Food GuideDelis: Asian

Vientiane Supermarket

  • 2 Bradstock Rd. (at Weston Rd.) View on map »
  • 416-743-2911
This grocer focuses on Thai and Vietnamese specialties, with a dash of the Caribbean as a nod to the neighbourhood clientele. The produce department is a veritable tropical plantation, with yam, taro, coconut, papaya, cassava and plantains sitting next to cases of sweet tamarind fresh off the flight from Thailand. All the fixings for green curry include tinned pastes, just-add-water noodles—or fresh lemon grass, kaffir limes and their leaves for purists who prefer to make their own sauces. Stock up the pantry with 10-kilogram bags of rice or such unusual flours as toasted fava bean or plantain from Sol de Espana (12-ounce packets, $1.69–$3).
Location
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    2 Bradstock Rd. (at Weston Rd.)
  • 416-743-2911

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