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FIREWOOD
For those
of you lucky enough to have a fireplace for those chilly winter nights
in Taxco, getting a delivery of firewood is no problem. Just call Sra.
Alberta Flores who will bring you one or two donkey loads. Contact
her at (762)622-5100 to arrange a delivery.
FIREWORKS
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Alvarez,
Sr. Margarito Tel: (762)622-1159
Sr. Alvarez is an excellent castillo and fireworks man. He did
my 50th birthday party with a bang!
FLOWERS
Flowers
are an important part of life in Mexico. You can buy them in the market
and sometimes from people who bring lovely bouquets in from the country.
Flowers are inexpensive and make life just a little more beautiful.
Be careful not to give white flowers as gifts; white flowers are usually
reserved for funerals.
Calla
Lilies
Sra. Maria de los Angeles Custodia Rivera Garcia and her husband, Sr.
Francisco Millan Martinez,
come from the village of San Juan Teneria on the weekends bringing dozens
of fresh beautiful calla lilies. Keep your eyes open for the couple
and arrange to have the flowers delivered to your door each week in
season.
Dahlias
In the summer season you'll find Sra. Ana Maria "Anita" Alonso
in the market with bunches of vividly colored dahlias. If you feel like
a trip out of town, you can visit her and see the flower fields in Tetipac.
If you would like to get in touch with her call her cell phone at 044
(762)777-377-1875. If you want to see more of her beautiful dahlias
just click the photo!
Taxco
Flower Market:
Hey, Hey!! Somebody get me out of here!! Or you could title it, "Oppressed by beauty?"
FOOD AND GROCERIES also see MARKETS
Food shopping
in Taxco’s local market, Mercado Tetitlan, is an experience not
to be 
missed.
Eye openers, like whole hog heads and mountains of fresh mangos will
greet you at every turn. There are women selling hand made tortillas
and the masa
if you’d like to make your own tortillas at home, cremerias for
cheese, eggs, and crema. Fruit and vegetable stands, large and small,
are at all sides and there are mountains of fresh chicken, including
all parts–heads and feet are no exception. Sr. Fidencio Delgado
Arroyo in the photo at the left has some of the most delicioius chicken
we've had. It’s all very wonderful. One of the best parts of marketing
is that you can have a home cooked meal right there. Deep in the market
is a building where you can buy fresh baked bread, delivered hot from
the bakery in huge baskets that fit nicely on the heads of the carriers
as they have a hole in the middle
(the baskets not the carriers). Right there are a couple of dozen small
kitchens, each with a few tables and a señora with lots of pots
on the stove. Fresh juice stands are also wedged in here and there in
the same building. Dive in! This is the place for comida casera,
fresh home-cooked authentic Mexican food. After eating a delicious meal
of mole rojo, clamoli verde, or a simple caldo de pollo take a moment
to walk down to the flower market. Flowers are an essential part of
life here. White flowers are to be avoided as home decorations or gift
bouquets because they are the flowers traditionally used for funerals.
Now, you’ve had lunch, you have your mangos, your chicken, and
a large bunch of calla lilies and it’s time for the health food
store. Take home some herbal tea and enjoy your siesta.
Market
Restaurant Fonda “La Chata,” Mercado Tetitlan,
Local 338
Owner:
Sra. Carmela Jaimes Hernandez
Serving Lunch or Comida: 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Comida is the main meal and La Chata has three or four offerings on
the menu each day. Monday is the day for her wonderful mole rojo with
chicken. Wednesday she always makes enchiladas verdes or rojos de mole,
Thursday it’s pozole verde, and Friday you’ll find caldo
de camaron hot in the pot. These are some of the specialties they are
known for, but they have a variety of other meals on the menu.
Serving Dinner or Cena: 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Cena is a light evening meal and here you’ll find antojitos Mexicanos–pozole,
sandwiches, tacos dorados, enchiladas, and quesadillas.
Owners Comment: We have been in business eighteen years
and are known for our delicious wholesome homemade food.
Carnitas
and fresh pork
Call
Claudia at Tel:
(762)622-2355
She and her family have a small shop selling fresh pork along with their
pastry catering business. On Saturday they make some of the best carnitas
you'll find anywhere. Call and order early as they go fast, usually
by 10:00 A.M.
