Wednesday April 26, 2006
Lucky Oriental Mart
Ever since Maggie’s, I’ve been wanting to get down to Lucky’s (as everyone seems to call it). Tucked in a humdrum South Miami strip mall, it looks like nothing special from the outside.
Right by the entrance, a big refrigerator of Chinese bottled iced tea (this ain’t Arizona, kid), soft drinks, and beer. Refreshing.
A row of mysterious oriental snacks is obligatory. We bought some cola-flavored gum, black sessame seed crackers, and “cakes of green peas” (the later unopened so far).
On another asile, variety of freeze-dried and canned fish and seafood.
The promised land: a generous produce section. Everything looked fresh and delicious. Bought some bok choy.
Durian, the king of fruit.
Rootin’ for roots . . .
Quail eggs and, yes, “Coconut Jell.”
A wall of soy. There’s also a butcher (my photo was out of focus) with all the requisite squid and other stuff, and a section of oriental cookware and serving dishes.
By the entrance, another display of toys, trinkets, aromatherapy oils, a tennis-racket style mosquito killer, bonsai, swords, and doggie folding stools. Irresistible.
Lucky Oriental Mart
8356 SW 40 Street #D-I
Miami, FL 33155
Update: See also Maggie’s Oriental Mart.
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I’m naming my new band Wall of Soy.
I can’t wait to hear it.
When did you take all those photos? That little camera of yours is dangerous.
A few doors down from Lucky’s is a great dim-sum place. My favorite.
that’s not south miami, it’s in westchester
Spotted: Balut at Vinh An in NMB
http://deependdining.blogspot.com/2005/09/balut-egg-of-darkness-pinoy-pinay.html
My friend Doña Marta is putting together a panel to try them out.