Hướng dẫn và câu chuyện

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

Wendy smiles while chatting on a Montreal street on the morning of the lion dance.
Cộng đồng và múa lân

Wendy's First Year in the Lion Dance Team

Sifu Paul was a customer for a while. He asked me if I wanted to join some classes. Wendy on how she ended up liking lion dance.

Cộng đồng và múa lânThe lion dance team sets up in front of the Fosetter storefront in Montreal's Chinatown.

The Lion Dance Started at Our Door

Raising the flag and the lion dance are the big event of National Day every year. Carmen on the day the lions set off from our storefront.

Cộng đồng và múa lânTwo southern lions dance on a Chinatown sidewalk as a crowd films with their phones.

Why Does the Lion Eat Lettuce? Cai Qing, Explained

On September 26 a lion dance started at our door. Here is why the lion goes for a head of lettuce, and what the red envelope and scattered leaves mean.

Chuyện ở cửa hàngRue 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.

Câu chuyện của chúng tôiThe Fosetter herbal tea window in Montreal Chinatown

Two Years to Get In, Five to Learn the Way, Ten to Sharpen One Sword

Two years to get in, five years to learn the way, ten years to sharpen one sword. Carmen on stock, her own brand, and the box that was a third root hairs.

Câu chuyện của chúng tôiCarmen, owner of Fosetter, in her shop in Montreal Chinatown

I Started Selling Popsicles at Seven

I started selling popsicles when I was seven. Carmen tells how a love of selling led from restaurants to a ginseng shop in Montreal's Chinatown.