Shopping in the HMart

I have been fascinated by the growth of HMart, Cardenas Market, or even Weee, which is online (and their website is incredible). It isn’t that everyone woke up one day and started to cook differently or needed to satisfy a new palate. It is that we are becoming a more diverse nation. The people behind these grocery stores have not only fed people who grew up on these flavors but those who are experiencing them and wanting to cook with them.

Every time we travel somewhere, I check out the grocery stores. I took a trip to Golden Mall in Flushing in 2011 with my travel food and much more buddy. Since then, we have purchased many interesting products that are only carried by these ethnic grocers.

The census says that by 2045, the US will become minority white. Who knows, it might happen sooner than that. There is a reason that the Republicans are making efforts to suppress and restrict voting in specific areas throughout our country. But back to the new grocery stores.

I have never been in an HMart or any of these stores without seeing them packed in NYC, where grocery stores are not as crowded as in Los Angeles. We popped in one the other night, killing time before dinner.

Well organized, everything pops. The selection is excellent. We could have picked up everything here and had dinner. I love these places. So damn smart. Do not expect a new A&P on the corner anytime soon, but expect to see an HMart.