Having already checked out the Italian, Mediterranean, and European markets, today's adventure took place at the Oriental Supermarket. This store had almost everything my little heart desires!

This supermarket offers a full line of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, East and West Indian, and Latin market items.

I've never seen such a vast array of reasonably priced specialty items.

I could have gone nuts in there. I chose instead to get only what I needed for this weekend's vietnamese spring rolls. I'm referring specifically to the fresh and not the deep-fried variety.

The fresh, soft, aromatic filling of meat, vermicelli, lettuce, basil and mint rolled up in rice paper and dipped in a black bean/chili sauce.

I of course had to get myself a new tin of gunpowder green tea, and, Bee & Flower Rose and Sandalwood soaps, and fresh lemongrass.

Now I just need to find a store that stocks Johnson's Baby Cologne!