I received a comment from a reader today who recently moved to Córdoba, Spain from the US, couldn’t find peanut butter (her comfort food), and was wondering if I could help her.

So, in case there are any other Americans out there are craving a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich in Spain, I thought I would list a few places where I’ve found peanut butter, at least here in Madrid.

1. Chinese alimentaciones (convenience stores) which actually import Skippy peanut butter with a Chinese label. I know of one on c/San Bernardino that always has peanut butter, but the brand changes sometimes.

2. Carrefour is a common grocery store that (at least in the past) carried a brand of peanut butter called Capitán Mani.

3. Hespen & Suárez - some specialty international stores like this one also carry peanut butter imported from the US. Here in Madrid we also have a couple “American stores” with all products imported from the States.

In every case, it’s going to cost you. You’ll most likely pay a few euros for a tiny jar.

Alternatively, you can either have a friend bring you some from the States, or pick some up in a country like The Netherlands where peanut butter can be found in your normal grocery store.