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Specialty
Shops
Specialty
Shops on William Street, Northbridge
Tofu
Shop
Walson
Foods Pty Ltd
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William Street
William
Street Shopping Centre
Northbridge
A
steamy affair with fresh tofu in Northbridge
Feel
like a wander through the real Chinatown? Or need to buy some fresh
ingredients from an Asian grocer shop in Perth to cook up your specialty
Asian dish?
It's
often busy on William Street in Northbridge with new shops frequently
opening their doors to offer the next new specialty products or
services. It's hard to keep track of what's on offer on William
Street these days, but it keeps it rather interesting for shoppers.
Over
the years, the proliferation of Asian shops along the Brisbane Street
end of William Street in Northbridge has established the real Chinatown.
This is the Perth Chinatown where shoppers come to purchase their
provisions from Asian groceries, butchers, bakeries and various
specialty shops.
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William
Street Shopping Centre, Northbridge
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This
will be the first of a series of reviews by Perth Walkabout of different
specialty shops along William Street in Northbridge.
Perth
is rather lucky to have such a wide range of Asian grocery shops
clustered in Northbridge. There is a plethora of Asian products
from Malaysia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Camobodia,
Philippines, Burma, Singapore, Taiwan, China, India, Sir Lanka,
Japan, and Korea reflecting the melting pot of migrants that live
in Perth today. Generally, most of the Asian grocery stores stock
a good range of products from a variety of countries for Asian cooking.
However, some of the Asian grocery shops are specialty shops that
predominantly stock products from one country.
First
up is a review of the tofu shop on William Street. The tofu shop
is located in the William Street Shopping Centre and has a shop
front facing William Street. Upon stepping into the shop, one will
notice that the fridges are stocked with all manner of tofu products
made from the humble soya bean. In Asian cooking, tofu is a staple
product and is well known for being nutritious and a good source
of protein.
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Tofu
Shop on William Street, Northbridge
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A
glimpse into the kitchen is interesting as one can often see the
staff overseeing the huge stainless steel vats which are used to
boil the soya bean mixture to high temperatures to make the tofu.
It's
all action in the shop as the lady at the counter shouts out special
tofu orders to the staff in the kitchen. It's also a bit of a wet
and steamy affair in the kitchen as staff navigate the kitchen in
their wellies and aprons to oversee the tofu making.
Soya
products on offer include containers of fresh tofu and fried tofu,
egg tofu in a tube, and dried tofu sheets. There are also some great
snacks and drinks to be had with soya bean dessert and soya bean
drink up on offer. For those with specific dietary requirements,
the soya bean dessert and soya bean drink can also be bought with
no added sugar. The standard tofu product made up of pieces of fresh
tofu in a takeaway container is distributed by the tofu shop widely
and is a familiar sight in most of the Chinese and Oriental grocery
shops.
For
those who are not connoisseurs of tofu, the tofu shop also offers
a range of other Oriental grocery products including pickles, canned
vegetable products, salted eggs, frozen seafood and frozen dim sum
products including steamed buns amongst many other products.
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Coming
up: Reviews of other specialty shops along William Street in
Perth Chinatown.
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