What's the main difference between an american and a mexican supermarket? The mexican supermarket will have a lot less frozen, processed food than the american. Mexicans love fresh food. Everything eaten at home is cooked from scratch and this is why their food tastes so good! The produce session of the market is full of beautiful, fresh and exotic fruits and vegetables. Oh, and the mexican soda also tastes better, specially Coke. They use sugar-cane sugar to sweeten it instead of fructose syrup.
Most brands that we're used to in the U.S. you can find in Mexico. Laundry detergents, fabric softner, cleaning products, cereal, cream cheese, etc...
But in Brazil... Oh, my God!! The choices of cereals are extremely limited. Sometimes you will be able to find Philadelphia cream cheese and other american stuff. Be prepared to pay over 10 dollars for a bag of cookies. Or 15 dollars for a tiny slice of cheddar cheese when you're lucky enough to find it. Lysol wipes? Forget about it! Playtex? No way!! Gillete Venus? Of course not! Neosporin? Tylenol Cold? Sudafed PE Sinus? Arizona Iced Tea? French Onion dip? Lays Potato Chips? Oreo Cookies? No, no, no! There are lots of local products and brands that you'll have to use but not the ones we're familiar with. You'll either get used to it or you'll end up bringing it all from the US when you come back from your home leave.
The food in Brazil is also excellent. My kids miss it a lot. Everything is also cooked fresh. The fruits, vegetables and meat are exotic and delicious. This may be one of the reasons why the women there have beautiful bodies. So let's keep it in mind when we go shopping and get frustrated when we can not find the things we're used to.
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