MD Oriental Market, Tampa/Brandon

Welcome back to restaurant reviews by the food ninja for goginchow. I have a nice little special place for you to go look at. It is an oriental food market located in Tampa/Brandon Area. This is definitely  a hidden gem they have everything you will need to quench your thirst as far as carying the vegetables and seasonings and many other great oriental related items that you will need in order to be cook up that creative Asian  dish for those you love. They have everything from frozen  foods to live fish. It is really something. The live fish will keep your kids attention for sure. They also carry some nice little souvenirs that are reasonably priced, varied on each item that would be good in your home. You are sure to find something you will find interesting and if you can not find it, they will be happy to assist you how ever they can. So in my opinion this a place to visit. So take from me, the food ninja, you can not only find good food here but you can find the ingredients to make great food. As i always say, please enjoy!

Shadow here.  Wonderful place.  It is huge and very clean for and Asian Market.  Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.  They have a cooked food section were they sell roast meats like duck, pork and chicken.  I guarantee it will be hard to pass up when you see that whole roast duck hanging in the glass case on the counter.  Now is the season for tropical fruit.  I was thrilled to see that they have Lychee and the ever rare Mangosteen two of my absolute favorite fruits.  I have to wait a whole year to get my hands on these and both these fruits have such a short window for being in season and that window is almost over so run...run and get them while you still can.  They also had rambutan, rose apples, dragon fruit and much more.  On occasion I have even seen fresh Durian and Jack Fruit sold here.  My spoils this trip were of course lychee and mangosteen as well as cherimoya (custard apple/sugar apple), roast duck, and sliced pig ears.  Lychee were very good, they are fresh and Florida grown.  The mangosteen were quite pricy, not the freshest looking (they are flying them in from Thailand after all), but did not taste too bad.  If you have never tried mangosteen before, you are in for a treat.  The cherimoya was hard when I first bought it, but I allowed it to ripen in a brown paper bag for two days and it was superb, very sweet!  So head on down here and check this place out.  Happy Eating.

                                                 MD Oriental Market
                                                 10127 E Adamo Dr
                                                 Tampa, FL 33619
                                                 (813) 443-2188

Lychee

Mangesteen

Mangosteen (sliced open)

Cherimoya (Custard Apple/Sugar Apple)

Cherimoya (sliced open)

Roast Duck

Sliced Pig Ears

Jack Fruit