My itty bitty Hispanic grocery store has three kinds of cream! Honduran, Guatemalan, Salvadorean

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marilynfl

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I looked them up and responders gave simple answers like: "It's named after where it's made."

Ya. Okay. I figured that much out on my own

But I'd like a culinary explanation so I don't have to buy all three and test them. Pittsburgh trip was a weight-gainer as hand-cut French fries is one of its four basic food groups, with pizza, ice cream & custard the other three. There were SIX custard stands within a 9-mile radius of Mom's house.

Please don't ask how I know that.

Anyway, back to cream...or crema. Are they all like sour cream...or are any of them sweet? Some sites said they were salty, but no two responders agreed on which was which.

 
I'm addicted to the Mexican crema. Such good stuff, I could eat it with a spoon!

We had fish tacos for dinner last night with the Mexican crema in the white sauce. It is the Cacique brand I buy, white bottle with green cap and is called Crema Mexicana Agria. They also make a Salvadoran crema same bottle but blue cap. HEB carries both, I've never tried the latter. HEB doesn't carry the other two you mention, at least I've not seen them. Is there anyone at the Hispanic market to answer the question?

The Mexican crema isn't as thick as sour cream, can be poured from the bottle.

I don't have the bottle to check, but I think Cacique is made in Los Angeles.

Edited to add that Cacique also makes a Mexican crema that is labeled table cream, assume that's what you meant by sweet?

 
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