GROCERY SHOPPING
Vinos
Vargas , Toril #15C, in Taxco’s central market.
Owner: Sr. Jaime Bahena Bustos
Tel: (762)622-2280
Hours: Open seven days a week from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00
P.M.
Languages: Spanish with enough English to help you
get exactly what you’re looking for.
Specialty: We are a full service grocery store with
the best selection of fine wines and liquors that you will find in the
center of town. With more than ten years of experience, our store can
be your one stop shopping place for all your groceries from milk, cheese,
and fresh butter to candles and canned chilies. Our ham and bacon are
first quality, our breads and snacks are delivered fresh daily, and
we have a wide range of staple foods like dried chilies, beans, lentils,
and rice. And, for a great cup of coffee try our Café
Tipo Gourmet. Among our special products you'll find pure Mexican
vanilla (the best in the world), extra virgin olive oil, Dijon mustard,
Emmentaler and New Zealand cheddar cheese, queso typo hollandes and
fresh roasted nuts--pecans, almonds, peanuts, and pistachios. I also
have a wide variety of canned fish products like, salmon, octopus, squid,
mussels and small shrimp. Not forgetting man's best friend, we also
carry Pedigree dog food.
On request we will arrange special orders and deliveries to your home
with a minimum order of $150 pesos (about US$15.00). If there are products
you do not see displayed, just ask. We may have them tucked under the
counter or will get them for you when you next visit.
Jaime's slogan: "The best prices, the best location
and the best service!"
Our comment: We've known and liked Jaime for years.
He's in a great location in the market and carries just about all you'll
need in the way of groceries and liquors.
Sra. Dominguez has a place in the market that sells the best bread and rolls. You can call the Panadería to reserve the bread you want by calling 622-4305.
Carnicerias
Calderon, Mercado Tetitlan, Locales 182 & 185
Owner: Sra. Flor Calderon y Hermanos
Tel: (762)622-0379 or (762)622-5286
Languages: Spanish and some English
Comment: Located in the central market, this is a family
operated shop selling all cuts of pork and beef. You’ll not see
anything nicely packaged in Styrofoam and cellophane, but their meats
are fresh, tender, and delicious. Ask for a tenderloin or filet mignon
and make a barbecue. You won’t be disappointed.
Organic and Natural Foods see ORGANIC FOODS
Quesadillas
in the evening "ANTOJITOS
ERICK"
On
Calle Ojeda, just up from the zócalo, you'll find Lydia serving
up a variety of quesadillas and gorditas hot off the
grill. Everything is freshly made to order even the tortillas. Some
of the filling choices include queso Oaxaca, mushrooms, a chicken mix
with chipotles, onion, garlic and longaniza, potatoes, or carnitas (often
called chalitos). If you like, they are served with picaditas
of cream and grated cheese. Next you can add salsa verde or salsa roja
and on the side have some radishes steeped in lime juice and a bit of
salad with chiles manzano. These chiles are fantastic; they have the
taste of melons and the power of jalpenos. This moveable feast arrives
on the street at about 7:00 P.M. and is gone at 11:00 P.M.
See Cacho or his brother Javier in the market just up the stairs from the flower stalls. They will special order for you. We have them bring asparagus from Mexico City and have never been disappointed with the quality and freshness.
Sra
Florea on Callejón Mesquite #1 makes fabulous tortillas by hand.
BUT, you have to order them a day ahead. Tel: (762)622-3303
In the market there are two or three commercial tortillerias, and several women selling handmade tortillas. These are thicker than the commercial variety and come in blue or white corn. The blue ones are especially delicious. Toast them over the open flame on your stove, add some chicken or other cooked meat or cheese, some sliced tomatoes and a bit of salsa Mexicana and you'll have one of the best meals you've ever eaten.
Funeraria Mendoza, Calle Ojeda in the center of town. Tel: (762)622-1095
Diseño
de Interiores, Lic. Maritza Peralta Saldaña (Interior Decorator),
Tel: (733)332-1037 Email: MaritzaPS40@hotmail.com We found Maritza at
the Iguala tianguis on Thursday. She was selling some of the prettiest
iron chairs we've seen in this area.
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