Before the end of the month, we'll be marking 24 years in British Columbia. Jay has shopped in a number of little, ethnic grocery stores selling Sri Lankan products. They were mainly clustered around the Victoria and Main Street areas of Vancouver. It takes more than a half-hour to drive to them from New Westminster and far longer on transit; consequently, we don't visit very often. There are a few, specific products not available in any other type of Asian market though.
Interestingly, today was the first time we ever visited the closest Sri Lankan shop. It is exactly at King George SkyTrain Station in Surrey. In fact, the shop sits closely to the physical end of the elevated rail. Today, it was a very quick drive across the Pattullo Bridge and up the hill from home. We hit the shop today and Jay managed to think of a few things to buy. I'm most excited about a type of jam made from the flesh of woodapples. I love woodapples.
