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WATCH: A brief history of the Day of the Dead holiday<\/p>\n
Day of the Dead, or el D\u00eda de los Muertos, has been celebrated for centuries in Central America. Let’s trace back some of its history.<\/p>\n
Nicole Schaub, The Republic | azcentral.com<\/p>\n
As D\u00eda de los Muertos approaches, Arizona grocery stores stock their bakery shelves with traditional pan dulce and sweet breads that help families honor loved ones with flavor and memory.<\/p>\n
Conchas, empanadas, pan de huevo and pan de muerto were among variants that could be found at Food City, Ranch Market and El Super locations across the Valley.<\/p>\n
Here’s a look at where you can get Mexican sweet bread ahead of D\u00eda de los Muertos on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n
Which Arizona grocery stores sell pan dulce for D\u00eda de Muertos?<\/p>\n
Food City<\/a>, Ranch Market<\/a>, and El Super<\/a>, all have pan dulce and other Mexican sweet breads available year-round, including during D\u00eda de los Muertos.<\/p>\n Most of these stores offer self-serve bakeries for shoppers to select their favorite sweet breads.<\/p>\n Some Food City locations have specific checkouts at the bakery for shoppers buying pan dulce.<\/p>\n What kind of pan dulce are available D\u00eda de los Muertos?<\/p>\n Pan dulce sold year round included iconic conchas with their grid-like sugar crust, animal-shaped molasses cookies called puerquitos, also known as cochitos, and seasonal variants, like pumpkin empanadas.<\/p>\n Some bakeries also offer Americanized options, such as chocolate chip conchas or muffin-style sweet breads.<\/p>\n How much is pan dulce at Arizona grocery stores?<\/p>\n Food City<\/a> and El Super<\/a> had pan dulce options most for $0.98 each.<\/p>\n El Super had larger pan de muerto for $3.99 each.<\/p>\n Why is food part of D\u00eda de los Muertos celebrations?<\/p>\n D\u00eda de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday that honors and remembers<\/a> loved ones who have passed.<\/p>\n Decorative ofrendas<\/a> often include the favorite foods of those being remembered.<\/p>\n For many, that included sweet breads like pan dulce.<\/p>\n D\u00eda de los Muertos is all about celebration, remembrance and joy, turning grief into a festival of life.<\/p>\n Arizona Republic reporter Tiffany Acosta contributed to this article.<\/p>\n Rey Covarrubias Jr. reports for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Email him at:\u00a0rcovarrubias@gannett.com<\/a>, and connect with him on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>\u00a0at @ReyCJrAZ.<\/p>\n