Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010
Pacific Produce: Milwaukee’s Asian Supermarket
Short Orders
Milwaukeeans eagerly
awaited the opening of Pacific Produce (5455 S. 27th St.), an Asian supermarket
located in a building that once housed a Kohl’s grocery store. It is by far the
largest Asian market this side of Chicago.
Among the wide variety of produce are large pomelos, tamarind from Thailand and
rambutans. Pomelos are similar to grapefruit, but a bit sweeter. A rambutan
resembles a lychee, though it is larger with hints of raspberry flavor—a
tropical treat. The seafood counter offers live lobsters, Dungeness crabs and
king mackerel steaks. At the meat counter, whole duck really means the whole
duck, complete with feet, head and beak. Pacific Produce is an amazing store,
with every type of noodle imaginable. If you’re hungry, a small food court
offers a Thai carryout place and Banh Mi Nhu Y. Banh mi sandwiches are the
Vietnamese equivalent of fast food. The banh mi thit nuong provides delicious
pieces of grilled pork with marinated daikon, carrot, cucumber, cilantro and
mayo. Banh mi bit tet is a Vietnamese version of a Philly cheesesteak. Prices
are very inexpensive—an egg roll is just a buck.



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