I knew there was an oriental market in my town. Okay, I live
in a large town, just my section alone has its own name and post
office. So, after lunch today I decided to swing around, all the
way to the other side of town, to this place.

Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.

Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
probably not.

Oh, what's this by my feet? Oh, a window into the Tilapia
tank. Big fish, from what I could see. Got a few almond cookies,
I love those. Got a shanghai rice dumpling. This should be
interesting. And everything so cheap.

That was fun.

nancy

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:40:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>I knew there was an oriental market in my town. Okay, I live
>in a large town, just my section alone has its own name and post
>office. So, after lunch today I decided to swing around, all the
>way to the other side of town, to this place.
>
>Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
>people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
>Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
>roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>
>Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
>with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
>probably not.
>
>Oh, what's this by my feet? Oh, a window into the Tilapia
>tank. Big fish, from what I could see. Got a few almond cookies,
>I love those. Got a shanghai rice dumpling. This should be
>interesting. And everything so cheap.
>
>That was fun.
>
>nancy
>

We did exactly the same thing yesterday. Bought dumplings, pork buns,
ribs, roast pork, some chicken, a few packs of frozen dumplings, a few
of those leaf-wrapped packet of rice and beans or pork, coconut milk,
Panang curry paste. Loads of fun.

They even had frozen durian - two kinds. I passed.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote

> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:40:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
>>people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
>>Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
>>roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>>
>>Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
>>with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
>>probably not.
>>
>>Oh, what's this by my feet? Oh, a window into the Tilapia
>>tank. Big fish, from what I could see. Got a few almond cookies,
>>I love those. Got a shanghai rice dumpling. This should be
>>interesting. And everything so cheap.

> We did exactly the same thing yesterday. Bought dumplings, pork buns,
> ribs, roast pork, some chicken, a few packs of frozen dumplings, a few
> of those leaf-wrapped packet of rice and beans or pork, coconut milk,
> Panang curry paste. Loads of fun.

How funny, what a coincidence. I will definitely be going back there.
Just got the lay of the land on this trip.

> They even had frozen durian - two kinds. I passed.

Heh, I missed that, but no worries, I would pass on that, too.

The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
safe.

nancy

On Jan 28, 10:51 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
> safe.
>
I take a small Igloo cooler with me when I'm going to buy live Dungies
to take home. Otherwise they shred any bags. And you don't want them
crawling around your car! -aem

"aem" > wrote

> On Jan 28, 10:51 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>> The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
>> safe.
>>
> I take a small Igloo cooler with me when I'm going to buy live Dungies
> to take home. Otherwise they shred any bags. And you don't want them
> crawling around your car!

Oh! No, I don't thank you for the scare ... I mean, warning!

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "aem" > wrote
>
> > On Jan 28, 10:51 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>
> >> The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
> >> safe.
> >>
> > I take a small Igloo cooler with me when I'm going to buy live Dungies
> > to take home. Otherwise they shred any bags. And you don't want them
> > crawling around your car!
>
> Oh! No, I don't thank you for the scare ... I mean, warning!
>
> nancy
>
>

Nancy Young wrote:

> "aem" > wrote
>
> > On Jan 28, 10:51 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>
> >> The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
> >> safe.
> >>
> > I take a small Igloo cooler with me when I'm going to buy live Dungies
> > to take home. Otherwise they shred any bags. And you don't want them
> > crawling around your car!
>
> Oh! No, I don't thank you for the scare ... I mean, warning!
>


On one of the local food forums some guy was telling about live shrimp he
bought in Chicago's Chinatown...the shrimp were pretty lively as they
managed to jump out of their container when they were in the fridge, when he
opened the fridge they were all over the place!

--
Best
Greg

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:51:31 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote
>
>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:40:23 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>
>>>Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
>>>people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
>>>Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
>>>roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>>>
>>>Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
>>>with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
>>>probably not.
>>>
>>>Oh, what's this by my feet? Oh, a window into the Tilapia
>>>tank. Big fish, from what I could see. Got a few almond cookies,
>>>I love those. Got a shanghai rice dumpling. This should be
>>>interesting. And everything so cheap.
>
>> We did exactly the same thing yesterday. Bought dumplings, pork buns,
>> ribs, roast pork, some chicken, a few packs of frozen dumplings, a few
>> of those leaf-wrapped packet of rice and beans or pork, coconut milk,
>> Panang curry paste. Loads of fun.
>
>How funny, what a coincidence. I will definitely be going back there.
>Just got the lay of the land on this trip.
>
>> They even had frozen durian - two kinds. I passed.
>
>Heh, I missed that, but no worries, I would pass on that, too.
>
>The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
>safe.
>
>nancy
>
YES....did you go to the place in Parsippany?

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote

> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:51:31 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
>>safe.

> YES....did you go to the place in Parsippany?

