I'm trying not to drool thinking about this

The following comestibles are hard or impossible to find, super expensive, or just plain not as good in Nicaragua. I want to eat them.

- Smores

- Pizza

- Cheese that is not Nica queso, cuajada, quesillo, or other locally made varieties (not that those aren't good, but they're not the same)

- Thai food

- Indian food

- Mexican food (La Tolteca... Te quiero...)

- Apple pie

- Pumpkin pie

- Cheesecake (oh God...)

- Buffalo wings (Hard Times Cafe anyone?)

- Starbucks pumpkin spice latte

- Starbucks peppermint mocha

- Wawa's chicken salad sandwich with bacon

- Bacon (English style, none of that thin sliced American stuff. But that's better than nothing.)

- Whipped cream

- Taco Bell

- Dill pickles

- Krispy Kreme, chocolate-frosted, creme-filled, and other kinds of donuts

- Salt and vinegar potato chips

- Cadbury creme eggs

- Ribs dripping with BBQ sauce

- Salads

Okay that's enough of that. There's more, of course, but it's making me hungry and depressed thinking about them. Let's move on to something that I can have.

The following comestibles are widely available in Nicaragua, and are delicious. I want to eat them.

- Gallo pinto

- Pollo asado/carne asada

- Salpicón

- Crema

- Cuajada

- Tostones

- Tajadas

- Maduros fritos

- Sopa de frijoles and other forms of beans

- Huevos rancheros and other forms of eggs

- Fried rice (I can even make it Asian-style!)

- Spaghetti (NOT with ketchup and mayonnaise with grated cheese on top like they eat it here. I have to make it for it to be good, but it is fairly cheap and available)

- Ceviche (though it's expensive, mostly because I wouldn't trust it from anywhere but expensive restaurants)

...and plenty more. It's not so bad here food-wise, especially now that I'm cooking everything for myself. Yeah there's plenty you can't get, but there's lots of good stuff to fill your stomach too.