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Food costs
https://sirena.do/products/specials?page=1&limit=15&sort=1&category= Since everybody has completely different eating habits here is one of the supermarkets with some product prices to give you an idea. https://sirena.do/products/specials?page=1&limit=15&sort=1&category=
Going from dirt cheap ---- locally source produce, fresh veg, etc ---- to quite expensive if getting everything from a supermarket.
As an example, we get 1 bandera a day at lunch from a neighbour : a large plate of rice + meat ( chicken or pork, mainly ) + beans in sauce ( guandules or habichuelas ) + a side of salad.
5 days a week 2000 or 2500 pesos per month...... So dirt cheap.
Whereas we probably spend more than that for home made suppers, per week.
As an example, we get 1 bandera a day at lunch from a neighbour : a large plate of rice + meat ( chicken or pork, mainly ) + beans in sauce ( guandules or habichuelas ) + a side of salad.
5 days a week 2000 or 2500 pesos per month...... So dirt cheap.
Whereas we probably spend more than that for home made suppers, per week.
That's interesting, sounds delicious and cheap. I take that this is like in the campo so definitely beats the quality of any comedor?
So it comes to 100 pesos per serving? That is cheap as the lowest I have ever seen was 130-150 pesos per serving in comedor economico... This menu would not of course work for people who cannot tolerate rice on a daily basis but thankfully I'm not one of those...
If you are starting from scratch and having to buy some of the stuff that you wouldn't need to buy every week (oil, etc), I think that first week for two people might run 8,000 or so. After that, it would be less. I'm guessing OP's question is for a one-week stay...
Yeah, I don't do the rice thing every day
For me, the salt level in the comedors is a problem (just how many sopitas went in there?) But if it's good, I won't turn down an occasional plate like Malko describesI don't know. I do mostly the grocery shopping for me and my wife and i'm not really buying salmon or caviar every day. But i spend easy 80,000 Pesos for grocerys a month. 1 Liter of Orange Juice is 4$, One yoghurt 1$, , a pack of imported pasta 3$, 7$ for chicken breasts etc. etc. I'm well aware of the fact this is quite a lot and some familys with kids manage with 20k or even less but honestly i have no clue how they do it. And seriously, getting feeded by the neighboor for 100 RD$ /plate. Before it comes to this i swear i will shoot my self.
There are activities more intricate than what can be pulled out of a wallet when the subject is food. whoop's, there was a glitch while thinking about a reply. When a natural resource is exported the value of selling that resource within the origin does increase. Look around you for what food stuffs are at hand. Or, go into the markets and pay for what you want in your kitchen. My Mother-In-Law, Anna [ 92 years young ] raised Turkeys for special occasions. These days such a delicacy can be costly. Some days, when I load my backpack the out the door cost can be about $40 USD. Some days, when I am walking light weight, the cost can be $10.00 along the way home.
Yes, in the Campo.
Now, I am not a fan of a daily bandera, I mainly eat in the evening. No breakfast, no lunch. But I have been indulging in lunch lately 🥺
It gets even better, it feeds 2 people !!
Me and the kid --- when he gets back from school around 1530.
Or the kid and the dog ... Win win 😁.
Another example: last week we got 4 big chickens for 1k pesos from a truck in front of the house at 7 in the morning.....sure beats the prices at LaSirena......or even la pollera prices for that matter.
The down side is that I have to process the chickens...... Yes, they are live chickens.
Never have..... Dominican style cuisine, cooked to fukc.
P.S. The cook is family and she probably only cooks like 10 portions a day. Like a side hustle.
While in the city I am seeing many pigeons. Yes, as with quail or dove, it would take several for preparing to send into the kitchen. In the RD are there any Laws against taking pigeons to prepare for a dish?
KIS. Keep it simple. For the one week of tramping ? Sardines and crackers are light weight and the costs are about 100 DOP for a serving. You can pick the edible vegetation along the way.
We pay 3500 pesos a week for lunch for three people, but she always gives us enough for supper as well. Her food is good, Beans and rice only once a week, soup or mondongo on Friday, salad, meat, and Veggies every day. Occasionally quipe or yuca empanadas.
Yeah, there is always veg on my case too, but it's often cooked in the meat/sauce. Stuff like ñame, tayota, yucca, etc .... Which is kind of good as I hardly ever cool those veggies for myself--- I am more a broccoli/carrot/peas/spinach/etc kind of guy.