A Trip to Tesco

The trip to Tesco last night was too much fun not to share. So, come with me on a photo journey of a Thai Wal-Mart!

First off, the item that caused me to finally whip out my camera:

A completely different set of advertising priorities at work!

Next, a trip down the snack aisle. I always enjoy seeing what different chip flavors there are in other countries...


...but these sound really strange! Fruity Pringles?!


Gum flavors can sound strange, too:


Now this aisle's contents might seem strange:


But it's just referring to these:

which you can buy to donate to a monk in exchange for blessings.

You can also pick up some incense in bulk, since you're going to the wat anyway:


Nearby, in the beauty aisle, you'll notice that the main adjectival promise on all of the products is "Whitening"


But they do have some favorites from my childhood:

Jellies!


On to produce!

You've got your lychees and rambutans


Whatever this fruit is...

(Rachel? Miranda? Do you know?)

And Mangosteens!


Which are also available in juice form:


There's some pre-packaged meals for your convenience,

but I'm not sure what those contents are.

More types of soy sauce than we have types of ketchup in America:


Peanut Butter, for those with Western tastes:


And more Pocky flavors than I've ever seen!


Want something sweet for a treat?


Or maybe something savory from this aisle:


That's where I found out what they do with the parts my parakeets didn't eat:



After seeing all of this, you may be surprised to hear that I didn't purchase any of those things. I did, however, buy one of these:

so I can try Thai cooking at home using a tool I got in Thailand.

I'll be going back to Tesco next Thursday, though, so if you want any of the things you see up above, place your orders now!