No such luck. No Guarana to be found. (In fact, the typical Brazilian aisle seemed to be oddly missing. The Indonesian aisle? Check. The Tawain aisle? Double check. The Hispanic aisle? Of course. But no Brazilian cheese puff mix or Guadana to be found. Poor Spencer and Kirk. I had such great intentions, too.)
But I did run across all manner of other interesting (by which I mean: unusual and gag-reflex-inducing) foodstuffs. Like:
Really? Like I wanted to drink grass in the first place? No. No, I did not. (I am not one to add wheat grass juice to my Jamba Juice. Maybe some protein powder, but most definitely NOT the wheat grass.) Add the word "jelly" to the grass juice, and it just takes on a whole new level of horror.
Then there was this can of aloe vera drink:
What the heck? ... Uh, no. Nope, I'm pretty sure you couldn't pay me to drink this. (And I don't care how much honey you added to aloe vera plant, I don't know how you could make it delicious.) There were at least five different brands/versions of aloe vera juice/soda. What the heck?!
On the other hand, I am a big fan of pretty dishes:
Seriously, I spent a good 20 minutes in this aisle, just checking out blue and white faux china patterns. (I heart blue and white china. I really do.)
Look at this bowl:
It was, like, $3.50 or something. I sooo wanted to buy it, but then I remembered that I already have too many serving dishes in my cupboards that I never use, so I made myself leave it at the store. But seriously, I wanted it. Badly.
But what didn't I want? I will show you. Look at this bizarro fruit:
I can't remember what it was called, but the word "fresh" was in the name of it (or was on the sign, anyway). I don't know if that means that they were actually fresh/new whatever-they-were, or if fresh is part of the name of the fruit. (Or maybe it's a vegetable. I don't know. It was in the produce section, so it could go either way.) All I know is, I had never seen anything like it. They were about the size/shape of watermelons, but they were pokey. And more than a little bit scary to me.
Huh.
The Asian market. Always a good time. ... Until you get sick of breathing through your mouth so you don't gag and you have to leave before you lose it. (I tell you, it's the live fish they keep in the back of the store. When I first walk in, it smells a little fishy, but I think I can take it. After 20 minutes or so of walking the store, perusing unusual foodstuffs, I realize I'm about to be done in by the smell of fish and I have to run for the exit like I'm running for my life. Every time.)
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I loved this post, it made me crack up. It reminded me of the first time I had visited San Francisco and was SO excited to visit Chinatown, because I had heard so much about it.
I HATED it. The very strong smells and crowded streets and stores made me so cranky.
Right now I'm thinking to myself how in the world does one drink a jellied drink from a soda type can? Though maybe I didn't pay enough attention and it isn't a soda type can.
You were at Lee Lee's, weren't you? LOL! Their Westside store is about a mile from me. I couldn't step foot in the place when I was pregnant! The fish smell was just too much!
We love the place for getting Indian Food (Husband's Dad was from India).
There are absolutely some crazy things there!! You could spend the day (if you had a really good, plugged nose) taking pics of the craziness!
Lee Lee's is where we have always found Guarana, but lately they've only carried Diet Guarana. If I see it anywhere, I'll let you know. It's a Thanksgiving staple at our home.
Did you see the Chin Chin on the grass juice/jelly? Immediately reminded me of the assistant store guy in the modern Miracle on 34th Street and then I cracked up because I could picture that dude eating something like that!
And the fresh fruit? Looks like the elongated redneck cousin of cantalope. :-)
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