More Pinoy Hotdogs in Canada

We went again to the newly-opened Lucky Supermarket last August 9 so I was able to observe more.

The one thing I noticed, ang dami ng Pinoy hotdogs na binebenta ngayon ha.

Noong bagong dating ko sa Canada, itong Pinoyfoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs lang ang meron eh. Pero bukod sa hindi siya pula, sobrang layo ng lasa sa Pinoy hotdogs talaga. I am surprised na may bumibili pa rin pala nyan kasi nagdagdag pa sila ng flavor/variety oh.

Then eventually nagkaroon nga ng Filipino Style hotdogs. Dati sa Alberta lang meron nito eh. Nakalipat na kami dito sa BC nang nag-expand sila dito.

Tapos ngayon meron na rin palang Fiesta Hotdogs ngayon. Ngayon ko lang yan nakita actually, kasi parang wala naman niyan sa T&T Supermarket at Henlong Market. Sa mga small Filipino stores may tinitinda ring variety ng hotdogs, ewan ko lang kung meron sila nyan.

I still have a lot of Purefoods Hotdogs and Martin Purefoods Hotdogs on our freezer kaya hindi muna ako bibili. Pero talagang titikman ko rin yan soon.

I am happy kasi mas dumarami ang Filipino products (kahit na gawa dito) na available dito sa Canada. Pang-iwas homesick nga kasi ang mga yan. We might be living faraway from the Philippines pero at least nakakakain pa rin kami ng mga pagkaing swak sa bitukang-pinoy.

Lucky Supermarket Surrey is now open!

July 30, 2018 (Monday). I was so excited for Ford to come home. Bihis na kami ni Nathan by 5pm (kakaiba yun ha) at kahit masakit ang tiyan ko, walang makakapigil sa pagpunta ko opening day ng Lucky Supermarket. Parang ganito ang excitement ko nang magbukas ang SM Marilao noong 2003 as in!

Ahh, ang gaan sa pakiramdam nang makita ko ang familiar signage ng Lucky. Parang it felt 'home.' Totoo yun ha, walang exaggeration.

At dahil sa sobrang pagkaatat kong pumasok, di ko na napicturan nang maayos ang labas. Sa susunod na lang.

My first impression of the store --- wow, ang laki!

Kumpleto ang kanilang fresh produce section. Happy ako!

Aba mura ang malunggay!

I just took several photos and that's it. Ayaw ko na. Gusto ko ng mag-enjoy sa pagtingin-tingin sa loob.

I was so happy kasi maraming-maraming choices kumpara sa T&T at Henlong.

My disappointments --- walang frozen calamansi (baka naman di na talaga uso yun ngayon kasi wala na rin akong makita recently kahit sa T&T and other small Filipino stores) at walang beef ribs (sana magkaroon next time). Konti lang din kasi ang naka-display sa meat section nila (I forgot to take photos) kasi baka dahil kabubukas pa lang nila ng 1pm that day. I'll check kung magba-bbque cut sila ng liempo next time.

I was glad though na na-reunite na ako with this galunggong! Grabe, ito talaga ang binibili ko noon! Nathan loves galunggong (he eats it almost everyday) kaya I am so happy na may mabibilhan na ako ngayon ng matinong isda. Masyado kasing maliit yung nasa Henlong eh.

Overall, I am satisfied with this new branch of Lucky! Mura ang presyo (kumapara naman sa T&T noh!) at saka ang dami talagang Filipino products. Parang nandito na lahat, di ko na kailangang magpatalon-talong ng tindahan.

O tingnan mo may wheat pandesal pa!

At Crunch Milk Chocolate (na medyo mahal nga lang).

I was actually surprised na maraming tao ang namimili na kahit kabubukas pa lang. At talagang punuan ang cart nila ha. Galing din kaya sila sa Alberta o Winnipeg kaya familiar sila sa Lucky?

May raffle sila, sana manalo kami. Kaso hindi naman ako swerte sa mga ganyan.

