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Simon, what would be your delivery charge to our condo which is about 300 yards north of the cut?

The cut to El Pescador is $25. S...

On the meat question, I used to be a huge meat eater before I moved down here BBQing a couple of times a week even in the dead of winter (Toronto area.) Now I'm lucky if I eat meat a couple of times a month. Read into that what you may.

The only thing to watch out for or to be careful of in regards to groceries is expiry dates. Always check the date even for packaged items. Dairy products are the worst, I've found some items as much as 6 months out of date (cream cheese.) I'm thinking about dropping local orange juice from our order form as it's fermented about 10% of the time.

You wont go into further explanation regarding your infrequent meat eating?

We were big meat eaters before moving to Belize. We have cut way back for several reasons. Beef is usually tough and nasty. Pork is usually good but relatively expensive. Chicken is abundant and cheap and not full of hormones and chemicals as in the US. If you live near the sea, fish is cheap and abundant. Lots of fresh fruit and veggies available, rice and beans are delicious and healthy. Meat in Belize is not the main item ona menu, it is always there but the portion is small usually if you eat like a Belizean. You can get a big plate of rice and beans, piece of chicken and a little cole slaw for 5 BZE. Much healthier way of life in my opinion. Dave

Tastes like crap, thought the inference was there but I guess not.

Belize chicken is far better than any other I have tasted and the pineapple is superior to any other I've had (including Hawaiian.) Watermelon is top notch as well and the key limes...

Ever since I read 'My Year of Meat' the idea of meat processing in general puts me off. That unease is highlighted here, probably because I assume that they don't have the regulations/controls that we have in the states. But, the chicken here is really yummy, at restaurants or from the grocery store (if you can cook). The beef and pork taste different to me, and I tend not to order or buy that.

[Disclaimer: We've just been here a few weeks, so this is not local wisdom, just personal experience.]

The regulations and controls are probably about the same and the fact that they're not killing a cow every few seconds means that the supply is probably much safer than it is in the US.

Nice to know I was wrong about that.

Still tastes like crap.