Azorian products

Think this picture speaks for itself. All Azorian and excellent. This particular pack of milk says meio gordo - which means half fat, and comparing it to any other milk one would think this is full cream.
How cool is this we can go to C.A.L.F (that is where they make the cheese, butter - it is the milk factory) and purchase it directly. Fresh cream is also obtainable by just leaving a glass jar with your name on it. The following day a solid jar of cream is ready for collection. No wonder the Portuguese make the most creamy dreamy desserts.

The bread is pao do flamengos, (presumable because there were Flemish settlers on Faial) we love this bread and most of the other local ones eg Pao do Milho, these ones are mostly baked in a traditional bread oven.

Azores is part of Portugal and we have found some old  brands of excellent products produced on the mainland. eg Couto  toothpaste (read up on the history of this company, they have been around since 1932) worth taking a look at their website, don't forget to click on the video.
Ach Brito is another great company producing soap, going since 1887.
The  old soap in the picture was found together with the toothpaste in a small village shop and the soap was so old, it still had a price in escudos - former currency.  I bought one and it was perfect, so went back the next week, figuring they have been there so long, it could wait another week and then I bought up the rest of their stock. Must of made their day, well they sure made mine.


Take today to see how much of what you consume is truly local.