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Posted: 4/8/2006 11:04:30 PM EDT

Had a new asian grocer open last week locally. Made my first visit there last Wed. I love browsing the aisles and studying all the strange food.

Dried sardines?
Sour bamboo shoots?

This was the first asian grocery store I've been in that had very little in the way of english on the packaging. It was quite hard figuring out what some of the items were.

These little sesame cake/pseudo rice krispy treats are kickass. And the ramen style noodles from Thailand are the best I've ever eaten. Just hope these frozen fish cakes are good.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:07:30 PM EDT

[#1]

I wish I had a good one around here.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:11:50 PM EDT

[#2]

We have two within 70 miles. The one I referenced above is about 35 miles away.

The owner is a very nice guy. My wife and I were the only ones in the store and he chatted with us, recommended products, etc.

His selection wasn't that great, but he had just been open for a week and wasn't fully stocked.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:14:45 PM EDT

[#3]

We have a big Asian population in CT because of the two large casinos
and there are a few good grocers here.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:15:48 PM EDT

[#4]

Fishcakes are very good but they dont keep long in the refer, so eat them fast!

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:16:33 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
We have a big Asian population in CT because of the two large casinos
and there are a few good grocers here.

We have a sizable Indian population, but zero Indian restaurants or grocers. Heck the chain grocery stores don't even carry Indian staples.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:18:50 PM EDT

[#6]

Local supermarket has a asian section but it's pretty pathetic.
I miss my moms cooking.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:20:18 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
We have a big Asian population in CT because of the two large casinos
and there are a few good grocers here.

We have a sizable Indian population, but zero Indian restaurants or grocers. Heck the chain grocery stores don't even carry Indian staples.

Give it time, I'm sure there is a someone that has seen the business opportunity
and is working on it.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:21:13 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Local supermarket has a asian section but it's pretty pathetic.
I miss my moms cooking.

nothing like moms cooking

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:22:00 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Local supermarket has a asian section but it's pretty pathetic.

All my locals have is the usual shit selection of the canned chow mein with the gooey stuff in one can and a can of chow mein noodles on top.

The super Wal Mart has a decent selection, nothing really spectacular though. If you want bonito flakes, panko, tamerind, etc. you've got to drive a few miles.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:23:28 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Give it time, I'm sure there is a someone that has seen the business opportunity
and is working on it.

There just isn't a broad market for it I guess. If it isn't Hardee's, Long John's, Taco Hell, or Burger King, most people around here don't want it.

I love living in the sticks, but it sucks if you're a curious foodie like me.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:25:59 PM EDT

[#11]

I like most of the asian shops I've been to. But some of them just refuse to pull old shit off the shelves. And with no expiration dates on alot of the stuff you don't know till you get it home. The one I go to now is great though.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:37:35 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
[Heck the chain grocery stores don't even carry Indian staples.

You mean stuff like buffalo and pemmican?

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:46:08 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
[Heck the chain grocery stores don't even carry Indian staples.

You mean stuff like buffalo and pemmican?

Dots, not godless savages.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:47:58 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
You mean stuff like buffalo and pemmican?

I think he was referring to stuff like chutney Slurpees and vindaloo ice cream pushups.

"Thank you, come again!"

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:48:06 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
[Heck the chain grocery stores don't even carry Indian staples.

You mean stuff like buffalo and pemmican?

Too phunny Pic! East Indians (Hindus) consider the cow to be sacred. OK, I know you were thinking of the Native Americans but buffalo isn't as plentiful as it once was (but darn if it isn't better for you).

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:48:42 PM EDT

[#16]

dots or feathers?
Dots are push start and turbans are pull start

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:49:56 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

I think he was referring to stuff like chutney Slurpees and vindaloo ice cream pushups.

Now that's a party!

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:55:19 PM EDT

[#18]

My kick-ass coworker brought back a bag of roasted little crabs from the Asian grocery store after lunch there. Apparently they're a snack food in Japan. They smell like old fish, didn't try any.

If you can pull it out of the ocean, the Japs will eat it.

Posted: 4/8/2006 11:59:10 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
If you can pull it out of the ocean, the Japs will eat it.

Ain't it the truth. Watching Iron Chef will reveal that quite quickly.

Posted: 4/9/2006 12:08:16 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Local supermarket has a asian section but it's pretty pathetic.
I miss my moms cooking.

nothing like moms cooking

My mom's cooking sucked.

Posted: 4/9/2006 12:17:28 AM EDT

[#21]

There's one in champagin, and I got the shark fin soup powder there... instant shark fin soup... fucking insane man...

durnk posts are bad...

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