Moving In: Food Shopping List

If you are coming to stay for a period of time in your apartment, wouldn't it be great if you could stop in Panama City or Sabanitas and buy everything you need to get started?

Not having to run back and forth means more time at the pool, or more time on the beach, and who wouldn't like that?

Following is a list of basic foods that you can choose from to stock your cupboard and refrigerator to get you through for a while. You will want to add and subtract from this list to suit your individual tastes, but I have tried to include most of the basics.

Stop at either Super 99 or El Rey in Sabanitas on your way to the resort and you should be able to find everything one might need to avoid starvation. See the previous blog regarding local shopping in Maria Chiquita for an idea of what you might obtain locally.

BALA BEACH MOVE-IN

SHOPPING LISTS: FOOD AND PERISHABLES

English	Spanish
Salt	Sal
Pepper	Pimienta Negra
Sugar	Azucar
Seasoning	Sason
Coffee	Cafe
Tea	Te
Juice	Jugo
Milk/ cream	Leche/ Crema
Butter	Mantequilla
Beer/ Wine	Cervesa/ Vino
Sodas	Refrescos
Bread	Pan (The Flauta is very inexpensive)
Rice	Arroz
Olive Oil	Aceite Oliva
Hot Sauce	Salsa Picante
Fruits	Frutas
Oranges	Naranjas
Lemons	Limones
Mango	Mango
Coconut	Coco
Banana	Gineo
Vegetables	Vegetales
Plantain	Platano
Mild Pepper	Aji
Garlic	Ajo
Potatoes	Papas
Ketchup	Catsup or Salsa de Tomate
Tomato Sauce	Salsa de Tomate
Meats	Carnes
Chicken	Pollo
Beef	Res

(meats, continued)
Goat	Chivo
Fish	Peces
Lobster	Langosta
Octopus	Pulpo
Squid	Calamare
Shrimp	Camarones
Ground Beef	Carne de res molida
Noodles	Fideos
Spaghetti	Espagueti
Spaghetti Sauce	Salsa de Espagueti
Candies	Dulces (sweets)
Cake	Pastel or Bizcocho
Cookies	Galletas
Canned Beans	Abichuelas (or frijoles) enlatados

The blank spaces are to fill in with your favorite foods. Don't be afraid to ask one of the many store employees at either supermarket for help locating an item and don't forget to thank them for their help.

If you are a member of the BalaBeach Owner's Forum, I will be happy to send you this list as a pdf document. Just let me know. Don't forget that there are many fresh fruits and vegetables for sale in small stalls outside El Rey.