Our first microdonation this month was a tent, six bacon and cheese sandwiches, protein drinks and a bunch of Halloween candy. I gave everything to a lady in her 70s and two other guys hanging out near a cluster of improvised shelters, on a back street.
On the way home I stopped at Mekong Rainier for $20 worth of groceries. Donating junk food and then buying healthy food for the family, this time. Funny, because the pandemic-era plan for Nirvana WOK was to emphasize wok-fired Asian food and give that out, but I got disillusioned with woks because they produce so much smoke. I think if you look to Asia most people are not doing open flame wok cooking in their kitchen.
Wok cooking is a restaurant thing even over there, although I could be wrong. Mekong Rainier is great but again, when Lam’s Seafood opens its new store in our neighborhood that’s gonna be a game changer for my food shopping options.
Did I mention that Lam’s could easily win a lawsuit against the hater that recently attacked them online? The definition of defamation is when someone spreads information that they know is false which has the potential to damage your reputation.
Seattle grocery fights back against right-wing influencer
David Gutman, Seattle Times
No big plans for Nirvana WOK this November as we wind down the project. I’ll be donating bagels and other treats this Thursday at the usual spots.
—Alex
See also:
Supermarket Smarts: What $40 Can Get You at Seattle's Mekong Market
There is a world out there beyond Kroger and Safeway and their warehouses full of expensive processed food. Asian markets in Seattle are a good alternative for those seeking to go beyond a room full of products that are essentially all sold by the same handful of conglomerates.