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Caribbean food shopping trip to Toronto.

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33 Responses to “Caribbean food shopping trip to Toronto.”

  1. Cynthia says:

    Yeah, whenever I am in the US and cooking, I always shop at a Vietnamese store. Always.

    Thanks for the tour.

    <abbr>Cynthia’s last blog post..I'm Not Hungry</abbr>

    • evykas70 says:

      Reminds me of when I was in France and was taking pics of the cheese section, I too was asked to stop taking pics. (Also a supermarket.) Anyway, back to the video- thanks very much for sharing what you had. It's very helpful to put pictures with names. I liked how you said which was ripe and which was not. I will definitely favorite this and watch a few more times! :)

  2. Actually, I was wondering if you has asked permission to film…probably a good idea…
    we also have one of those huge “Asian” stores just down the road from Drupatis in the WalMart plaza. They have got all the ‘ethnic’ stuff there. My friend who lives in Markham says there is a huge store there too…
    [rq=85260,0,blog][/rq]Following His Lead…

  3. Heather says:

    Too bad you were not allowed to finish.
    I think it was a great idea to show the veggies.
    It’s easy to forget if you left the islands at a young age.
    One thing… next time you film, please slow down a bit on each item.
    Thanks again!

  4. lena says:

    chris i am in love with ur cooking and all my friend love ur cooking too i am very thankful for all the receipe u send to me thank again u and ur team good work chris god bless
    lena

  5. lal ramesar says:

    great work chris,nice filmshots.always make your eyes and mouth satisfied.

  6. I am looking for things like Perrier Vanilla Extract and Barbancourt Rum.

  7. Hi Chris i have made that chicken salad before with the exception of the jerk sauce, this one sure sizzle, i hve to try this one.
    .-= Pauline says:´s last blog ..Cooking dhal, I bet you didn’t know it was this easy! =-.

  8. Hi Chris i have made that chicken salad before with the exception of the jerk sauce, this one sure sizzle, i have to try this one.
    .-= Pauline says:´s last blog ..Cooking dhal, I bet you didn’t know it was this easy! =-.

  9. Natasha says:

    Chris you are so lucky!! You get everything there!! My vietnamese store doesn’t have half of those things!

  10. Chris De La Rosa says:

    Thanks for the continued support and comments.

    Happy cooking and happy holidays.

    Chris

  11. Lisa says:

    Where is that store….i'm in the GTA area? the closest I have is called T-phat (located in Pickering) That store looked like it had everything, wow, wanna check it out.

    • jumbieg says:

      Lisa, I do apologize for the delay in responding .. see my comment below to Rick. The address is 2245 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON M9W 3W7, Canada Yes, it's fully stocked with TONS of things you won't find anywhere easily. However.. stay away from their chicken. I even got kymit (sp) there a few weeks back.

  12. Debbi says:

    Hi Chris,

    Thank you for risking your freedom for taping the veggies and fruit of the Caribbean! We will all live healthy and more educated for it!!

    Your dietitian member,

    Debbi

  13. Chef Rick says:

    Hi Chris, what is the store called and where is it exactly, I live about 1 hour north of T.O.
    Thanks Rick

    • jumbieg says:

      Rick I don't recall the name of the store, but it's in the Rexdale Market Place in the same plaza as Walmart 2245 Islington Avenue Toronto, ON M9W 3W7, Canada

  14. Carlene says:

    HI! I saw you had a chinese dish that you post on your face book page, would like to know the name of the restaurant in china town that you visit last summer?

  15. Doonwati says:

    Hi Chris,
    Boy you going the extra mile for us eh, thank so much. I do appreciate it but just don't get yourself into trouble ok? God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. Richard says:

    Thanks Chris.
    Them people takke life too seriously,not like we from the Caribbean.
    One thing,wey you get that accent man?
    Keep up the good work Padner,love your recipes!!!

  17. ahtinah says:

    I really enjoyed the trip to the market! I wish you had asked permission to film first, and explained to the manager that this film will let many people from the Carribean and other countries, to know about this market, and get business for him…As someone mentioned the filming was too fast and jerky…yeah, I know you are not a professional. So why not get a professional to film for you, and you'll have the kind of quality you really need. Perhaps you could exchange services in exchange for someone to film for you….Keep up the ideas to enchant us all.
    Ahtinah W.

  18. Nice going, shopping is fun especially when it comes to food

  19. Kathyann says:

    I wish someone would open a West Indian market where I live in Gainesville, FL. The closest thing to a market is the farmers market or this Asian market, but they don't have dasheen, shadow beni, bittermelon and many other items that I have been looking for.

    I wish someone would send me a few plants or even the seeds and I would try and grow them myself.

  20. Alf says:

    Hi Chris, Thanks for the tour. It is nice seeing vegetables from home that we cannot always get over here in NZ. I enjoyed your video except it was a little fast on the panning and not long enough on the products, however i appreciate your effort and thoughtfull ness. As someone said, maybe next time get in with the management and do a deal. It will be nice to see more in the future. Thanks very much and wishing you ther very best of health and happiness and good cooking in 2011. Cheers.

  21. Hazel says:

    Hi Chris,

    Thanks for the tour. The Asian market always carry ground provision from the caribbean and a great place to shop when in the mood for a caribbean dish. Happy Shopping.
    ,

  22. Margo Hanlon (Peg) says:

    Chris, Thanks so much for all the time and effert you put into this! Thanks also for letting me know to shop in Asian stores here in the States. I love your recipes from Jamaica, my favorite Country! Keep the recipes coming, I love them all. Have a great day and God Bless you! Margo

  23. Rita says:

    Loved the tour Chris; I am italian but love all kinds of ethnic cooking. The tour of the veggies was wonderful, maybe add an example for each vegetable's use (the way you did with pumpkin wedges being used for soups). For someone like me, that would be so helpful. The video was a great idea.

  24. Ingrid says:

    WOW, I live here in Trinidad it's amazing that we take the things on this vid for granted. but it was nice to see so much of our local stuff and much more

  25. Bevlyn says:

    I had not seen this before. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip-felt I was there :-) .

  26. vero says:

    Lol awesome

  27. Joya says:

    Super idea! Full marks for creativity . . . and heart.

    The next time: Having ensured Management cooperation, take 2 shots of each item: – one medium shot showing the Veggie as it is displayed en masse on the table; then panning-in slowly as someone else picks up the item for a Close tight Shot.
    Nice touch w/ editing and adding the name of item. Slower panning will allow us time for reading/writing the name or even an iPod photo of the item.
    Keep up the good work, and many thanks.

  28. Maria S says:

    Thank you for the video idea and sorry about your security run in.

    I guess to counter that when you buy the ingredients you could take photos instead, especially of the herbs!!!
    Great idea and attempted execution…maybe you can try for management buy-in next trip!!!
    Keep the good work up.

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