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grtrx · 03-23-2019, 06:51 AM

Chicago is amazing. Gentrification is really changing some great neighborhoods like Pilsen and Logan Square that you used to count on for groceries. Hipsters like Whole Foods, I don't.

Standard Market has 2 locations near me, I call it the food porn store. They dry age meat, and have a lot of things you see in Europe or online.

Oh, here's a place for you to look at:

https://yummybazaar.com/

They do sell fish balls

https://yummybazaar.com/products/hus...ine-28-oz-800g

Its a neat site, they are cheaper than Amazon on imported stuff

BigO · 03-23-2019, 08:54 AM

I am doing my weekend chores right now, but I am sure that I will enjoy browsing that site later on.

Re: the search for szechuan peppercorns, I couldn't find them locally. Not even the international market or WF. Ordered online and Walmart was 5x more expensive for 1/4 of the amount than Amazon. Online pricing can be really tricky if you aren't paying attention. I think a lot of shoppers would have looked at the Amazon price of $8 for 4 ounces and the Walmart price of 1 oz for 4 bucks and just pick the lowest price. It almost fooled me. Per ounce, Walmart is double what Amazon is charging for the same quantity. And this wasn't available for store pickup, so the whole shipping costs would have been added to it as well.

I use the peppercorns about 5x/year. It's hardly a staple in my kitchen.

BigO · 03-24-2019, 02:40 AM

And, for the record, spring cleaning SUCKS!

grtrx · 03-25-2019, 05:56 AM

Olive oil comes in 3L cans...

Briandg · 03-29-2019, 08:49 PM

what I liked about my wok is that I could sort of stash stuff on the cooler outer rim and concentrate things in the hot center.

03-23-2019, 06:51 AM	#31
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Chicago is amazing. Gentrification is really changing some great neighborhoods like Pilsen and Logan Square that you used to count on for groceries. Hipsters like Whole Foods, I don't. Standard Market has 2 locations near me, I call it the food porn store. They dry age meat, and have a lot of things you see in Europe or online. Oh, here's a place for you to look at: https://yummybazaar.com/ They do sell fish balls https://yummybazaar.com/products/hus...ine-28-oz-800g Its a neat site, they are cheaper than Amazon on imported stuff __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

03-23-2019, 08:54 AM	#32
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,765	I am doing my weekend chores right now, but I am sure that I will enjoy browsing that site later on. Re: the search for szechuan peppercorns, I couldn't find them locally. Not even the international market or WF. Ordered online and Walmart was 5x more expensive for 1/4 of the amount than Amazon. Online pricing can be really tricky if you aren't paying attention. I think a lot of shoppers would have looked at the Amazon price of $8 for 4 ounces and the Walmart price of 1 oz for 4 bucks and just pick the lowest price. It almost fooled me. Per ounce, Walmart is double what Amazon is charging for the same quantity. And this wasn't available for store pickup, so the whole shipping costs would have been added to it as well. I use the peppercorns about 5x/year. It's hardly a staple in my kitchen. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

03-24-2019, 02:40 AM	#33
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,765	And, for the record, spring cleaning SUCKS! __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

03-25-2019, 05:56 AM	#34
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Olive oil comes in 3L cans... __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

03-29-2019, 08:49 PM	#35
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	what I liked about my wok is that I could sort of stash stuff on the cooler outer rim and concentrate things in the hot center.