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Explore the world via Denver's many ethnic markets, restaurants.(The Gazette (Colorado Springs))

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| April 01, 2002 | DuVal, Linda | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

DENVER _ Walk into the Little Saigon Supermarket, and it's like walking into another world. Piles of fresh pink fish, mounds of squiggly black squid, jars of preserved duck eggs and bottles of exotic sauces greet shoppers.

A customer asks a question in broken English, and it's answered in fluent Vietnamese.

The term "melting pot" doesn't immediately come to mind when you think of the Mile High City. But it should. Ethnic markets, shops and restaurants abound here. They offer a way to sample another country without going there, a source for those hard-to-find recipe ingredients you see on the Food Network, or just a fun way to spend a day or weekend.

How diverse is it? Expect to find Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican, Italian, German, Greek and Middle Eastern markets. There are even a Caribbean bakery and several Ethiopian restaurants.

But most of the city's ethnic shops and markets aren't right downtown, with the exception of the exceptional Pacific Mercantile Co. in Sakura Square, at 19th and Lawrence streets.

These markets are scattered all over Denver, many of them anchored in ethnic neighborhoods. They're fascinating places to ...

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