Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 > > My husband's cousin married a girl from China and they are going to > be here this week for Christmas. She has offered to take me to the > Oriental Market and read the labels for me. For those of you who go > there what products should I try to buy while I am there? (ie. what > things do you find to be cheaper at the oriental market vs a health > food store or can't find at a health food store at all?) I am so > excited!!! What I buy at the Asian grocery: noodles - rice, green bean, bean thread crackers - rice, sweet rice sauces - plum, hot and spicy frozen dumplings teas, hot beverages Flours - rice, sweet rice, tapioca, potato, sweet potato, yam candy - nut brittle sugar " rocks " meats tapioca pearls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 > > My husband's cousin married a girl from China and they are going to > be here this week for Christmas. She has offered to take me to the > Oriental Market and read the labels for me. For those of you who go > there what products should I try to buy while I am there? (ie. what > things do you find to be cheaper at the oriental market vs a health > food store or can't find at a health food store at all?) I am so > excited!!! Labels on the back are generally in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 We buy both the glutinous (sweet) rice flour and regular white rice flour there. Tapioca starch is also much cheaper there. Occassionally we have the need for miso as well, and can find the type not made with barley at the oriental markets. You should also be able to get rice noodles. Happy shopping! Suzie Re: Oriental Market > > > >> >> My husband's cousin married a girl from China and they are going to >> be here this week for Christmas. She has offered to take me to the >> Oriental Market and read the labels for me. For those of you who > go >> there what products should I try to buy while I am there? (ie. > what >> things do you find to be cheaper at the oriental market vs a health >> food store or can't find at a health food store at all?) I am so >> excited!!! > > Labels on the back are generally in English. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 > > > > My husband's cousin married a girl from China and they are going to > > be here this week for Christmas. She has offered to take me to the > > Oriental Market and read the labels for me. For those of you who > go > > there what products should I try to buy while I am there? (ie. > what > > things do you find to be cheaper at the oriental market vs a health > > food store or can't find at a health food store at all?) I am so > > excited!!! > > Labels on the back are generally in English. However, these translation labels are unfortunately all too often WRONG. In one Japanese market near my home, I found 6 brands of imported soy sauce that did not list wheat in their ingredients. I thought this a little strange, so I sought out the store manager whio is fluently bilingual. When he read the labels in their original language, every single one of the six DID contain wheat - it just wasn't in the translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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