Guides & Stories

Guides to Canadian ginseng and dried goods, and stories from our shop in Montreal's Chinatown.

The Fosetter storefront at 78 Rue De La Gauchetière Ouest in the morning, with Carmen cleaning the front door.
Shop Life

Who Says Women Can't Match Men?

Even our dog is a girl. Carmen on an all-women team, and the first summer her daughter sold tea on the street before our window opened.

Shop LifeCarmen smiling outside Fosetter beside the shop's anniversary sign and tea egg poster.

A New Theme Every Anniversary

Every October 25 is Fosetter's anniversary, and every year the shop puts up a new theme. Carmen walks through them, and what's planned next.

Shop LifeFosetter's Chinese tea egg poster and anniversary sign outside the shop on De La Gauchetière Street.

I'd Love to Sell Them That Expensive. Don't Worry, I Won't.

Tea eggs in the US sell for fifteen dollars each, Carmen heard. She'd love to sell hers that expensive. She won't. Here's what goes into them.

Shop LifeRue De La Gauchetière in Montreal Chinatown, where Fosetter is

Winter Roads Are Icy, So We Deliver

Heat is not a problem. What really matters is when it's cold. Carmen on how Fosetter started delivering, and who helped her get through.