WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHAT WE'VE SEEN: Our Latin supplies in Brisbane

Everybody has a favourite dish. It doesn't matter if it is a traditional recipe, those wonderful day-to-day dishes of mum, or even delicacies that require more elaboration. The fact is: When we live abroad, far from our home country, it becomes a little bit difficult to find a place where we can degust those wonderful flavours

Sometimes we want to cook these dishes not only to keep our culture alive within ourselves, but to share them with those who are part of our new life. Luckily here in Brisbane there are two places where we can find groceries from all over the world, including South American countries like Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

If you live close to the south-east of the CBD, Pennisi Cuisine in Woolloongaba is the best place to buy all the ingredients you need for your recipe, but if you live close to Ipswich or Redlands, International Groceries in Longanlea is where you will find a variety of products that stretches from medicaments and cosmetics to all sorts of canned foods, flours, soft drinks, juices, cereals, sweets, various brands of coffee, teas, spices, meats, frozen foods, etc, You can also find ingredients and even fresh produce in places like the Indian shop on Brunswick Street and right next to it a fruit and veg shop that imports rare and exotic food according to the season: guavas, plantains, quail eggs, cassava, green mangos, monkey bananas, etc…

For those who are very busy and can’t visit the shops, a very well organized online service is offered, where by using their websites, it is possible to check the products available, the prices and ultimately buy. The products are delivered in 48 hours.

Keep in mind, that all these products are imported and they reach Australia at a cost, so don’t be surprised by the increasing prices

By Sol Nascimento