The past two days Kim and I have been doing some random shopping trips and registering for classes. Yesterday was the Trip to Columbus for some antiquing. While we did not find what we were looking for there (and will be making a trip to three barns full next week) we found several other choice items. This warehouse complex was even bigger than the last time I was there. They had added another whole warehouse to the complex and it to was stuffed full of forgotten relics. In all honesty there is a lot of crap there as well. Lots of old plates or toys or buttons, but there are also little treasures hidden among the crap.
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| Tea Pot found after several hours. |
Today we went to registar for classes and get books and IDs. While we were there we decided to stop off at this little Indian place she had been with her boyfriend. It is called Bombay Sweets and it was pretty amazing. Kim and I got three meals and two Lassi's and the total for us both was only 17 dollars. My drink was delicious and the food was great. The flavors were really different then what I am used to, but in a really good way. I also really liked that it is an all vegetarian restaurant so I didn't have to worry about what I ordered because none of it had meat!
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| Lotus Root |
Right next door is an Indian food mart and here I went a bit crazy. I thought I had spent a lot of money only to get to the counter and find out I spent six bucks! In total I got some frozen Lotus root and Purple yams, a bunch of really great incense, and someI have been looking everywhere for Lotus root for a recipe I found in my Korean cookbook and I had given up hope of ever finding it. They also had a lot of fresh veggies and roots as well, I only opted for the frozen variety because I am not sure when I will be cooking that
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| Mochi |
On the way home we stopped off at the Asian International Market and I picked up some Kimchi, Mochi , and some Rambutan. All of it ws pretty cheap as well and I could have spent an hour looking at all the stuff they had there but Kim had to get to work. I did find their frozen insect section, including grasshoppers and giant water beetles, as well as the pickled section which was pretty expansive. I can't wait to go back there again with recipes in mind and a real ingredient list.
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| Rambutan Closed and then Peeled. |
