another place to buy fresh western ingredients (ie iceburg lettuce, asparagus, turnips, fresh and smoked salmon, fresh lobster, oyster, clams, crocodile, yes crocodile, sour cream, anchowi, and others) is called Qing Shi Qiao. Very close to Chun Xi Lu.
I’m going there soon for some fresh shrimps, fish and escargot(live).
Please let me know if anyone is interested to come along.
Or maybe we can have another dinner meetup at one of the small seafood restaurant nearby.
I also found a fruit wholesale market where you can buy avacados, blueberries and other rare fuit.