what i really mean is, how many vendors go by your house each day? something i love and wanted to remember about mexico, or at least something that happens in our neighborhood, is that throughout the day i can count on a number of vendors to roll down our street selling something...
first... the tortilla guy... he comes at least twice if not three times a day... sometimes early morning... you know, for breakfast... then, always around 11am, lately 11:15 (i always know what time it is when i hear him coming down the street)... then once more around lunch time... 2pm... you always know he is coming because of the "tortilla song" coming from the truck...
"tortillas tortillas
bien calientitas
caliente las tortillas
recien hechacitas
manda por tus tortillas
tor-tor-tor-tillas
tor-tor-tor-tillas"
i love the tortillas... it is so nice that when i know i will need tortillas for a recipe that i am making i can just step outside to my front walkway and for only 10 pesos, about $1, i get a kilo or about 20-25 corn tortillas...
second... the juice guy... this guy is new... he has been coming around everyday, usually shortly after the tortilla guy for about 2 months, and he sells jugo de naranja y pina (orange juice and pineapple juice)... i dont know why we have not tried this yet... i am sure it is yummy... we are also serenaded by a lovely song about juice as he drives our streets... this one i dont know as well... dont worry... someday i will learn it too!
third... the ice cream guy... enough said... the states have the guys too... just had to include him.
fourth... the tamale guy... once again... a wonderful song all about tamales and the flavors they offer... pina, pork, chicken, beef... these are yummy... we should eat them more often...
fifth... the bread guy... this guy is on his bicycle that has a huge tray mounted to the front, in which there is an assortment of sweet breads... you know he is coming when you hear a bike horn honking... i love this guy... he is always happy...
sixth... the corn guy... this is the guy that made me finally write this list... yesterday was the first day that the corn guy pass by our house... just a guy selling corn from his truck... rico elote...
seventh... the water guy... cant forget him... he comes by, honking his car horn, like he is doing right now... up and down our streets to sell a huge garafones de agua, or a 5 gallon water jugs...
how many go by your house each day???
3 comments:
Yeah you finally got the tortilla song...now you have to teach it to jonesy! I love the picture with him holding the binky looking thing. He has the cutest chunky fingers with a death grip on it. Are there peaches in it? Hope to see you soon
Love Grandma
Haha, that's awesome! I wish we could get some of those guys in our neighborhood--especially the tortilla guy. We're always running out of those!
No not the tortilla song!!! :) You guys had way more trucks than us. We had ice cream, tortillas, water and Vigia de hoy. Memories :) Jones is so cute, I'm so curious about his little self feeder. HOpe to talk to you soon
Vicki
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