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| - Well, I was pleasantly surprised to spot this market today...who would have thought that "Super G Mart" was international food...good thing I took a second look! Is this market new? or did I just never notice it before? In any case, I am pleased to not have to drive all the way to the Asian market on Central Ave. now!
I wasn't in a hurry so I swung on in and had a look around the whole place. They have a nice selection of oriental vegetables including over a dozen different types of mushrooms, many different meat cuts you won't find in HT, many different types of whole fresh fish, a huge frozen section of exotic foods... OMG.
I noticed Asian, Middle Eastern, some European...and, of course, all the usual stuff. I hadn't planned on buying anything really, although I should have known better, but I spotted some fish-shaped buns filled with sweet red bean paste just like the ones I had in Chin Hae, South Korea when I was there in the winter of 1995...freezing, the coldest I've ever been, and the only warmth on the street was a cart where a Korean woman was making these in an iron mold over an open flame...the fish shaped buns were hot and sweet and the heat from the cart was beautiful...
But back to today... I think the prices are very reasonable, in fact low, for the items I checked in the produce, meats, and frozen sections and I was surprised that some items were as inexpensive as they are here and if you are on a tight budget I think you should certainly see what they have here.
I spent over an hour just walking around, checking everything out. I love markets like this, they remind me of my childhood and of my travels, and I will def go back and buy more, but my only regret is that there are not more organic foods, especially produce, and the meat is not free range. I'm very picky picky about my food these days for both health and ethical reasons...but if I had noticed that Korean Restaurant that I see mentioned in other reviews (it must have been closed today because I did not smell any fabulous aromas of cooking foods wafting around the store) I def would have filled up and also taken some to go, and I will certainly stop there to have a bite next time I'm in the area because I love Korean food!
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