Food

From UruguayWiki

Contents 1 Supermarkets 2 Farmers Markets 3 Organic Food 4 Specialty Foods 5 Restaurants 6 General

[edit] Supermarkets

Some of the main supermarkets in Uruguay are:

• Tienda Inglesa - medium to large-size grocery and variety stores. There is a large Tienda Inglesa at the Montevideo Shopping complex.
• Devoto
• Disco
• Geánt - situated out past Carrasco, this is the closest equivalent to a "big box" grocery and variety store that the country offers.
• Tata, a smaller supermarket and variety store
• Micro Macro

Some bloggers have also briefly written (2007-03) about Uruguayan supermarkets in general.

See also Cost of Living for some information about food prices.

[edit] Farmers Markets

Ferias (farmers markets) are one other cheap place to get various types of food.

• List and Location of Flea Markets

[edit] Organic Food

• Organic food can be found in various places in Montevideo, including some farmers' markets, a dedicated organic store, and more.
• Some postings about the availability of raw and/or organic vegetarian food.
• A blog about finding organic produce in Montevideo.
• A local company called Alimentos Nutriciencia produces gluten-free food.
• The Mercado Verde store provides a selection of organic foods.

[edit] Specialty Foods

• Locations in Montevideo where you can find specialty spices.
• A forum post on other places where you can find (possibly cheaper) spices.
• Bambu also sells Asian staples.
• Namaste is a vegetarian cafe in Montevideo.
• More information on spices
• Los Girasoles is a small store with a selection of macrobiotic goods (no chemicals, preservatives or trans-fats). Tomás Diago 866 esq. España, 2710-7084

[edit] Restaurants

• Salir a Comer is an online index of Uruguayan restaurants], with reviews (Spanish). You can also jump directly to the neighborhood-based listing.
• De Buen Comer has a list of Uruguayan restaurants too.
• Another neighborhood-based restaurant listing (with addresses and cross streets) for Montevideo.
• Peidos Ya allows you to review restaurant menus (and order?) online.
• TripAdvisor has a listing of 99 restaurants (with mostly-English reviews) in Montevideo.
• Red Pedidos, a service launching in June 2010.

[edit] General

• What's with all of the zeroes (000, 0000) on the white flour sold in stores? See the paragraph starting with "La clasificación de las harinas es" on this page.