I've been taking full advantage of all the cheap and good produce found here on the Mexican mainland. Yesterday I was walking through town and spotted the 1975 ford pick-up truck parked alongside the road with locals picking through the piles of "frutas Y Verdudas" (fruits and vegetables) filling the truck bed. If I've learned anything in my time in Mexico, it is that when I see a line of locals buying food, even if I'm not hungry or currently shopping for food, I stop what I'm doing and get in line!

While I was picking two celery stalks off to buy, the lady working the truck asked me if I liked Fresa (strawberry) or Mango pies? Not wanting to offend the locals, I answered yes and then she pulled back the flowered table cloth and there they were! Pies of Strawberry, Mango, and bingo...a strawberry/mango combo! I tried to act like I didn't want it, but she could see right through me. I'm not sure, but I think I remember her putting it in a bag for me and handing it to me before I officially said I'll take it or even asked how much it cost. What I do remember is that when I came to, I was holding a bag full of fruits and veggies in one hand and a strawberry/mango pie in the other hand!

What's the bag labeled "Bimbo Pan Molido"? Well the word "Bimbo" has a meaning in the States, but here in Mexico it's the No 1 brand of bread and bread type snacks, akin to hostess, Dolly Madison, and perhaps Weber white bread! Pan Molido translates to "bread ground" or better phrased ground up bread, or bread crumbs. Hamburger is "Molida de Reys" or ground up beef, you get the idea. The cost of what you see on the table comes to $8US dollars, including the $4.50 pie! Avocados in Guadalajara were $12P per kilo or about $1US dollar for 2.2 pounds, but here in Barra de Navidad one avocado is about $0.25US, outrageous!

By the way, I think the pie had zero added sugar in it, but was (past tense) delicious. It was like eating fresh fruit and since it came from a street cart, I'm saying it fit right into my Taco Cart Diet!