3:00 snapshot #682

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The chicken is getting better.


A few months ago Alexis stopped by this grocery store in Jamaica Plain and found it charming and useful. They cater to a Latin American and Caribbean clientele, carrying items like Dulce de Leche candy, chorizo and Mexican cheeses, Goya everything and cheap espresso packed into vacuum blocks. She told me about it and I made it a habit to stop by weekly and buy candy and (sorry) chicken necks for the dogs. It's been there for 50 years, how did I miss it the past 23 I've lived in Boston? Recently we discovered that it is closing to be replaced with a Whole Foods. I took this picture after I stopped there for what will probably the last time. The produce section was bereft of plantains and cactus leaves, and the aisles were crowded with shoppers trying to make the most of the 10% discount on everything but cigarillas. I grabbed a jug of pineapple juice, a bottle of hot sauce, two packages each of chicken and turkey necks, some coffee, and some packs of dried plantain chips.

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