China Town Market is a market-style supermarket at 388 Riccarton Rd in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, with a 4.1 Google rating. The name suggests an Asian grocery.
An Asian supermarket is where you find ingredients that mainstream supermarkets often do not carry, such as a wide range of rice, noodles, sauces, spices, pastes, tinned and frozen goods, snacks and fresh produce. If you are cooking from a recipe, ask staff where to find the right sauce or paste or bring a photo of the packet, and check ingredient labels if you have allergies, as English labelling can be limited. Look at best-before dates, particularly on imported, chilled and frozen items, and compare unit prices on staples such as rice and noodles. Regulars buy rice, noodles and soy sauce in bigger packs for better value, shop for fresh vegetables and herbs early in the day and look for ingredients that are hard to find elsewhere.
Riccarton Rd is a busy route through the Riccarton area, close to the university, so this shop suits students and local households wanting Asian ingredients and groceries.