Eat, Drink and Be Merry
I still remember how surprised I was when I moved down here at the amount of specialty food stores and restaurants. Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai, Soul Food, and other cultural foods are everywhere.
Our family’s favorite ethnic food store is The Delicate Oriental Grocery. This is the neatest store as it has all kinds of food from Japan, Vietnam, the Phillipines, and China. Adding to it’s “cool” factor was our experience the first time we went there. We came in and saw 2 oriental women with tongs running after a crab that had escaped from the basket. He was quickly making his way to the door. Now that’s one smart crab!
One of the other interesting cultural things in the store is the altar in the back of the store complete with offerings and incense burning.
We bought quite a few items and enjoyed reading the labels and looking at the products which were quite different than traditional “American” food. The store has fresh vegetables and also seafood as well.
The only downside–they take just cash! Remember to bring some along if you visit.
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