Thursday, February 23, 2012

My Travel Food Diary: Snacks from Happy Mart

On our way back from Shanghai and while waiting for our train to go back to Suzhou, we stopped at the nearest convenience store; Happy Mart.

I love to check out local convenience stores when I travel, as one will never know what they can find. Did you also notice all the convenience stores worldwide carries different types of stuffs? I am referring to their food and drinks and not those toiletries.
Yes, the convenience stores are also the most convenient places for one to find out about the local culture and favorites.
It is nice to find something which is unique and you can't find in your own country, while giving me a chance to lament on how pathetic our own convenience stores are sometimes with their offers:p

Steamed strawberry cake with jam filling
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I have always loved steamed cakes like these, and unfortunately, this was the only one left there :(

The cake was fluffy soft; with a light aroma of strawberry and the jam filling was just nice, not too sweet.
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Nothing special; just a ham and cheese sandwich
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This Happy mart was located in a rather strategic location; right opposite the train station and I guess its popularity also made it run out of most of its snacks really quickly.

Well, at least I did find something to snack on for our dinner while we make our way back :)

What about you, are you always hunting in the local convenience stores when you are traveling too? Have you come across anything interesting that you can't find in your own country (should be aplenty!)

10 comments:

  1. steamed strawberry cake, sound good and new to me.

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  2. I also love to buy snacks when i travel around..
    U need to be careful when u r in china .. a lot of food which is not follow the food regulation...

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  3. I love checking out convenience stores too :) I spent more than an hour at 7/11 yesterday hehe i wanted to buy everything!!!

    WOW sandwiches are definitely cheap in China only $5.5RMB!

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  4. I guess I could buy steamed cakes here if I really wanted to..but I wish I could find them everywhere all the time! They're a favorite.

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  5. Interestingly, I always look for bottled water in such convenience stores :O

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  6. Sonia, yup they are, just so cool!:) Maybe you are going to put it on your baking list soon? ;)

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  7. Simple Person, yeah, I get that from my dad too! He told me to be careful about the food that I buy there :p

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  8. Daisy, hahaha, that's so cute, I rarely hear anyone spending that long of a time in 7/11!:P

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  9. Joanne, same here, it's such a shame that they are so good and yet so rare at the same time! Bummer!:P
    Well, I guess good things are always rare, right? hehehe ;)

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  10. tigerfish, hehehe, sometimes that's what we do too, when we travel!:p

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