Wet Markets or Supermarkets?
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Which do you prefer? Why?
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supermarts...not the bargaining type
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Supermarket coz it has air-con
Haha seriously supermarkets do have a wider selection of things and they don't over-price due to the holiday seasons.
Maybe the only exception I'll go to the wet market is for fish and seafood. -
SuperMarkets - Cold Storage or Giant
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Supermarkets for sure, cos I'm hopeless at speaking in dialects.
Also prefer the aircon, & I like browsing around different aisles without having to worry about someone shouting in my ear, trying to persuade me to buy something 
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there is no wet market near my residence
so im kinda stuck with cold storage -
Wet Markets... but only if I'm able to get there early in the morning, say like 6:30am or latest, by 7:30am.
I used to live in Ghim Moh at one stage and was on a 5-day week so I'd get to the wet markets super early on Saturdays and Sundays, like 6:15am or so, to get the freshest produce, the freshest seafood and such.
It was great fun! Then as you get to know the stallholders well, they will start to tell you which are their freshest items, give you better prices, make good recommendations, etc. 
However, if I cooked on weekday evenings after work, I'd just hop into the supermart after work to grab whatever I needed before rushing straight home to whip up a quick meal. Afterall, most wet markets are open only in the daytime only. -
wet market to get fresh things arh...there are things that can onli be found in wet markets oni...
fish found in supermarkets arent as fresh as wet market ones...sometimes they just top up yesterdays fishes with fresh ones for the supermarkets case...
supermarket...just get the groceries lor....
i like going to the wet market to get stuff cos most of the taukehs there noe me....(i think its hard to find a 20year old guy going to the wet market everyday rite?So i guess i stand out among the crowd of Mums, aunties, grannies..) and sometimes they recommend catch of the days...watever fishes that just came in and stuffs.... -
Wow... you're right, man... a 20 yr-old guy frequenting the wet markets daily IS quite a sight! hehe!Originally posted by sidestep1984:wet market to get fresh things arh...there are things that can onli be found in wet markets oni...
fish found in supermarkets arent as fresh as wet market ones...sometimes they just top up yesterdays fishes with fresh ones for the supermarkets case...
supermarket...just get the groceries lor....
i like going to the wet market to get stuff cos most of the taukehs there noe me....(i think its hard to find a 20year old guy going to the wet market everyday rite?So i guess i stand out among the crowd of Mums, aunties, grannies..)
I do agree that you get the freshest seafood in the wet markets. When I was staying at Marsiling, I remember walking over to the Woodlands wet market once, arriving there at about 6:25am, and when I went over to the seafood section, I saw the stallholder uncle displaying fish and the fishes were actually STILL GASPING FOR BREATH!!!! They were THAT fresh!!! My word! I HAD to get those fishes that day! My ex and I had steamed fish that day - one of the best ways to cook super fresh fish! -
What are the things you can get in wet market only?Originally posted by sidestep1984:wet market to get fresh things arh...there are things that can onli be found in wet markets oni...
I can only think of things you can't get in a wet market though seafood and fish is best to get from the wet market. -
some traditional leaves for veggies..like kesum...and others...Originally posted by elindra:What are the things you can get in wet market only?
I can only think of things you can't get in a wet market though seafood and fish is best to get from the wet market.
variety of fishes are more in a wet market...
theres seriously alot of variety in wet markets if u took the time to look.... -
I only like the wet markets to get meat ,seafood.
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Like I said fish I prefer to buy in a wet marketOriginally posted by sidestep1984:some traditional leaves for veggies..like kesum...and others...
variety of fishes are more in a wet market...
theres seriously alot of variety in wet markets if u took the time to look....
Don't know what is a kesum. Anyway maybe I'm more potatoe in my cooking la and I also do not eat alot of the traditional stuff. Don't get me wrong. Not that I look down on traditional stuff, it's just that it is not suitable for my palate
But lately you can get a lot of weird veggies which only sells in the wet market in the supermarket now. -
Wet markets for the freshness of their produce. The nice thing about the one in my neighbourhood is the wide variety of temperate vegetables - you can get different kinds of lettuce, zuchini and even rocket leaves.
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just that wet markets can get alot of stuffs arh...hehe..sure they all look green..but some got differences....Originally posted by elindra:Like I said fish I prefer to buy in a wet market
Don't know what is a kesum. Anyway maybe I'm more potatoe in my cooking la and I also do not eat alot of the traditional stuff. Don't get me wrong. Not that I look down on traditional stuff, it's just that it is not suitable for my palate
But lately you can get a lot of weird veggies which only sells in the wet market in the supermarket now. -
wah so hard to decide.
i love the atmosphere of the wet market. plus its like a freak show if you go to tekka market and you see all this WEIRD fish that you NEVER see in cold storage and all. PLUS you get lots of cooking advice.
