If you go to Spadina Avenue in downtown Toronto, you can visit one of the best Chinatown's in North America. I was visiting just after Chinese New Year, which was a bummer to miss. But it didn't stop me from guzzling 4 bubble teas in a 36 hour period. I was warned by the chicks at the Kiehl's Shop on Queen Street to stay away from the "white people's" shops and get the real deal. Unfortunately I didn't know what that meant exactly. But I enjoyed the tapioca filled drinks nonetheless.
There is always so many interesting things to look at and observe in a Chinatown. I've only got a small sampling of what I saw here. Check out the crazy foodstuffs in bins displayed right out on the street, many unidentifiable to the typical western person. However, even a few Asian folks were bewildered by the sluglike vegetable below (marked with the do not touch sign)...we all took guesses as to what it was, but never got to the bottom of it. And of course, I didn't see anyone touch with their bare hands, but many 'poked' at it with the spoon. I wish I would have bought one to take to work for Mystery Food Friday.
