There’s a small food court of sorts here, too, where you can sit down to a bowl of pho, red curry or some bubble tea. At the rear of the market are stalls filled with dense patchworks of soaps, balms and medicines imported from Thailand, as well as vendors selling traditional Hmong, Thai, and Lao clothing. Alongside purple sticky rice and pandan leaves, you’ll find whole frozen quails, grill-ready Laotian pork sausage and “Buddhist style” frozen chickens from Mekong Fresh Meats, a Hmong butcher in Mosinee. Rows of Southeast Asian produce and dry goods, brightly colored traditional clothing decorated with silver coins and informal restaurants serving chicken larb and steamed fish all give 5XEN more than a passing resemblance to markets in Phonsavan or Sa Pa. An added bonus: the store hosts monthly Indian vegetarian cooking classes. In addition to food, the store also sells henna supplies, bangles and incense sticks designed for every possible situation, from a bit of bedroom passion to a sales call with your most enervating client.
Indian Groceries & Spices even has an organic section that includes dal, coriander powder and jaggery. Seasoned Indian cooks will find dosa batters, 20-pound bags of chapati flour, a wide variety of ghee and paneer, and an enormous array of legumes – kidney beans, red lentils, chickpeas, and more – while those with less experience can start with boxed mango lassis, frozen naan and some of the many instant meals stocked here. Indian Groceries & Spices is marking its 50th anniversary this year, and it’s easy to see why the store has stayed in business for so long, as it offers the area’s best selection of subcontinental foodstuffs.
Dumplings from Mo’s Food Market Photo courtesy of Mo’s Food Market 3. This is also a good spot to pick up Asian kitchenware, like ramen bowls, woks and bamboo steamers. Fans of Japanese cuisine (and spending money) will find a respectable selection of sake and frozen cuts of Wagyu ribeye for $108/lb. While most Asian groceries carry the standard Napa cabbage variety, Mo’s also offers buchu (chives) kimchi, chonggak (young radish) kimchi, baek (white) kimchi, and kkakdugi (diced radish kimchi). Additionally, Mo’s kimchi offerings are probably Milwaukee’s best. There’s also an entire wall devoted to frozen dumplings: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, pork, vegetable, shrimp, gyoza, shumai, wontons, potstickers, cartoon buns shaped like pandas and more. This is a great place to pick up ingredients for hot pot, as the store carries an assortment of seasoning packets, fresh vegetables and frozen packs of thinly sliced lamb, beef and pork.
The Chinese pop playing on the stereo and red lanterns hanging from the ceiling tell you all you need to know about Mo’s specialty.
And for folks who are unfamiliar with Asian food and need a gateway drug, Pacific Produce also has an enormous selection of Asian junk food: White Rabbit milk candies (China), hot-chili-squid-flavored Lay’s potato chips (Thailand), Oh Yes! snack cakes (South Korea) and a whole lot more. There are instant noodles from across the continent, beef tendon for that authentic bowl of pho, whole salmon for aspiring sushi chefs, and big packs of Thai chilies just waiting to mess you up in the most delicious way. From kimchi and papayas to laksa paste and pickled mustard greens, you can find just about anything you want here. The largest Asian supermarket in the Milwaukee area, Pacific Produce stocks a good balance of products from across East and Southeast Asia. Here are a few of the top spots to stock your kitchen with the same supplies you’d score in Seoul or Shanghai, all while supporting AAPI Milwaukeeans. Fortunately, Milwaukee is home to a number of independent Asian grocery stores, some carrying ingredients from across the continent and others specializing in Chinese, Indian or Burmese products. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, making it the perfect time to dust off that old recipe of halmoni’s or to finally take a stab at that pad see ew you’ve been wanting to make.
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