We’ve gone to the grocery store three times now. The first grocery store we went to was the equivalent of a Nob Hill Foods or an Andronicos. You know those ridiculously expensive grocery stores; the ones that gave you paper bags before they were forced to by the City of San Francisco. The kind of store that charges you 10 bucks for the same jar of Jiffy that you get at Safeway for two. Not the organic Whole Foods, I’m talking the same run of the mill grocery store that justifies their high prices by providing paper bags and gourmet coffee. Well this is the first kind of grocery store we went to. We completely over paid (which is unfortunate seeing how half of the groceries went to waste anyway). This grocery store was however very much like every store back home. Bright fluorescent lights, aisles of food separated by type or temperature. Just like home, including the prices. But part of the great thing of living in China is that you shouldn’t have to pay U.S. prices.

Second grocery store was much cheaper and much more of what you would expect from a Chinese grocery store. Live crabs outside, kind of grungy and tattered, with a great selection and SUPER CHEAP!! A load of groceries costs about 20 bucks… kind of awesome.

Nevertheless, there are a few things I would put on my questionable list…

Chicken Feet
Dried Chicken Body Parts, which I could not identify
Eggs, with blue dots (not chicken eggs)
Giant fruit with spikes
Dried Animal Parts, which I could not identify and which were not Chicken
Entire ducks with bill attached, cooked and sauced (poor Donald)

Ahh the good life!!

UPDATE!!!

I completely forgot to mention the Jackie Chan frozen dumplings. Garrett has reminded me!! In the frozen food section, there are premade dumplings that you can microvave, boil or steam and who’s endorsing them? That’s right Mr. Jackie Chan. His big face is right on the plastic packaging. With this hideous fake grin he entices you to buy his products. So we did, we figure we know who he is and he probably doesn’t want to tarnish his reputation by endorsing gross food. If we get sick off his food we can probably sue for alot. Never the less they now sit frozen in our freezer waiting to be boiled. Maybe if we eat the Chirs Tucker will come out and show us some karate moves while perpetuating his comedic stereo types.

2 Comments »

1. 

   I don’t know about the dried animal parts, but Chicken feet are good… particularly in soup! lol Seriously, I grew up eating that stuff in Panama. I love duck too! I buy it whole here at my favorite Chinese restaurant in Bloomington. They cut it up for you. You should try it!

   Hang in there!

   Comment by Lissette — December 18, 2008 @ 2:33 am

2. 

   You forgot about the frozen dumplings with a picture of Jackie Chan on the packaging! Classic

   Comment by Garrett — December 18, 2008 @ 11:25 am

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