Me: Uncle, watsthis funny fish?
Uncle: WAAA VERYYYY NICE TO EAT ONE OK. just go back steam with kiam chye and vinegar.
Me: err issit?
Uncle: Yalah! All this XXXXX (indian/thai/etc) workers like very much. They teach me how to cook one. Very nice lah.
and there I end up with strange fish I dont need.
Vegetables also. very fun.
SUPERMARKET leh.. i like to see.. processed foods. cute packaging lah etc. Like.. especially for camping! Rice in silver pouch for easy cooking, mashed potato, beef jerky...vaccuumed packed seng choon lor egg... so fun.
It's like magic-land. can shop for hours. -
Daun kesum are the leaves of polygonum/Vietnamese mint. It's a garnish for laksa lemak.Originally posted by elindra:Don't know what is a kesum.
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I guess stuff that you can find in wet markets and not in supermarts could be stuff like :
- Vegetarian Products
You know, those gluten stuff? Mock whatever-meat. And my favourite, vegetarian ham from Taiwan.
- Fresh Yong Tau Foo
Those in supermarts are usually pre-selected and pre-packed and often, not very fresh. So, limited by choice and freshness.
- Certain dried foods
Supermarts don't offer the various grades of kang hee (dried anchovies) for instance. In wet markets, you have the tiny ones, the small ones, the medium ones, the medium ones that have been beheaded and cleaned, the larger ones, the better grade ones, etc... I guess that'll apply for other dried products like dried octopus, dried cuttlefish, etc.
- Achar (Pickled Vegetables)
In wet markets, the stalls selling the tau poks and noodles would usually sell their nice, home-made achar in inflated plastic bags. I used to buy them as snacks for the day. hehe!
Can't think of anything else right now but will add on to the list when I can recall more items. -
Haha okOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:Daun kesum are the leaves of polugonum/Vietnamese mint. It's a garnish for laksa lemak.
I should get in touch with my peranakan roots again
Kinda hard though coz though we have peranakan roots in us we don't practice the customs or cooking save for some receipes. Think those died with my great grandma.
We follow more on the Teochew style of cooking -
I remember one leaf that I couldn't even get at the wet markets is the Daun Limau Perut leaf - used for making otak otak. I wanted to try an otak recipe once but couldn't find any stall in any of the wet markets I went to selling it. Guess that's something you'll have to grow in your own garden.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Daun kesum are the leaves of polugonum/Vietnamese mint. It's a garnish for laksa lemak.
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and assam pedassssssssOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:Daun kesum are the leaves of polugonum/Vietnamese mint. It's a garnish for laksa lemak. -
Originally posted by Rhonda:I guess stuff that you can find in wet markets and not in supermarts could be stuff like :
- Vegetarian Products
You know, those gluten stuff? Mock whatever-meat. And my favourite, vegetarian ham from Taiwan.
In supermarkets it is either in cans or frozen
- Fresh Yong Tau Foo
Those in supermarts are usually pre-selected and pre-packed and often, not very fresh. So, limited by choice and freshness.
Believe it or not I have never bought Yong Tau Foo in a wet market or supermarket. Never used in any of my dishes before unless you consider fishballs under Yong Tau Foo than I get my fav fishballs from the wet market.
- Certain dried foods
Supermarts don't offer the various grades of kang hee (dried anchovies) for instance. In wet markets, you have the tiny ones, the small ones, the medium ones, the medium ones that have been beheaded and cleaned, the larger ones, the better grade ones, etc... I guess that'll apply for other dried products like dried octopus, dried cuttlefish, etc.
Don't use these either. My mum don't either so...no diff for us but some supermarkets have the different grades. Don't ask me about freshness coz I have no idea
- Achar (Pickled Vegetables)
In wet markets, the stalls selling the tau poks and noodles would usually sell their nice, home-made achar in inflated plastic bags. I used to buy them as snacks for the day. hehe!
They have this in the supermarket as well but we hardly eat achar
Can't think of anything else right now but will add on to the list when I can recall more items. -
go geylang one..sure have...really......no jokeOriginally posted by Rhonda:I remember one leaf that I couldn't even get at the wet markets is the Daun Limau Perut leaf - used for making otak otak. I wanted to try an otak recipe once but couldn't find any stall in any of the wet markets I went to selling it. Guess that's something you'll have to grow in your own garden. -
Yummy!!! I'm getting hungry again just reading what you all wrote :p~
I really miss yong tau foo! I can't seem to find any in Sydney -
A bit far for Rhonda to go down all the way to geylang serai market laOriginally posted by sidestep1984:go geylang one..sure have...really......no joke
But there really alot of spices and stuff that supermarkets dun have