Asian Food Store 中国超市 is an Asian supermarket at 117H Hardy Street, Montgomery Square, in central Nelson, with a 4.7 Google rating. The Chinese part of the name translates roughly as "Chinese supermarket".
An Asian supermarket is where you find ingredients that mainstream supermarkets often do not carry, such as a range of rice, noodles, sauces, spices, pastes, tinned and frozen goods, snacks and sometimes 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. Check best-before dates, particularly on imported, chilled and frozen items, and read ingredient labels if you have allergies, as English labelling can be limited. Regulars buy staples such as rice, noodles and soy sauce in bigger packs, which are usually better value, and look for items that are hard to find elsewhere in Nelson.
Montgomery Square is in the middle of Nelson, so this shop suits cooks wanting Asian ingredients without ordering online or travelling to a larger city.