This Uptown Asian supermarket is as authentic as it gets.. The Scene
Anchoring a generic Uptown strip mall, this big market sells goods from all over East and Southeast Asia in the fluorescent supermarket
arrangement familiar to Americans. Incense from a small shrine near the registers suffuses the air, and most shoppers and staff are first-generation immigrants. On a given visit you might hear five different languages spoken. The language barrier can cause confusion at
times.

A World of Foods
This is the place to get supplied for authentic Asian cooking. Massive bags of rice are stacked next to bulk dried mushrooms and chilies. These give way to shelves of cleavers, chopsticks, and china, then to four aisles of noodles. Look for a soy sauce selection to rival the wine section in most supermarkets, numerous varieties of tofu, spicy kimchi, and all manner of pickled vegetables. Incense goes for astoundingly low
prices. The mammoth seafood department has fresh and preserved versions of everything from minnows to carp to whole squid and live crabs.…