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RT-Mart--the Grocery Store

It's a good thing that I have been to several Asian markets in the US or I would have been in for a huge shock shopping at the local grocery store.  They are just so different!  The one we shop at is a bit like Wal-Mart so it's more than food and household supplies.  I will provide a little commentary on a few of them, but the pictures pretty much speak for themselves.   It's on the 2nd floor of the mall so we ride an escalator up and down. You can find the bike helmets by the head massagers, both in a corner of the store that no one ever goes. You'll find a very large selection of 'slides'. Chinese don't wear shoes in their houses and have these to put on when you enter.  The repairmen/visitors wear shoe covers when they come into your house. Your guess is as good as mine as to what these cleaning supplies are.  Tide gets our business because their logo is on things and I can tell what it is! There are a couple of shelves of Oreos; they are a differen...

Food

 I'm not sure how many posts are going to be called "Food".  Perhaps I should get a little more creative with my titles.  But for now, it's such a big part of this adventure so there is much to be written and "Food" is inclusive enough to house all musings.  Food is a persistent problem.  This part of our adventure is giving me a run for my money!! 1)  I don't have much cooking equipment (pans, dishes, utensils, appliances...) and I don't want to buy it if is going to be arriving in the shipment because storage is going to be a problem.  So *what* I can cook is severely limited. In addition to this, we are slowly acquiring things like plastic wrap, hot pads etc---things you don't always remember you need until it's too late! 2)  What food I do know how to cook is limited because I can't get ingredients.  For example, you can't buy salt in the grocery store.  Thankfully I found some in packets at Sam's Club, but it is table salt an...