@yawen » food http://yawenchen.com/blog the city and its stories Fri, 28 May 2010 16:11:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Calling For Local Brooklynians http://yawenchen.com/blog/2008/05/16/calling-for-local-brooklynians/ http://yawenchen.com/blog/2008/05/16/calling-for-local-brooklynians/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 17:38:08 +0000 yawen http://yawenchen.com/blog/?p=35 Since moving to the Bed-Stuyvesant/Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn in January, I’ve mostly headed to the City for all my “needs” instead of exploring the neighborhood. I found my immediate location to be quite desolate – stores are not open late, drug stores are out of sight – I felt I can’t go out around here past 9 p.m. But during days like today (cloudy, windy and drizzly), I have no desire to take 2 trains just to get some ’specialized’ food. Today I want to buy Chinese ingredients, but the scant supplies at the local Associated supermarket do not suffice. I decided to scour online for some local Brooklyn guides, but most are for restaurants and nightlife, not for other businesses. Yet, some still proved to be useful. I found that there are a cluster of Chinese restaurants on Myrtle Ave, a center street that spans across Ft. Greene and Clinton Hill. That must mean some kind of Chinese population, of Chinese businesses perhaps? Of course! Time to explore.

  1. Brooklynian – Forums about Brooklyn. Popular: in less than a day, my post received over 100 views.
  2. Myrtle Avenue – Businesses in and around the Avenue
  3. Clinton Hill Blog – Clinton Hill blog
  4. Brooklyn on Wikitravel – Pretty comprehensive information
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Cheeses such as Cheddar, Swiss, blue, Monterey Jack, Brie, Gouda, mozzarella, and Roquefort, as well as process American cheese, exhibit a potential protective effect against tooth decay… (National Dairy Council)

Did I mention that I love cheese? I knew that it is nutrient rich in protein and calcium, but its relation to oral hygiene is [good] news to me, an avid cheese devotee. Though my diet may sometimes be sparse in this expensive city, I will never give up my cheese supply. Cheese: probably the single reason I am not a strict vegetarian.

June 2009 edit: I am now a vegan. How amazing it is I can turn my diet & cravings around!

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