Grocery shopping is usually a rush job: grab what is necessary and run. It’s a routine, and we end up buying the same things and cooking the same food. Today I slowed down at the Asian supermarket. Walking down the aisles, taking in the endless variations of noodles, sauces, tofu products, baked goods, teas, meats and vegetables, etc. Why is it, with all this vast selection available, that we only go for the things we know? Maybe because of convenience. Maybe because of fear.
Curiosity made me pick up one package and read the ingredients in another, ultimately taking home things that we have never had before. New ingredients are new toys in the kitchen. I spent a couple of hours playing.
