Latin America

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts) Wed Jan 14, 2015, 10:10 AM Jan 2015

unbelievable scenes at supermarkets in Bogota and Peru

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unbelievable scenes at supermarkets in Bogota and Peru (Original Post) Bacchus4.0 Jan 2015 OP

Obviously CIA photoshopping. Haven't you heard about COLGATE4 Jan 2015 #1

I remember HUGE avocados and skinned guinea pig tblue Jan 2015 #2

me too. kong hing on Arubas my fave elehhhhna Jan 2015 #4

Guinea Pig? Don't they have little meat and lots of bones? DetlefK Jan 2015 #5

Guinea pig is eaten quite a bit in Peru and Ecuador "cuy" Bacchus4.0 Jan 2015 #6

Goat is very tasty...especially in spicy Nigerian stew. n/t JimDandy Jan 2015 #8

the variety of fruit is what blows me away n/t Bacchus4.0 Jan 2015 #7

Wide aisles! NV Whino Jan 2015 #3

COLGATE4

(14,886 posts)

1. Obviously CIA photoshopping. Haven't you heard about

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 10:21 AM

Jan 2015

the interminable lines in Bogota to wait to try to get toilet paper or the near-riots because of the severe shortage of potatoes in Lima?

tblue

(16,350 posts)

2. I remember HUGE avocados and skinned guinea pig

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 10:25 AM

Jan 2015

And milk in a bag, and, yes, so many varieties of potatoes.

One of my favorite things when I've traveled is to go look around a supermarket. More culturally informative and fascinating than almost any museum.

ETA: This was Peru.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

4. me too. kong hing on Arubas my fave

Reply to tblue (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:13 AM

Jan 2015

Although I've run into Larry the cable guy and John Ramsey [jonbenets dad ewww ] at Fosters on Grand Cayman.

DetlefK

(16,670 posts)

5. Guinea Pig? Don't they have little meat and lots of bones?

Reply to tblue (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:14 AM

Jan 2015

At least, that's what I estimate for such a small animal. IMO that little bit of meat would not be worth the hassle.

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

6. Guinea pig is eaten quite a bit in Peru and Ecuador "cuy"

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:47 AM

Jan 2015

they are not real meaty but a whole one definitely more than enough. Its ok, nothing great IMO. Tried llama too. Very strong taste. I like goat though.

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

8. Goat is very tasty...especially in spicy Nigerian stew. n/t

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 12:40 PM

Jan 2015

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

7. the variety of fruit is what blows me away n/t

Reply to tblue (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 11:48 AM

Jan 2015

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

3. Wide aisles!

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 10:54 AM

Jan 2015

Them must have gremlins restock as soon as someone removes something from a shelf.

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