ok i'm doing a paper on an ethnic grocery store, and my partner and i chose grand asia market. i've been there before, and went there today, too. i started writing the paper, finally, and discovered that i really should've written down the types of produce they have. so if anyone knows any specific fruits or vegetables or anything that they have, please share. i know some stuff, but i figure the longer the lists the better, right?

6/20/2006 5:34:48 PM

PM any of the people in the Garage.

They eat rice for a living.

6/20/2006 5:39:00 PM

http://www.grandasiamarket.com/

Quote :

"Asian vegetables in our Produce department include fresh bok choy, bean sprouts, leek, ginger, gailan, lotus root, cilantro, basil, lemongrass, fresh mint, and mustard."

6/20/2006 5:40:54 PM

ah yeah, forgot to mention i saw the website already. ^thanks

6/20/2006 5:41:26 PM

Did you click on the produce link? They have a list of everything they stock with pictures!

6/20/2006 5:41:56 PM

They've got quite a lot. Ummm.... Well the only think I can readily think of is lychees.

6/20/2006 5:42:12 PM

Ooooh do something about Lychee

I love those shits

6/20/2006 5:42:34 PM

all I know about that place is that it stinks of seafood.

6/20/2006 5:42:50 PM

Lychees are the sex. Especially when covered in dark chocolate.

6/20/2006 5:42:59 PM

^^^^^ ok you're a genius. i guess there's two websites? i was at this one:
http://www.ils.unc.edu/~liuz/inls181/

6/20/2006 5:44:09 PM

Fresh lychees are to die for...or goto an Indian grocery store and get Lychee concentrate for the summers


yummmmmmy

6/20/2006 5:44:36 PM

Lychee Martinis...

Oh yeah there's lots of gross ass Asian food in the Comissary in Ft. Bragg
Shit like Cuttlefish Crackers and those Jelly-With Sugar Cubes-In'em things and stuff.
Or Squid sauce and stuff.

6/20/2006 5:51:51 PM

= <3

6/20/2006 5:54:29 PM

It's curious how a grand asia market page got hosted on SILS.

6/20/2006 5:57:33 PM

rofl

6/20/2006 5:58:37 PM

You should do one of the other ones... like in greensboro, grand asia is the bomb compared to those places... I have to drive Pieng to raleigh, or charlotte to keep her happy. Its all organised crime either way you look at it though.

6/20/2006 6:31:05 PM

had to do one within 10 miles of campus.

6/20/2006 6:59:04 PM

5^

Wow, I forgot about those. Didn't they have vanilla creme ones too?

6/20/2006 7:19:48 PM

i liked vanilla, too! maybe they'll get some in, but right now they just have chocolate, strawberry, and chestnut. never tried the chestnut.

6/20/2006 7:20:56 PM

I just went to a new asian grocery pretty similar to Grand Asia, it's close to the Sam's club near here. Maybe someone knows the name and road, it's where the cheap gas is. Anyway, it's bigger than Grand Asia and the prices are similar, plus it's near Taco Bell.

6/20/2006 11:06:33 PM

arg i'm supposed to get this paper to 12 pages with my partner, and so far we have.... 6. 8 if you count the two pages of pictures. still, 4 pages off wtf. 12 pages to describe a grocery store is complete bullshit.

6/20/2006 11:44:31 PM

Umm be like
there are lots of wee metal bolts holding the shelves together. I bet they are made in china, too. it smells like *insert gross smell here*. I dunno, my asian market smells like ass and is dirty as hell, so I stick to bottled things like oyster sauce and whatnot.

6/20/2006 11:47:54 PM

Quote :

"arg i'm supposed to get this paper to 12 pages with my partner, and so far we have.... 6. 8 if you count the two pages of pictures. still, 4 pages off wtf. 12 pages to describe a grocery store is complete bullshit."

For some reason, I was nominated to talk to the professor about how I thought the length requirement was too long. I did my best, but he wouldn't budge.

If I recall correctly, everybody made the requirement though. Just keep writing...talk about the other patrons and the employees, discuss how they handle transactions, signs outside, parking, cleanliness, products, product grouping, etc...

The trick is to not be comparative. Just observe and report as if you'd never entered a "normal" grocery store in your life.

