalco, Chiapas Mexico).

Ingredients:
Cocoa paste, cinnamon, vanilla, agave syrup and coconut cream.

Suggested Uses:
Confectionery, soy or other milk, water, coffee as well as ice cream & fruit. Also used as a spread on bread or crackers.

 

 
 
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April 28th, 2012 » Mexico City: OXXO and the vegan beef

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I would like to share the newest two items that I don’t think you can find anywhere on the blogs or Google focusing on vegan Mexico City. It was discovered by my partner at OXXO, who tends to be curious on less-appealing grocery items that are vegan-friendly. OXXO is a bit like 7-Eleven, a type of small convenience store, but only known to Mexico. There are so many of them in Mexico City, especially in Zona Rosa where I am currently staying at, so it shouldn’t be a problem finding them. I would say OXXO would be vegan-friendly since they do have chips (labelled junk food for me), marzipan, juices/beer/soda, etc. if you are lazy to go grocery shopping or did not feel like heading to an actual grocery.

According to Wikipedia, “OXXO was founded in Monterrey in 1977, following a FEMSA marketing plan to use company-owned stores to promote and market the Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc beer brands[...]The first official OXXO store was opened in 1978 in Monterrey. Oxxo stores then spread to Chihuahua, Hermosillo and Nuevo Laredo. Throughout the eighties, OXXO gained fame around the cities where it was established. In 1998, the 1000th store was opened. On July 6th 2011 was announced the opening of the 9000th store, established in Oaxaca.”

 


 
INSTANT FOODS have two flavours available at couple of OXXO locations in Mexico City centre:

1. Res en salsa verde (Beef in Green Sauce)
2. Res en salsa rojo (Beef in Red Sauce)

They cost about $8.50 pesos ($0.65 apiece as of 04/28/2012), which is pretty cheap for a vegan beef alternative. Both of them are “con proteina de soya texturizada, verduras y especias deshidratadas”, or in English: with textured soy protein, dehydrated vegetables and spices. All you have to do is pour over boiling water up to the line marked on the inside of the cup and wait for 4 minutes for the soy beef to “beef up.”

Quick Tips:
In Mexico City, they do not offer that many vegan-friendly products in standard groceries except for tofu or soy rizo. However, if you would like a quick taco to go, all you have to do is make that and put in fresh corn tortillas and you are good to go! It’s cheap and a quick way to eat while you are visiting Mexico City!

 
 

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April 27th, 2012 » Mexico City: Orígenes Orgánicos

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Location & Hours & Notes

• Popocatépetl 41, Hipódromo Condesa, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
• Tuesday to Friday 8:30am – 10pm | Saturday and Sunday 9am -6:30pm. It might be for both grocery and cafe. You may have to check with them.
• I saw a lot of great smoothies & soy milk products as well as organic produces.
• They have very nice outdoor seating area. Looks very comfortable to be sitting out in La Condesa area.
• Menu can be found here online (click here)

I fell in love with the outdoor, colourful modern-looking organic grocery and cafe in La Condesa: Orígenes Orgánicos. Sadly, I did not try their food or organic certified produces, but I thought I would like to share another natural foods grocery in La Condesa area. I will try the cafe sometimes soon this week.

There are not EVEN natural foods groceries in Zona Rosa, where I am currently staying at, but there are plenty of Korean/Asian groceries in that area I will discuss in the next future posts.

According to Orígenes Orgánicos’ menu, it seemed vegetarian-friendly with the (V) next to a menu item, however you might need to ask your server to have that made vegan. I noticed the (V) menu items contained cheese (“queso” in Spanish). However they do serve fresh beverages and juices.

Here are other vegan/vegetarian blogs you can read about it:

• D.F. Vegetariano / Vegetarian Mexico City | Restaurante y tienda de productos orgánicos “Orígenes Orgánicos
• Good Food in Mexico City | Hold the Beef! Eating Vegetarian in the City

 
© 2012 Photographs are taken respectively by Doni Dexter & Edited by Rika @ Vegan Miam.

   

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April 26th, 2012 » Mexico City: Grocery Products & What I Eat iPhoto Gallery

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I would like to introduce my complete iPhone gallery of some of the grocery products I’ve tried and ate in Mexico City for the whole month of April. Some of them are from The Green Corner, Sumesa, Superama or Oxxo convenience store, including food markets. If you have any questions in regards to the products or would like further information on products, please feel free to jot me a note at veganmiam (at) gmail.com.

 
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