You might think that it would be exciting to go the capital city of Belize, Belmopan, once in a while to go shopping. But alas, our habits and lifestyle have changed so much that we don’t find thrills and excitement in grocery shopping. This is especially when our wants have become refined and we only want very specific things. My short list would be chocolate eclairs, smoked salmon and Yorkshire tea…dream on…can’t get any of that here!
Anyway, I did manage to find some Chinese stuff…
This is glutinous rice flour which is used to make mochi balls and Chinese equivalent.
This is wheat starch for yummy transparent steamed dim-sum. There is no gluten in wheat starch…I wonder if people with gluten intolerance can eat this?
Fermented black beans for black bean sauce. I remember my mum telling me that this stuff was for real Chinese people and that the black bean sauce jars were for “other people.” Anyway, I still consider myself Chinese so I will insist on buying the real deal! Incidentally we are making this stuff…it’s bubbling away in the corner somewhere…not ready yet to unleash the monster!
Dried lotus root…usually boiled in soups:
Oh we did find something for the Italian Gnome…although he mostly likes to be a Straits Chinese Gnome.
A big tin of olives:
