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#26 |
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I love looking around the Chinese supermarkets in Soho and go often, but like above poster I don't rate Chinese cooking much. I also cannot bare crustacean seafood. So with Chinese food I am a bit limited. I find the supermarkets fascinating though.
Vegetables I find though aren't as fresh as you would get in our normal supermarkets are dirt cheap and some of the more unusual stuff I am always willing to try. Frozen dim sum - I always buy a few bags of these to use in my bamboo steamer. I prefer the veggie varieties. Sweets and cakes - Yum, so much to choose from. I don't think that that victoria sponge looks that great and most chinese "cakes" seem to have a strange texture. I did once buy these "Banana Cakes" they tasted lovely but had a texture of marzipan almost, which I couldn't get past and they made you feel quite sickly afterwards - I think they were made from some sort of curd. In one or two stores I buy the "Banana Loaf" - That is very nice! I also like the various biscuits encasing chocolate. Noodles - I always make sure I buy some dry packs of Vermacelli Rice Noodles, again they are just so cheap! I buy them for a special oriental chicken soup I like to make. It is very thin and involves boiling down a whole chicken, with added Mange Tout, baby sweetcorn and Pak Choi. Also the various instant noodles are great and cheap too - the children love them. |
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Does anyone know whether chinese supermarkets sell hot food, a work colleague told me years ago that the chinese supermarket in Peckham did, but was wondering if they do now?
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Thanks QS. ![]() @Freeasabird. It would be unusual for a Chinese supermarket to sell hot food in my experience...but there's no telling what they're capable of down in Peckham! |
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[quote=pugamo;57655815]Chinese supermarkets are scary![/QUOTE
That's so true! |
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Does anyone know whether chinese supermarkets sell hot food, a work colleague told me years ago that the chinese supermarket in Peckham did, but was wondering if they do now?
I love browsing but Mr Gooby doesn't like the smells so I have to leave him in the car! I too get my basic ingredients there as it is much cheaper than normal shops. Especially coconut milk/cream products - they are so expensive in other places. I stay away from the flavoured instant noodle meals though. They are very cheap but they contain so much salt I just can't put my body through it. Probably fine if you are in your twenties but you have to be a bit more careful once you hit 40! |
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