🛒Mexican Grocery Store Online: How to Buy Authentic Mexican Products in the U.S.

What Mexican products are hard to find in the U.S.?

There's no fixed list of Mexican products you can't get in the U.S.: it depends on your city and the stores near you. Plenty of Mexican brands are sold on this side of the border, but what people tend to miss is the Mexican version, with its own flavor lineup, packaging and Spanish label.

Here are a few Mexico-made products worth looking for if you miss the taste of Mexico:

• •Sabritas Adobadas: potato chips from Sabritas, the classic Mexican chip brand, with adobo chile seasoning.
• •Doritos Pizzerolas and Incógnita: two Mexico-made Doritos flavors, one that tastes like pizza and one mystery flavor you have to guess.
• •Barcel Chips Fuego: spicy potato chips from Barcel, the same brand that makes Takis.
• •Marinela Gansito: the snack cake filled with strawberry jam and cream and coated in chocolate, a Mexican lunchbox classic.
• •Pulparindo and De la Rosa mazapán: the chile-tamarind candy and the crumbly peanut candy, both corner-store classics in Mexico.
• •Boing mango: a fruit drink with pulp from Boing, the Mexican brand made by the Pascual cooperative.

How can you tell if a Mexican product is authentic?

An authentic Mexican product shows it in the Mexican brand and maker, the Spanish-language label and the country of origin: Mexico. Before you buy online, look for these signs in the photo and on the product page:

• •The brand and maker: Barcel, Sabritas, Marinela, Gamesa, De la Rosa, Vero, Lucas and Tajín are Mexican brands you'll recognize right away.
• •A Spanish-language label and, when the maker prints it, the words “Hecho en México” (Made in Mexico).
• •Warning labels: many packaged foods made for Mexico carry black octagons like “EXCESO AZÚCARES” (excess sugars) or “EXCESO CALORÍAS” (excess calories), required by Mexico's labeling rules.
• •The country of origin on the product page, along with the brand and net contents.
• •The name alone isn't enough: many brands sell in both countries, so what confirms it's from Mexico is the label and the country of origin.

Where can you buy Mexican products online in the U.S.?

You can buy Mexican products at Latin grocery stores near you or online, at a Mexican grocery store like MexGoodies, which sells original Mexican products and ships to addresses in the United States and Canada. Whether you're after Takis online, Mexican candy or a bag of Maseca, the store is organized by aisles, like a grocery store in Mexico:

How do you shop at an online Mexican grocery store?

Shopping at an online Mexican grocery store works like any online purchase: you pick your products, enter your address, check the shipping cost and pay. All prices and charges are in U.S. dollars (USD), and you see the exact shipping cost, along with any applicable taxes, before you pay. Here's how it goes, step by step:

How does shipping work for Mexican groceries?

Shipping is calculated at checkout based on your order's weight and your address, using real USPS rates. Orders are prepared in 1 to 3 business days; estimated transit within the United States is 3 to 7 business days, and to Canada, 6 to 12 business days, plus any customs hold time.

Times are estimates, not guarantees: they can vary with peak season, weather or the carrier. Since the cost depends on weight, a bottle of hot sauce or a box of chocolate weighs more than a bag of chips, so check the total at checkout before you pay. And if you're shipping to Canada, duties or customs taxes may apply, paid by the person receiving the order.

Order preparation

1 to 3 business days

Estimated transit within the U.S.

3 to 7 business days

Estimated transit to Canada, plus customs

6 to 12 business days

Real rates, based on weight and address

USPS

Local grocery store or online Mexican grocery store?

The best approach is to use both: your local grocery store or Latin market for fresh food and whatever you need today, and an online Mexican grocery store for the Mexican brands and flavors you can't find nearby. At the store you walk out with your groceries right away and can get fruit, vegetables, meat and fresh dairy, though the range of Mexican brands depends on where you live. Online you get full aisles of Mexican brands delivered to your door in the U.S. or Canada, with shipping based on weight and address, and you just wait for preparation and transit.

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