Asian groceries

Last friday, after the thumb therapy session, I drove to the Far East Oriental Market at Whitehall. It is the nearest asian grocery store to where I live. I drove along the very busy U.S. 22 Highway. I was so proud of myself that day. I managed to merge onto that highway, took a different route that’s totally new to me to get home, got lost, drove into Burger King parking lot, looked at map, then use another road to get home

It used to be very inconvenient to get to the asian grocery store. I either have to get rides from friends or take 2 buses to get there. I’ve even taken buses to get there in the winter, wearing a down jacket, standing alongside the road at the bus-stop with bags of groceries. So being able to drive there to buy stuff is quite a milestone for me!

Here’s a picture of the things I bought that day. I forgot to include a packet of frozen dumplings and a packet of instant santan powder in the photo. Listed are the things I bought and the price.

Silken tofu (2 blocks) - $1.19 each
Oyster sauce - $1.99
Chili beancurd (foo-yue) - $1.49
Frozen pork, leek, shrimp dumpling - $3.99
Yellow curry paste in can - $0.89
Green curry paste in can - $0.89
Thin rice noodle (beehoon) - $1.49
Chicken stock powder - $2.99
Tom yam paste - $1.39
Mung been thread (toong-fun) - $1.99
Instant santan powder - $0.69
Flat rice noodle (koay-teow) - $1.09
Korean instant noodle (u-dong flavor) - $0.69
5lb thai jasmine rice - $3.99
Century egg (6-in-a-box) - $1.89
Cooked salted egg (6-in-a-box) - $2.59
Bittergourd (foo-kua) - $1.09
Cili padi (a handful) - $0.36
TOTAL= $31.88

I made chicken, century egg, and salted egg porridge yesterday. I ate it with some chili beancurd