tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post4742363359569425998..comments2024-03-18T06:28:24.094-04:00Comments on ...an endless banquet: Hawaï 5-0michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04233787524192046136noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-42286487921780181142009-04-08T20:54:00.000-04:002009-04-08T20:54:00.000-04:00Hi, CGC,Don Quixote--now THAT'S a great nameSancho...Hi, CGC,<BR/>Don Quixote--now THAT'S a great name<BR/><BR/>Sancho Panza would be a pretty great one too<BR/><BR/>Hi, Shoobidoo,<BR/>thanks for throwing in your 2 cents--we'll have to do some investigating...<BR/><BR/>Hi, anonymous,<BR/>Yes, you can find shaoxing in Montreal--we got our last bottle at La Dépense, at Jean-Talon Market, and it was much better than averageaj kinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961379615390102275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-57748812502428907902009-04-08T09:09:00.000-04:002009-04-08T09:09:00.000-04:00I love your site, thank you to be there.Do you rea...I love your site, thank you to be there.<BR/>Do you really can find chinese cooking wine (shaoxing, Shao Hsing, etc) somewhere in Montréal ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-2765049570944730302009-03-22T16:50:00.000-04:002009-03-22T16:50:00.000-04:00P.S. to Vincci's post: There is also the wee store...P.S. to Vincci's post: There is also the wee store underneath the Resto du Bonheur on St. Mathieu below de Miasonneuve.<BR/>And the fab Kim Phat: the one just off Cote-des-Neiges near the mall and the huge one on the South Shore.shoobidoo99https://www.blogger.com/profile/14422797994670712455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-25151269288566690832009-03-19T20:29:00.000-04:002009-03-19T20:29:00.000-04:00someone has a great marketing person..love the nam...someone has a great marketing person..love the name. in Hawaii one of the Asian super stores is named Don Quixote (formerly Daiei) and the Japanese tourists call it Donkey Hotel...obviously I am into the marketing thing...Coconut Girl Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692258536957390282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-60247379691816894832009-03-16T12:03:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:03:00.000-04:00hi, CWItell me more, tell me morehi, Geoffyou've g...hi, CWI<BR/>tell me more, tell me more<BR/><BR/>hi, Geoff<BR/>you've got your work cut out for you<BR/><BR/>hi, Vincci<BR/>thanks for the tips--I'll go and check them out the next time I'm out that way--we've got a friend who gets wicked lavers at the Japanese/Korean store, but I've never beenaj kinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961379615390102275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-89275292789078351492009-03-16T02:47:00.000-04:002009-03-16T02:47:00.000-04:00I didn't shop enough at them to make a solid judge...I didn't shop enough at them to make a solid judgement of how good they are, but what I loved about living at my old apartment on Chomedey was having three Asian grocers within a two-block radius (in addition to three regular grocers!)<BR/><BR/>I don't have exact addresses, but they're not hard to find...<BR/><BR/>Dragon Mart - On Du Fort between Maisonneuve and Ste-Catherine, across from P.A.<BR/>Bonjour - On Maisonneuve between Chomedey and Du Fort<BR/>Japanese/Korean Grocers - On Ste-Catherine just off the corner of ChomedeyVinccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817864523200600893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-54638229260428148412009-03-15T21:53:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:53:00.000-04:00Ah, I know where I'll be stocking for that care pa...Ah, I know where I'll be stocking for that care package to post back to NZ when I'm in Mtl.tvdiskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430293128160620919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-36256970673656240722009-03-15T21:13:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:13:00.000-04:00the vegetarian glutinous rice parcels i got at haw...the vegetarian glutinous rice parcels i got at hawai the other day are the ultimate post-bar snack.<BR/>c.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-81268774811615680132009-03-15T20:26:00.000-04:002009-03-15T20:26:00.000-04:00hi, Wren,thanks for writing--we've been using Koku...hi, Wren,<BR/>thanks for writing--we've been using Kokuho Rose recently and getting good results--we just bought a bag of Botan calrose rice to try something new, but we've yet to bust it open--we'll let you know if it's magic<BR/><BR/>hi, Sarah,<BR/>you know, I've been to Akhavan dozens of times, but I've never had the brains to go to the Japanese and Korean store across the way--thanks for reminding me--next time we're out there...aj kinikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961379615390102275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-18899470059179534582009-03-15T19:50:00.000-04:002009-03-15T19:50:00.000-04:00I make my weekly stop at the Japanese and Korean s...I make my weekly stop at the Japanese and Korean store in NDG, right across the street from Akhavan. They have great homemade kimchee and pickled radish!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905995380876181938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056376.post-47790752769477548812009-03-15T19:45:00.000-04:002009-03-15T19:45:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great tips and recipes. Speaking of...Thanks for the great tips and recipes. Speaking of Asian groceries, can you recommend a good brand of short grain white sticky rice? <BR/>Thanks! <BR/>WrenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com