Favorite Food Spotlight - La Lechera

I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite finds when I run across something really delicious or innovative. Today I'd like to spotlight a product I stumbled upon at my favorite Hispanic grocery store - it's Nestle's brand of sweetened condensed milk called "La Lechera" in a squeeze bottle (yes - a squeeze bottle).


It's the same as any other brand, but what's innovative is the packaging. Gone are the days when you only need a small amount of sweetened condensed milk and you have to open a whole can and then not know what to do with the leftover because the can is not resealable. This squeeze bottle makes it dangerously easy to enjoy sweetened condensed milk in small increments - try it some time in place of jelly in a PB&J and you'll understand the potential danger here.


At this point in time, I am not sure if La Lechera the squeezable is available in mainstream grocery stores, but I know for sure it's available at Compare Foods on Roxboro Rd. in Durham, NC and at International Grocery on New Hope Church Rd. in Raleigh, NC. Go ahead and be adventurous and check out your local bodega - you might be pleasantly surprised at what good service you get. If you do take the plunge, ask for "leche condensada" and see what they show you.

Be aware that "La Lechera" means "Milk Maid" in Spanish, so if you ask for la lechera without giving context, you might be misunderstood. Unless you intend the double entendre, in which case you might be in for another kind of surprise...