Different Sames

Sure, living in a different country has, well...differences. Due to the large US influence in Honduras, there are many US products available. So, theoretically, we can make many of the same foods that we are used to cooking. They have flour, sugar, salt, and other such ingredients used for cooking...but these ingredients are not *exactly* the same as what can be found in the US.

• The salt is different and we have not quite figured out why. Perhaps it has more moisture in it or possibly it has some other minerals still attached to it. I guess the product manufacture's process is not as refined as the US.

• The sugar is bigger and probably has a very small amount of molasses still in it. It is more like something that you would expect to find in a "health foods" store in the US, except here it is not overpriced!

• The flour is also a bit different. We cannot exactly say what is different about it, but it is different. Bread-based products that Alesha is known for making so well turn out *almost* the same and after repeated attempts we have decided that the flour is also just a little bit different. Not different enough to make the bread, etc. bad, just slightly different, slightly unique,...slightly Honduran.

Enjoy!
Taylor

P.S. - Yes, that is an ox cart on the road.