On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:40:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>I knew there was an oriental market in my town. Okay, I live
>in a large town, just my section alone has its own name and post
>office. So, after lunch today I decided to swing around, all the
>way to the other side of town, to this place.
>
>Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
>people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
>Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
>roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>
>Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
>with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
>probably not.
>
>Oh, what's this by my feet? Oh, a window into the Tilapia
>tank. Big fish, from what I could see. Got a few almond cookies,
>I love those. Got a shanghai rice dumpling. This should be
>interesting. And everything so cheap.
>
>That was fun.
>
>nancy
>

We did exactly the same thing yesterday. Bought dumplings, pork buns,
ribs, roast pork, some chicken, a few packs of frozen dumplings, a few
of those leaf-wrapped packet of rice and beans or pork, coconut milk,
Panang curry paste. Loads of fun.

They even had frozen durian - two kinds. I passed.

Boron