Grocery Shopping

In a city of 26 million people, this is a quiet day at the store.

Monday mornings seem to be a relatively 'quiet' time to grocery shop.  On this day, I wandered slowly up and down each aisle, assessing what I could do outside of the import section.  The import section is helpful, and many things that I would buy are available there...at a price, but I'm hoping to make my way in the general populace of the main store as well.




What I noticed is that cooking sauces are not readily available.  Ramen is as important to the locals as we would imagine.  Dried food is HUGE...two whole aisles!

I know roses are edible, but snack food?

Duck Jerky?

Nothing is wasted, and people will eat anything.

I think this is frogs in shrink-wrap.  On second thought, this might be a small rodent or something...

Buying live food is common.

I guess it's fresher this way

Bag it and be on your way.

Touching raw meats isn't an issue

There are several ways to prepare Tofu!

BTW, how many different ways are there to make soy sauce?...because there's a whole aisle dedicated to that too!

I do not aim to make fun of a culture that is different than mine.  It's just different, as mine would likewise be perceived by others.