The Asian Grocery Stores

By Brittany Reno

The Strip District has a small but proud Asian presence. The two Asian grocery stores, Lotus Foods and New Sam Bok's, offer a distinct and authentic taste of the East. The top photograph is covers the side of one of the stores, and it depicts a group of Asian children, a tank of whole, frozen fish, and an advertisement for whole farm raised rabbits that one can find within the store.

The photograph below is from inside one of the stores. This store is very big and features not just different Asian foods but also decorations like these. Though the building itself was old and the paint on the walls fading, the decorations inside were warm and inviting. Also, the store was filled with frantic shoppers, but that hectic feeling was offset by a relaxing thrum of Asian-sounding music.