No, that's far from me. This was in Middletown. Embarrassingly,
the way I carried on about no oriental food markets.

nancy

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:03:36 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote
>
>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:51:31 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>
>>>The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
>>>safe.
>
>> YES....did you go to the place in Parsippany?
>
>No, that's far from me. This was in Middletown. Embarrassingly,
>the way I carried on about no oriental food markets.
>
>nancy
>

We'll have to hit that one on our next drive-to-nowhere adventure.

There is another very good one in Edison, on Rte 1.

Boron

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Boron Elgar" > wrote
>
>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:51:31 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>
>>> The live Dungeness crabs? One or two of those might not be
>>> safe.
>
>> YES....did you go to the place in Parsippany?
>
> No, that's far from me. This was in Middletown. Embarrassingly,
> the way I carried on about no oriental food markets.
>
> nancy
>
>

You are fortunate to have some good markets nearby. There are quite a
few in that general area.

Don't miss the big Asian strip mall over on Rt 1 in Edison.

I have to stock up every month or so when I am in Philly, NYC or North
Jersey.

In article >,
says...
> Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
> roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>
> Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
> with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
> probably not.
>

Both the pig and duck were probably Chinese barbecue. They are cooked
with a soy/anise/sweet flavored sauce and can be really delicious. Fully
cooked. With rice and a vegetable stir fry one or the other can make a
great and easy meal.


--
Peter Aitken

"Peter A" > wrote

> In article >,
> says...

>> Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
>> with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
>> probably not.

> Both the pig and duck were probably Chinese barbecue. They are cooked
> with a soy/anise/sweet flavored sauce and can be really delicious. Fully
> cooked. With rice and a vegetable stir fry one or the other can make a
> great and easy meal.

Hey, great idea, thanks. One of these days, I'll get back there and
pick up one or the other. Too bad it's not closer. Place was packed,
too.

nancy

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:01:31 -0500, Peter A >
wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>> Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
>> roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>>
>> Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
>> with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
>> probably not.
>>
>
>Both the pig and duck were probably Chinese barbecue. They are cooked
>with a soy/anise/sweet flavored sauce and can be really delicious. Fully
>cooked. With rice and a vegetable stir fry one or the other can make a
>great and easy meal.


The duck certainly is at my place, but the pig is lechón.

Boron

>
> That was fun.
>
> nancy

Is this place any where near Morris County? The asian market near
work closed years ago....

...fred

"kuvasz guy" > wrote

> Is this place any where near Morris County? The asian market near
> work closed years ago....

Boron mentioned one in Parsippany.

nancy

On 28 Jan 2007 11:02:52 -0800, "kuvasz guy" > wrote:

>>
>> That was fun.
>>
>> nancy
>
>Is this place any where near Morris County? The asian market near
>work closed years ago....
>
>..fred


Where are you in Morris? The place I go to is in Parsippany.

Boron

On Jan 28, 2:09 pm, Boron Elgar > wrote:
> On 28 Jan 2007 11:02:52 -0800, "kuvasz guy" > wrote:
>
>
>
> >> That was fun.
>
> >> nancy
>
> >Is this place any where near Morris County? The asian market near
> >work closed years ago....
>
> >..fredWhere are you in Morris? The place I go to is in Parsippany.
>
> Boron

Parsippany isn't too far. Is it near 46?

...fred

On 28 Jan 2007 11:16:09 -0800, "kuvasz guy" > wrote:

>
>
>On Jan 28, 2:09 pm, Boron Elgar > wrote:
>> On 28 Jan 2007 11:02:52 -0800, "kuvasz guy" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >> That was fun.
>>
>> >> nancy
>>
>> >Is this place any where near Morris County? The asian market near
>> >work closed years ago....
>>
>> >..fredWhere are you in Morris? The place I go to is in Parsippany.
>>
>> Boron
>
>Parsippany isn't too far. Is it near 46?
>
>..fred

Near 46, near 287 and near 80, too.

Boron

Nancy Young wrote:

> I knew there was an oriental market in my town. Okay, I live
> in a large town, just my section alone has its own name and post
> office. So, after lunch today I decided to swing around, all the
> way to the other side of town, to this place.
>
> Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
> people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
> Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
> roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>
> Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
> with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
> probably not.
>
> Oh, what's this by my feet? Oh, a window into the Tilapia
> tank. Big fish, from what I could see. Got a few almond cookies,
> I love those. Got a shanghai rice dumpling. This should be
> interesting. And everything so cheap.
>
> That was fun.


There ya go, congrats...you'll have lotsa fun with this new place :-)

--
Best
Greg

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:U-
:

> Got my gyoza. Had a blast, it was just like descriptions from
> people here. All kinds of strange vegetables, noodles, etc etc.
> Then the butcher, you could ask for some pig. They had one
> roasted, hanging there, they'd hack off a piece.
>
> Mariinated ducks, hanging by their heads. What would you do
> with those? Just curious. They looked kind of cooked, but
> probably not.

Probably Peking duck.

The asian market near me has chicken feet! I also remember the first time
I went to the Mexican market when I moved here to SoCal in the 80's and
saw a goats head in the meat case!!!




--

Charles
The significant problems we face cannot be solved
at the same level of thinking we were at when we
created them. Albert Einstein