Thanks to all farmers

9/26 Public Market and Super store

公共市場與超級商店

Today is food shopping day. For many people, it means going to Public Market and Super Store. Here are some observations. First of all, there should be a huge variety of food coming from different corners of the world. Second, the quantities of all kinds of food should be huge. Third, the expiration date should never be coming soon (or never come). Finally, the receipt should be as long as Nile River.

Used to shop one or two bunches of vegetables at farmers’ markets, I got lost and overwhelmed in Public Market and Super Store. These places are too tidy and appealing that people may not easily relate food to farmers who grow food.

Thanksgiving Day is coming. Try to buy a bunch of vegetable from a local farmer and say thanks to them.

在Richmond 這個亞洲人聚集的城市裡，幾乎所有的家鄉味都可以買的到，只是道不道地而已。「公共市場」(Public Market)好似南門市場再現，所有想的到和想不到的菜這裡都有，有些是這裡種的，有些是進口的。在這白人主宰的世界裡，亞洲人利用蔬菜宣示著強烈的族群意識，是不是怕跟家鄉斷了線成了沒根的浮萍?

根據廣告，Super Store最能體現加拿大的精神。所有的東西就是大、大、大，雖然很多都是進口自美國和中國。這就是所謂的地球村吧!拿別人的東西展現自己。

在感恩節的前夕，試著從農夫手上買一把蔬菜，然後說聲謝謝。

 樹上熟的比較好吃? 

 Taiwan or Taiwen? I am used to this kind of mistake. At least, it's not Thailand.

 It's really fun to see the English and Chinese names written together. Sometimes, imagination is needed to understand these names.

 

You can find this wine in every Taiwanese kitchen.

I guess this wine is also seen in every Chinese kitchen.

Chinese-Western style buns.

中西結合的肉包。讚!

 Big Big Big

 Endless rows.

沒有盡頭.....