free Chinatown merienda
February 24, 2010
One thing to also notice in Chinatown is the food. The FREE food, I mean. And there were tons of it; no Outer banks foreclosures or any kind of shortage here. You will literally see mountains upon mountains of food. We actually had a lot of fun tasting samples from every food vendor. We literally had our merienda (snack) while going around.
I was taking my time eating one sample after another without really knowing what they are. There was just too many to bother to ask! So while savoring the different tastes and textures of each food I pooped in, I was caught by surprise with this one food item that was really gingery and spicy, but I had to take it all in as I was afraid that the vendor would get mad if I spit it out. Good thing our friend KG was carrying a coke in can, it somehow helped wash it all down. So I’ll leave you with this warning to be careful when taking advantage of the free taste offered in markets.
