Green Options » Culinary adventures http://greenoptions.com/tag/culinary-adventures Posts tagged 'Culinary adventures' Sat, 31 May 2008 23:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Shopping In Toronto’s Chinatown http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/31/shopping-in-torontos-chinatown/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/31/shopping-in-torontos-chinatown/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 23:41:13 +0000 Meredith Melnick http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/05/31/shopping-in-torontos-chinatown/ Toronto’s ChinatownDespite a mild insecurity with shopping in grocery stores where the latin alphabet graces few labels, I was overcome with a desire to shop in Chinatown today upon seeing the perfect, sunny weather. More than picking up a few veggies, I was hoping to gather some inspiration. I have gotten into a bit of a cooking rut lately, which seems to be a consequence of farmer’s market shopping: always the same vendors, little variation from week to week. But much like a farmer’s market excursion, the Chinese groceries along Spadina Avenue offer a pleasurably ambling shopping experience without the neon lights, air conditioning and tasteless, overpackaged food that can be found at my local supermarket.

After fortifying myself on BBQ Pork steam buns, I walked into the first grocer

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