Beer. Tortilla press. Lime juicer. (Cerveza. Prensa de tortillas. Exprimidor de limones.) All can be purchased at any Mexican city's grocery store for a fraction (US $12 for the press, US $5 for the juicer) of what one would pay in US stores or by ordering these items online. The lime juicer must be seen in action to be believed - fast, efficient, wastes no lime; one merely cuts off the stem end of the lime, inserts the rest of the critter - whole - into the juicer, gives a vigorous squeeze, and within a second ALL the juice is extracted either into a beverage or to be drizzled over a vegetable, fruit or meat dish. No wastage whatsoever. Awesome.
Our advice: do not buy these items until you have checked in to Mexico - only then, get your fine self to the nearest grocery store and buy these products. Your days will be happy.
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Don't let Charlie near the lime squeezer - he broke ours. We almost had to call for the coast-guard during that emergency.....
Posted by: Iain | October 19, 2007 at 03:25 PM