Lately I have been astounded by the number and variations of supermarkets on Long Island. When grocery shopping at home I generally frequent Stop and Shop or Trader Joe’s. I go to Stop and Shop when I need more mainstream items. Trader Joe’s is my “fun” supermarket. When I have time, I love to browse Trader Joe’s aisles and see what new and interesting items they have. Of course, there is also my standard Trader Joe’s items that I love such as their lemon spatchcock chicken and cauliflower gnocchi.

In the past few weeks, I have had to travel around Long Island for work and I stopped in to pick up groceries at numerous stores that I have never been to before. I went to HMart for the first time.  I had so much fun picking up Asian delicacies. While it is a distance from my house, I will definitely stop in again when I am in the neighborhood.

I went into Food Bazar for the first time. While its appearance is strongly reminiscent of the Fairway that was there before, I found new items at Food Bazar that Fairway did not carry. Lastly, I stopped into ShopRite in Lake Success. I do not have a ShopRite near my house.  The enormity of Shop overwhelmed me. I did not have enough time to really browse but their store brand looked interesting. And, when I am back in that area, I will make time to really browse that huge store.

Where do you food shop?