Bridgeton Shopping

If you are from an area where authentic ethnic food items are difficult to find, you may just want to hit the grocery store while you're in the area. Cumberland County has a large contingent of people from Spanish-speaking countries and you'll find easy access to lots of interesting items. In Bridgeton, local mom and pop shops with names like "Casa Reyes" and "los Puentes" sell Mexican toiletries, domestic and imported Mexican foods and produce, Mexican periodical literature, music and more. If you aren't brave enough to visit one of these places, you'll even find a decent selection at the chain grocery store the Hopewell Shop Rite on Pearl Street.

What to buy: Mexican items that have worked their way into regular rotation at my house are:
nopales (canned dethorned cactus)
Cotija cheese (feta-like flavor, grateable like Parmesean)
Sidral (apple soda)
Suavitel (Mexican fabric softener, very popular here)
Crema by Nestle (fantastic canned liquid creamy sour creamish product, great for burritos, etc. YUM!!)

What to pay: Cheap