Saturday, December 21, 2013

Supermarkets in Shenyang, China

When I visited my parents in Shenyang, this past September, the residents were gearing up for the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the consummation of rounded moon cakes and crabs was part of the tradition.  It was a great fun to visit supermarkets during my visit:

DSCN0410 _ Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9688 _ Supermarket, Shenyang, China

Once inside the stores, customers were greeted with endless arrays of moon cakes in various price ranges:

DSCN9667 _ Cakes for Mid-Autumn Festival Moon, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

There were crabs both in gift boxes and live ones in big barrels:

DSCN9670 _ Crabs in Gift Boxes, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9886 _ Crab Barrels, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9887 _ Crab Barrel,Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The fish counter offered many varieties of fish, either live in the tanks or frozen in neat formations, though the varieties still couldn't compare to those seen in the great fish market in Venice:

DSCN9680 _ Fish Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN9675 _ Fish Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9677 _ Fish Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9606 _ Fish Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The meat counter was mightily impressive:

DSCN9668 _ Meat Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

If one wanted to have read-to-eat meat products, the delicatessen counter offered huge selections:

DSCN9601 _ Meat Deli, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN6316 _ Deli, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

In these packages, one could find chicken-feet, strange food some Chinese seemed quite fond of:

DSCN0411 _ Packaged Chicken Feet, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

Personally, I would rather buy some tofu product below, though I had no idea if they were made from genetically modified soybeans or not:

DSCN9621 _ Chinese Deli Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

I loved to look at those fancy looking traditional Chinese twists, but they were too rich to for my California-conditioned diet.  Nearby, I saw some lovely Russian style bread and something flat bread and pizzas:

DSCN9619 _ Fried Twists, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0412 _ Bread Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN6317 _ Flat Breads and Pizzas, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

There were many pickles as well, such as different kinds of garlic on display below.  You can compare them to the lovely looking raw garlic offered in the vegetable section:

DSCN0414 _ Pickles, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN9602 _ Garlic, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The vegetables there were fresh but nothing too exceptional so I choose not to include many pictures other than these of mushrooms, fresh or dry, and some delicate ginseng:

DSCN9613 _ Mushrooms, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0428 _ Dried Fungus, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9612 _ Ginseng, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The fruit stands were much more interesting, with many lovely fruits familiar or strange, particularly those from tropical countries, such as Thailand:

DSCN9883 _ Tropical Fruits from Thailand, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN9614 _ Lotuses, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN9603 _ Tropical Fruits, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9617 _ Dragon Fruits, Supermarket, Shenyang, China
Dragon Fruits

DSCN9609 _ Dragon Fruits, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The dry goods section was just as colorful and those in bulk containers were particularly lovely to behold:

DSCN9683 _ Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0429 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0427 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0419 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0423 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0424 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0420 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0422 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0418 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0425 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN0421 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0430 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China DSCN0426 _ Colorful Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9623 _ Dry Goods, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

There were some specialty food counters such as the Japanese one, which offered some exotic fares, including the extravagantly expensive Kobe Beef:

DSCN9620 _ Japanese Food Counter, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9608 _ Kobe Feef, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

In those supermarkets, one could find many kinds of candies and snacks:

DSCN9615 _ Candies, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9616 _ Candies, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN6314 _ Snacks, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

For drinks, these soft drinks, hard liquors, and coffee stood out:

DSCN9618 _ Soft Drinks, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

DSCN9686 _ Hard Liquor, Supermarket, Shenyang, China
Hard Liquor Shelf

DSCN9625 _ Coffee Rack, Supermarket, Shenyang, China
Coffee Beans

Naturally, when one visited a supermarket in China, one would see something unusual, such as the canned Wheat Gluten imported from Taiwan:

DSCN6313 _ Wheat Gluten from Taiwan, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

I also saw a boy took a piss in public, though not on the floor - her mother did catch it with a plastic bag:

DSCN9673 _ Boy peed into a bag in the aisle, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The advertisement on the shopping cart below advised customers: "What to do, if pregnant accidentally?"

DSCN9684 _ Advertisement on the Cart - "What to do, if pregnant accidentally?" - Supermarket, Shenyang, China

The Supermarkets in Shenyang were often housed in huge shopping malls, equipped with restaurants or fast food joints, including this KFC offering "15 Yuan (about 2.47 US Dollars) Luxuriant Lunch":

DSCN9882 _ "15 Yuan (about 2.47 US Dollars) Luxuriant Lunch" at KFC, Supermarket, Shenyang, China

Below is the picture of a typical shopping mall in Shenyang.  There was a lackluster sale of Nike products in the central courtyard:

DSCN9627 _ Nike Sale in a Shopping Mall, Shenyang, China

Outside the shopping centers, usually there were several bus lines to carry people to and fro:

DSCN0409 _ Supermarket, Shenyang, China


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