PHOTO GALLERY: Chong's Oriental Market to offer more African ingredients

June 11, 2012 | 4:08 p.m. CDT

Chong's Oriental Market will be remodeled over the summer to make space for an even larger selection of African ingredients and comfort foods, as well as other ethnic foods.

Daewun Sin, the manager of Chong's Oriental Market, looks at products on the shelves Tuesday afternoon at the store. Sin's parents, originally from Korea, opened the store in 1990. | Yi Gan

Smoked catfish is displayed at Chong's Oriental Market on Tuesday. The store also carries items such as frozen red snapper, dried ugu leaves and cassava. | Yi Gan

Ga and Fanti kenkey are displayed in the freezer of Chong's Oriental Market. Kenkey is a popular West African dish. | Yi Gan