Archive for the 'Food' Category

Uruguay’s Beef

Uruguay’s Beef...

While we are not usually beef eaters, we can appreciate the quality and protective practices of Uruguay’s beef industry.  There was an excellent article published in yesterday’s edition of Ola Uruguay that I wanted to share regarding this topic: Ola Uruguay, A Look at...
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November 21st, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Missing the Coffee S...

One thing that I miss in Uruguay: American style coffee shops. I know, I know. This is not the USA and why would there be American style coffee shops here? We knew that this wasn’t the same kind of coffee culture as the USA. It’s just taking some getting used to. I love...
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August 22nd, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Gimme Some Sugar!...

In a land where ‘dulce de leche’ rules supreme, one can expect that sugary sweets are a mainstay of the local diet. As a person with Type 1 Diabetes though, I have an unusual relationship with sugar (and all carbohydrates for that matter). Contrary to popular belief,...
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August 9th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Feria Vegetables...

There’s been recent talk in the Uruguay blog community about cost of food and I agree wholeheartedly with everything that has been said. Go to the many the ferias around town for great, inexpensive produce, fish, eggs and cheese.  I might add, go to any of the ferias outside...
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July 1st, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Rocco Resto- A Resta...

We’ve been to restaurants in the area, but a  place called Rocco Resto always met with a bit of reservation.  It claims “We Speak English” in the window and has seemed like a tourist trap to me since first seeing it last year. We were invited by friends who frequent...
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June 16th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Another Great Find...

I’ve been walking past Deli Singer for weeks. Just a few blocks away from our house and right across the street from the grocery store that we frequent, this place is a gold mine.  It’s always closed when I tend to walk by (weekdays between 2-4 PM) but Friday evening...
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May 24th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Not All Is Rosy

Not All Is Rosy...

Today I hit the wall. Not literally of course, but I hit the “I’m freaking-out-could-this-be-culture-shock” wall. I think it was more just general stress with lots of weird things compounding.  There were lots of tears involved, but fortunately a very supportive...
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April 27th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

A Trip to the Supermercado

A Trip to the Superm...

I just went to the grocery store this afternoon. We’re always walking so I can’t buy too much each time I go to the store. I tend to go there almost every day for a little something but it’s two blocks away from us, so not a big deal. Today I wanted to have a...
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April 26th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Shameless Plugs

Shameless Plugs...

There are a few people/services that we have used here in MVD that have gone above and beyond and have been so wonderful to us, we have to recommend  them to the world: Jorge Cassarino Etcheverry, Maria Jesús Etcheverry Negocios Inmobiliarios (rental/real estate agent) :  What...
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April 25th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa

Culinary Discoveries...

I had read in some of the Expat forums prior to arriving here that certain products are either hard to find, extremely expensive or even non-existent in Uruguay. Specific spices, nuts (expensive), Goat’s milk and prepared “ethnic” foods like Mexican are a few examples...
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April 17th, 2009
Posted by Lisa La Nasa