i can walk the aisles of a well-stocked supermarket for hours. i love cold storage for the wide variety of goods from around the world. ooh and carre four, for the same reason. i love giant. wide aisles, shelves that go on forever.
i get a rush in seeing meringue powder, tahini, refried beans, buttermilk, creme fraiche, fennel. i know, weird. but back where i came from, groceries had a 3-basic-needs kind of philosophy. i had been substituting for buttermilk in all the years i've been cooking that i almost cried when i saw it in cold storage. buttermilk marinade for chicken! buttermilk pancakes! goodbye 1 tbsp vinegar plus milk, you were a good friend.
i also like ntuc, basic but lots of discounted goods. it's my usual grocery of choice because there's one near our place. the fruits and vegetables are fresh; prawns and chicken breast fillet neatly packed; and lots of tofu :). the ntuc hougang branch is a different story though. this one's a walk in the park, literally. two floors of grocery bliss :)
a well-stocked grocery does level up one's cooking. recipes come to life because ingredients are available. there's just so much to try. in the coming weeks, i plan to do sangria, baked pasta (haven't decided which one yet), lemon squares.. can't wait! :)
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