I think I filled up space by describing the other patrons and employees in serious detail and listing ingredients in the products and where they were made and who made them, etc... I also had an hour long conversation with the cashier and he told me a lot about his religion, his favorite foods, and his favorite recipes and when he preferred to eat them...fuck he told me a lot of unsolicited shit (All I said was, "I'm observing a grocery store for a project..." and he just started sharing.)

6/21/2006 12:39:18 AM

so don't be comparative? there was another website that had an outline based on what a different teacher wanted, and it said to compare. we did the whole paper without comparing, except noting extreme differences, but then at the end i'm putting in a paragraph about how it differs. aaand thanks for the good ideas!: how they handle transactions, signs outside, parking, cleanliness, products, product grouping..

6/21/2006 1:01:28 AM

ANT 252!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

6/21/2006 1:11:14 AM

^hahah yes. i go to class, sometimes, and read. it's crazy. and by crazy i mean really boring.

paper update: at 7 pages (9 with pics) and holding. goodnight.

6/21/2006 1:37:11 AM

I can't find the transfer cord for my camera to upload the pictures that I've taken so I have to fill in two more pages of this silly paper.

Oh well, good luck with getting yours done!

[Edited on June 21, 2006 at 4:11 AM. Reason : I'm dumb]

6/21/2006 4:06:53 AM

Here is what 99% of all asian stores look like...

Isle A: Produce
Typical vegetables are tomatoes, bok choy, mint, basil, limes, lemon grass, bean sprouts, cilantro, green onions, taro, ginger, carrots, daikon, onions, mustard greens, chinese cabbage, napa cabbage, garlic, egg plant, oyster mushrooms, portabello mushrooms, shitaki mushrooms, bamboo, the list goes on and on.

Typical fruits are lemons, limes, asian pears, mangos, peaches, young coconut, kiwi, papaya, various types of oranges, plums, apples, and whatever is in season pretty much.

Isle B: Canned Goods
When I say canned goods, I mean LOTS of canned goods. Usually two or three grocery isles dedicated to canned foods. Asians can almost all fruits and vegetables and rotten shrimp.

Isle C: Spices/Sauces
This list would go on forever too. They have a sauce for literally every dish. You do not cook an asian dish without using atleast one type of sauce.

Isle D: Frozen foods/Meats
Frozen stuff usually include dumplings, various types of rolls, various meats, deserts, and veggies... and my favorite: spinach flavoured ice cream

Usually consists of typical meats like beef, pork, chicken, and sea creatures. The secret to the unique asian store smell is their seafood department. You can smell it when you walk in the front door.

Isle E: Candy
My favorite ilse. Candy ranges from the sweet, to the sour, to the bitter, and even reaches to the point of salty fish taste.

Isle F: Rice
Pallets and pallets of rice. Short grain, long grain, and sweet/sticky rice.

Isle G: Other
The random pots, plates, toys, ear pickers, utensils, medicine, herbs, and rubber sandals.

6/21/2006 8:12:13 AM

bak choy, Yu choy, Kilan (choy), beansprouts, ginger, mangos, dragon eyes, spring onions, parsley, cilantro, black bean, lychee, asian pears, lotsa other stuff as well.

alot of choy, which is just asian green leafy veggies.

6/21/2006 8:30:04 AM

Quote :

"For some reason, I was nominated to talk to the professor about how I thought the length requirement was too long. I did my best, but he wouldn't budge."

its not that long, if you are detailed about it or even if you are not, its not all about the grocery store, it has alot of other aspects that you need to cover. I wrote a 23 pager on this one after I was done, and was concerned about the length.

6/21/2006 8:32:49 AM

thanks for all the help guys!

6/21/2006 9:32:35 AM

Isle = An island, especially a small one

Aisle = Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

6/21/2006 10:09:42 AM

Tanzarian = "Arman tanzarian" (aka Principal Skinner from the Simpsons)

A Tanzarian = Tdub's Grammatical Corrections Facility Manager

6/21/2006 1:00:54 PM

I buy my green tea from Grand Asia market and sometimes some Salmon.

Foojoy Lungching Green tea is what I get.

6/21/2006 1:42:27 PM

what about a&c on 401/70?

it's bigger than grand asia

6/21/2006 9:04:10 PM

I just drank pure Lychee juice.

6/21/2006 9:10:56 PM