The Z Market is a specialized convenient store that caters to the large Latin community that resides in Oceanside. It stocks fresh fruit and produce from the area’s farm region as well as imported goods from south of the border. There is a bakery section that makes homemade tortilla breads and Mexican desserts such as egg custard and sweet fruit breads. It has a deli section where customers may buy prepared foods and roasted chickens. It also sells homemade salsa and guacamole, as well as popular Mexican soft drinks and packaged snack foods. There’s a wiring service to send money and telegrams, as well as telephone calling cards and Latin newspapers.