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Monday, October 01, 2007
We were feeling a bit 'atas' & did grocery shopping at NTUC Finest at Bukit Timah Plaza.
The two-storey supermarket is the shiniest and brightest thing in the mall.
But the revamp from plain old FairPrice is more than cosmetic coz it has almost everything a foodie would want.
I was wandering through the vegetable section wanting to grab everything. When was the last time you saw artichokes in a FairPrice supermarket, not to mention endive, savoy cabbage, rhubarb, parsnips and fennel?
There are more (weird) delights in the fruit section. I saw Square watermelons from Taiwan at $68 EACH but they did put a note there saying its inedible- what? spend that much money & see the fruit rot? The Japan square melon goes at $268 each, and Japanese musk melons also at $68 each (at least they are edible, but sayangkan??). I guess they are made available for those into elaborate gift-giving rituals.
For the rest of us, there are small and sweet Mikan oranges from Japan ($12.90 for a pack of five), large, sweet and fragrant Japanese peaches ($18.80 for two) and organic, fresh black Mission and pale green Kadota figs ($5.99 a punnet).
Some items in the supermarket can be found nowhere else on the island, including a range of flavoured olive oils from Borges, created by top Spanish chef Ferran Adria. The oils ($11.50 for 200ml) are flavoured with all sorts of exotic things: cinnamon, vanilla and lemon peel, among others.
Oklah, nice & definitely an eye-opener but I think my mom & I will stick to our Sheng Siong & nearby local wet-market for now - Thank you..:)
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