#38 in my "Neighbourhood Grocery Stores" series: Fat Choy Food Market. This store closed last year and the space is still for lease. Sadly, the proprietor, Stephen Lam, passed away from cancer in 2013. People affectionally called him "Fat Choy." Interestingly, Fat Choi is a rare delicacy named for its resemblance to hair. It translates literally from Cantonese as "hair vegetable." It's also prized because of the phrase "gung hei fat choy", which is a Cantonese greeting used during New Year's to wish people luck and wealth. #victoria #grocery #fatchoy #market #vancouverisland #artistic #snapshot (at Fat Choy Food Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/BSpCnr2Ahra/?igshid=8petob1v3ob7











