Hong Kong Food Market,New Orleans
Jan 15, 2012 12:36:16 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2012 12:36:16 GMT
New Orleans has a relatively small Asian community. It consists of mainly Thai, Taiwanese and Vietnamese persons. US Census bureau data,if one can rely upon it,(I'm very doubtful these figures are at all accurate especially in the Post Katrina diaspora).
The figure I found quoted Asian persons living in the NOLA Metropolitan area making up 5.2% of a population of 343,829.
Asian businesses 2.9%.
The major concentration of the Asian community resides in 2 areas,the West Bank of the Mississippi River and New Orleans East.
Over on the West Bank a large Asian food market sits plopped down amid a nondescript strip mall and services the areas population and a fair number of non Asian people like myself who seek out Asian delicacies not to be had in our regular generic supermarkets.
(There are also some of the areas finest Vietnamese cuisine to be had and we enjoyed a lunch at one of them before going to the market).
It's always an event for me to go and I don't have much occasion to get there because of it's location.
Anyway,this past Friday my dear friend and his 8 month old son took a trek over there and spent a good deal of time cruising the aisles. Previous visits to the market had been limited because the persons I accompanied had no intention of hanging out as long as I wanted to and towing a camera,forget it!!
I photographed the highlights of the market that our schedule allowed. There were some sections not covered in here but,I hope to return soon and do a follow up.
Compared to major cities,this particular market may not measure up in scale and intrigue,but,for us it's a treat here in this region.
Let's go!!
Over the Crescent City Connection we go to the West Bank.
My first purchase, a half dozen of these. Please note we're going to see some misspelled signs here. The majority of the employees here do not speak or write fluent English,which does pose a challenge when requesting a specific item. I had photos of some items I wanted to buy,it helped some, but, there were a few items I could not find.
My next purchase,some Yellow Pompano.
The seafood selection here is fresh fresh!!
Specialty noodle section. I was in search of noodles for Shanghai Noodles one of the recipes on our board. I still don't think I got the right ones.
Lots of bulk items!
Kitchenwares. I am a sucker for utensils and gadgets. I bought some new ones while here.
The figure I found quoted Asian persons living in the NOLA Metropolitan area making up 5.2% of a population of 343,829.
Asian businesses 2.9%.
The major concentration of the Asian community resides in 2 areas,the West Bank of the Mississippi River and New Orleans East.
Over on the West Bank a large Asian food market sits plopped down amid a nondescript strip mall and services the areas population and a fair number of non Asian people like myself who seek out Asian delicacies not to be had in our regular generic supermarkets.
(There are also some of the areas finest Vietnamese cuisine to be had and we enjoyed a lunch at one of them before going to the market).
It's always an event for me to go and I don't have much occasion to get there because of it's location.
Anyway,this past Friday my dear friend and his 8 month old son took a trek over there and spent a good deal of time cruising the aisles. Previous visits to the market had been limited because the persons I accompanied had no intention of hanging out as long as I wanted to and towing a camera,forget it!!
I photographed the highlights of the market that our schedule allowed. There were some sections not covered in here but,I hope to return soon and do a follow up.
Compared to major cities,this particular market may not measure up in scale and intrigue,but,for us it's a treat here in this region.
Let's go!!
Over the Crescent City Connection we go to the West Bank.
My first purchase, a half dozen of these. Please note we're going to see some misspelled signs here. The majority of the employees here do not speak or write fluent English,which does pose a challenge when requesting a specific item. I had photos of some items I wanted to buy,it helped some, but, there were a few items I could not find.
My next purchase,some Yellow Pompano.
The seafood selection here is fresh fresh!!
Specialty noodle section. I was in search of noodles for Shanghai Noodles one of the recipes on our board. I still don't think I got the right ones.
Lots of bulk items!
Kitchenwares. I am a sucker for utensils and gadgets. I bought some new ones while here.