First stop on Magical Culinary Tour: Avenue U, home to the smallest Chinatown in NYC!
I had a bit of time today after breakfast to run some errands so I thought I'd take a walk in my neighborhood, Avenue U, to source some ingredients for tonight's dinner.
south side of the street - Chinese pharmacies, florist, and super stores
I needed some tofu and other ingredients, so I headed straight for the chinese superstore I always go to for Asian ingredients and meat, fish, and poultry. I knew about the place even before I moved here, as my parents go there all the time. They actually prefer the fish here to the big super shops on Brighton Beach, Brooklyn's Little Odessa. I didn't even know the name of the store until I saw it on my credit card statement shortly after I moved here.
Here's the store.
Bok choi, among other things.. Not sure what they all are as all the signs are in Chinese, LOL.
Which tofu?? Silken? Firm? I ended up choosing Regular.
Well thanks for coming on this Magical Culinary Tour. Watch this space tomorrow for a report of tonight's Asian-inspired dinner!
3 comments:
Still loving your blog, Ilana! And I love the "Magical Culinary Tour". The name really struck a chord! ;) That tofu stir fry also looks like something for me!
Paola
Hi, sweetie, yes this recipe is right up your alley! Let me know if you ever need the recipe...
xoxo
Ilana
I really loved this magical culinary tour too, more pics please of your neighbourhood, I feel like I'm shopping with you!!!!
Any pub pictures and we can go for a cyber pint???
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