I actually had no plans of buying a lot kasi nga wala naman kaming kailangan at fully stocked pa ang pantry namin kaso nakaka-engganyo talagang bumili. May mga good deals din kasi. Like yang tub ng Skyflakes, $3.99 na lang (normal price is $7+).

Our haul. Sorry di ko na naipakita isa-isa.

This will be our official palengke here in BC. Too bad kasi lilipat na kami sa November. Sobrang lapit lang kasi nito sa current place namin. Kapag nakalipat na kami, twice a month siguro kami mamimili dito.

Eto ang damage -- $117.34 (or Php4,693.60). Ang bilis maglustay ng pera dito sa Canada lol!

I'll post more of Lucky Supermarket soon!

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Nga pala, I was excited din sana na kumain sa Lucky (may kainan din kasi dun) kaso konti na lang ang mga tinda eh. Siguro kasi kabubukas lang nila noon kaya hindi pa ganun karami ang food. Next time na lang.

Lucky Supermarket Surrey is opening on July 30!

Finally, the long wait is over! Lucky Supermarket's first BC branch is opening next week, July 30!

Photo taken from Lucky Supermarket's FB page

Grabe, sobra ang excitement ko! Feeling ko nagiging ok na unti-unti ang buhay ko rito sa BC. I am about to have a house again (Thank God!) tapos magbubukas na ang Lucky Supermarket dito sa Surrey. Haha, friends na lang ang kulang!

Aayain ko talaga si Ford sa Lucky pagkagaling niya sa work. I am hoping na parehas ang sistema sa stores nila sa Edmonton -- mura ang meat, maraming choices ang fish, maraming Pinoy products, may frozen calamansi, pwedeng magpa-barbecue cut ng liempo, at masarap ang lutong pagkain.

One week to go!

Lucky Supermarket in Surrey

I am so happy and couldn't contain my excitement. I literally screamed on top of my lungs after reading this ad that Ford showed me just a while ago (my son even said: "Mommy, are you ok?!).

Finally, we'll have LUCKY SUPERMARKET here in Surrey!

Lucky was my favorite Asian supermarket in Edmonton. It's actually the very first Asian grocery store that I have been to here in Canada and I became a suki throughout my 3-year stay in Edmonton.

I preferred Lucky over T&T (another giant Asian Supermarket that's originally from BC) because the former has more Filipino goods than the latter. They have better meat and fish section, too. And their prices I found relatively cheaper. Kaya doon kami talaga "namamalengke" noon eh.

When we moved here in Surrey last year, nahirapan talaga ako kung saan kami mamimili ng ulam. I was clueless because clearly, I am not a fan of T&T (nakokontian kasi ako sa Pinoy items nila). Sure, there is Henlong Market, but I find it too small and walang binatbat sa Lucky (hindi ako talaga makamove-on sa Lukcy haha). Until now, sabog-sabog pa rin ako mamili ng pang-ulam. Unlike sa Edmonton na talagang sa Lucky lang.

Kaya ngayon para akong nabigyan ng maagang pamasko talaga. At parang ayaw na rin kaming pabalikin talaga sa Edmonton ha (I listed Lucky as one of the reasons why I wanted to go back to Edmonton). I just wish na yung Lucky dito ay yung parang sa Edmonton din because I am sure Filipinos here will be thrilled. Sayang nga lang because Lucky will (probably) open when we're in Pinas na. Di bale, at least mae-excite ako pagbalik namin ng April. =)

Did I say expensive?

We went to Lucky Supermarket (one of the two biggest Asian supermarkets here in Edmonton) last night to buy some mauulam.

And to give you an idea of how expensive Asian/Filipino foods are here, take a look into our cart.

Not much, huh. At the bottom were just some vegetables and fruits.

This was our total bill:

Yep, almost Php8,500.00! Mind you, mostly pang-ulam lang yan ha (that will last for just a few days). We buy our other household necessities at Walmart.

Cliche as it may sound, we Filipinos may be earning dollars here but we also spend big time, especially on Filipino items that we need for survival.

After I recover from giving birth, I guess I really need to be mindful our grocery budget. That's what good housewives do, right? We couldn't go on like this, or else we won't have any savings at all.