Wing Yip is a mammoth sized Chinese supermarket that sits just off Purley Way. It's a place you can go to and spend the entire day walking down aisle upon aisle of every kind of oriental sauce, dip, dumpling you can imagine.
The frozen section is vast too. Case in point, they have an entire aisle dedicated to prawns.
At the back you'll find industrial sized things (for restaurants I imagine). I'd never seen a 1 ton bag of rice before or indeed a little Chinese man trying to manoeuvre it.
And alongside the frozen food and sauces they also have a section dedicated to Chinese cookware and a section for fresh fish and oriental vegetables. You can get hard to find veg like Morning Glory (a long stemmed leaf that are used in stir fries).
The only downside to Wing Yip is that it's quite expensive. I spent over a hundred for not much at all.
If you're heading that way then I recommend you park up in their free car park and make a day of it because aside from the supermarket there are a few restaurants and a Chinese bakery.
Wing Yip Supermarket
9/10
544 Purley Way
Croydon CR0 4NZ
0208 688 4880
www.wingyip.com
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