Asian supermarket reccomendations please :)

Frozen gyoza wrappers (google lasagna cupcakes), Vietnamese rice paper sheets for making summer rolls, Laoganma brand chilli paste, frozen paper thin sliced beef for Korean bulgogi which I use for making jerky, pepper and other spices because they are usually cheaper at the Asian supermarket. Shelled chestnuts because they are cheaper at the Asian supermarket. If you eat instant ramen, the varieties with bean thread vermicelli or rice noodles are lower in calories because the wheat noodle ones need to be fried to make them instant. Frozen wakame salad, frozen shelled edamame, frozen peking duck pancakes. Frozen duck. Fresh lichee and rambutan if in season. Green mango and papaya for SE Asian salads. Pomelo for SE Asian salads, but that's out of season now. Tinned lychee for making sorbet.

I usually go with noodles as our normal grocery stores only stock the 'pretend' chinese types. Stock up on both fresh and dried (including won-ton/spring roll wrappers, fresh egg noodles for crispy pan frying, summer roll wrappers, rice vermicelli, etc.).

Outside of that, look for produce you can't generally find else where (like chinese broccoli, or yu choy, or dragon fruit, or Korean pears, etc.), sauces you can't find elsewhere (dark soy sauce is something not a lot of people know about, but it's delicious as a braising flavoring or just on rice), frozen dumplings (quality is usually so-so but they're super fun and easy), and if you're lucky, check out their prepared foods - you might be able to snag some delicious roast duck or chickens, BBQ pork, baos, pastries, or other things.

Finally, don't forget the snack aisle. Shrimp chips are the best but there's so much fun stuff to try out.

Kimchi, dried seaweed sheets (nori), Gouchujang, Sambal, Siracha, frozen dumplings, Korean spicy ramen, yellow pickled Dikon...

Rambutans 😍

Will_Workout_for_food wrote: »

AndyWR72 wrote: »

Durian, Kangkung (Morning Glory/Water Spinach) Samyang 2x Spicy, Sweet Soy Sauce, Cassava

UGHHH REALLY?? lol theres a durian store in my neighborhood and I want to kill myself every time pass by

It's an acquired taste

makkimakki2018 wrote: »

Natto (fermented soy beans). They go great with rice, but are also good on their own. In Japan it's often served during breakfast.

Ugh. I'm usually pretty good with all foods but natto totally escapes me. The texture does me in every time.

I love to buy the packs of noodles that they have in the refrigerators, they come out so tasty! I also stock up on their sunflower seeds, the red bag is flavored with a brine that makes the seeds taste sweet, and I'm addicted. Also stock up on tofu. All kinds of tofu. Silken tofu for adding into meatballs to give it a light and fluffy texture, or to make ice cream. Firm tofu for making mapo tofo. Smoked tofu for stirfries, and tofu pouches for stews, because you can stuff them with meat or potato filling and they are delicious! Ah! Tofu....

If they sell Tempeh I would recommend picking some up.