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| - What a great little find. This is the cleanest Pinoy supermarket I've been to... very neatly-wrapped produce; no leaking styrofoam trays, etc. Big plus is that they're the only Asian market that sells (at least today) fish roe ("bihud" in Filipino) - not fish eggs (like caviar) - but the full sac that contains millions of eggs (see photo). They call it "Buffalo Roe" (whatever - just glad I found it). Also, it's the only small niche supermarket that I've seen that sells the following: barquillos, Navarro's crab paste and a frozen pig's head. A big plus is that it's a (less than) 10-minute drive from where I live - and I don't have to schlep to Maryland Parkway or fight for parking in Diho/168 Supermarket.
The rest of the groceries you will find in a Diho, or Seafood City, so if you're loyal to those places, then this won't be a tipping point for you - unless you live in the area. Also like other Asian markets, they'll fry your fish for you.
There's also a small food court that sells the usual - Pinoy bbq, fried fish, chicharon bulaklak, etc. - again, very clean, but I have not tried the food, so I don't know if it's any good. There's also a bakery that looks pretty comprehensive.
This is my new fave place of the moment. Note: this is on the corner of Trop and Durango - but on the West side. Same strip mall where Southwest Medical is.
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