Adrianna Tan
I live in a city with both super expensive high end grocery stores and farmers markets, as well as very cheap and affordable (mostly immigrant run) ones. Sometimes the people from the first group think the reason the prices are low is because of quality or whatever, instead of just their own racism and classism.
I don’t see a world in which a Chinese or Mexican grocery store can survive their immensely demanding clientele (aunties) without being both good quality and affordable.
Adrianna Tan
@consumablejoy it’s a more bougie store for Asian people
consumableJoy
@skinnylatte Where does something like an H Mart fall in this spectrum?
Adrianna Tan
@consumablejoy I would go to kukje instead but I do like the nice things and vibes at H Mart
Adrianna Tan
Posting this as I read about people in Cole Valley complaining about the terrible butcher and fishmonger at Luke’s, knowing that offering that bad quality in the Tenderloin even at 1/3 the price would get you shamed out of the neighborhood by the Vietnamese and Salvadoran aunties
Adrianna Tan
@espen much better range of pappadums too.
Espen
@skinnylatte and shorter queues at the desi bazaar in Jackson Heights compared to the hectic Whole Foods in Manhattan. Bonus: 10lb red onion for same price as 3lb at WF.
Adrianna Tan
@consumablejoy 10-20% cheaper than H Mart, similar products
consumableJoy
@skinnylatte Brb googling kukje (haven’t been there). I live in the mission and tbh rarely shop other places. Laziness.
Adrianna Tan
@consumablejoy sun fat puts all the other much more expensive of all the seafood stores to shame.
consumableJoy
@skinnylatte Right, and versus Asian seafood stores on Mission
Adrianna Tan
@dplattsf the specific complaint was that that particular Luke’s has been having seafood that smells, which is pretty bad for a fishmonger. Apparently the store manager is working on it. They are likely buying too much
Darren
@skinnylatte fwiw, never had issues with Luke’s and had plenty of good experiences.
People do like to complain. i
Adrianna Tan
Darren
@skinnylatte ah, well I think all seafood smells (I know, the horror), so I probably couldn’t tell :(
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