Is there a good Asian market near you? The one by me is an hour round trip so I don't go too often. Does anyone frequent any online Asian grocery stores?
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Which Asian cuisines are you interested in?
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@mrbee: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese ... and then maybe Indian, too.
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@Andrea: Those are all pretty different types of cuisine! Possible to pick one and start there?
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@mrbee: haha, i know that might sound a bit schizophrenic but i like to cook different dishes every week. i don't like to repeat food very much.
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We have a Hmart less than 10 minutes away! There's also a Korean farmer's market close by too! I think there's a 99 ranch about 10 mins away as well, but I haven't been yet.
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i go into the city twice a month to go to the korean market. it's 4 stops on the q so it's not bad. then i buy a bunch of stuff and take a cab home.
for korean food: sesame oil, soy sauce (this special kind that is for making soups), red pepper flakes are the essentials and bases for many dishes!
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@chopsuey119: Hmart is opening up soon but it is still about an hour roundtrip. But I am excited, never been to one.
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@Andrea: You're gonna have so much fun!
Lemme know if you need help putting a grocery list together!
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@chopsuey119: i will, thank yooooou!
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I love Asian food! The closest market is a little Thai shop about 30 mins away. It's not that far, but it's in downtown and it's a pain to find parking. We normally do all our shopping in a town opposite of it, so we have to make a special trip to go there (about twice a year).
These are the basic ingredients I like to keep stocked in my pantry:
Kikkoman soy sauce
Mirin
Rice vinegar
Sake
Konbu Dashi powder
Oyster sauce
Chinese 5 spice powder
Hoisin sauce
Dried lily blossoms
Sriracha Sauce
Sambal Oelek
Sweet Chili Sauce
Thai green curry paste
Thai red curry paste
Coconut milk (canned)
Tamarind powder
Shrimp paste
Curry powders
Viet Huong 3 Crabs Fish Sauce (or) Phu Quoc Fish SauceI also always have these basic ingredients in stock:
Apple cider vinegar, regular vinegar, lemon juice/fresh lemons, fresh garlic & dried garlic powder, fresh onions & dried onion powder, apple juice concentrate, sugar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chicken, vegetable & beef bouillon cubes, dried basil, fresh eggs, dried red pepper flakes, dried bay leaves.
All are easily stored so I can pretty much have the base for a lot of the different Asian foods I like to make. The only thing in my pantry that's missing on the list is sake, but I've been substituting with lemon juice, and so far it's worked since I'm loving all things sour right now!
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@Crumbs: what a great list. thank you!
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Yup, we have quite a few in the area.
I've bought stuff from koaMart.com before! But just the stoneware bowls as a bday present.
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We live in an area where there are a bunch of asian grocery stores near me. They are about 10-15 minutes from me. Best part is I can get roast duck anytime.
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I go to Chinatown or Koreatown depending on what I want. Whenever I buy groceries in Chinatown, I make sure to buy some fresh rice noodles for Beef Chow Fun or Pad Kee Mao. Yum.
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Luckily, I live about 20 minutes from Little Saigon, so there was tons of Vietnamese grocery stores nearby, plus a little Koreatown close by, too.
This is a good link of how to prepare certain Asian/Vietnamese foods: http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2006/06/index-of-peek-in-my-kitchen.html
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@Mrs. Bee: What is the special soy sauce for making soups?? I never knew there was a different one, please share
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@sweetchic: it's called "gook" or soup soy sauce. it is saltier so you use less than regular soy sauce. all korean markets carry them!
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Luckily I have access to three different Korean stores near my work/hometown. There isn't one near our hourse, so I usually just stop over on my way home.
My main ingredients as far as asian spices/dishes are DASHIDAH! (just beef stock), soy sauce, tempura, gochujang (chili paste), and gwen jang (bean paste). Everything else is just the regular sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, etc
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I keep all the basics for making chinese, japanese and indian food stocked in my fridge and pantry.
Luckily I don't have to travel far to get these ingredients since my local grocery store sells them. Not to the extent that an actual asian store would, but 90% of the time they'll have all the ingredients I need.
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@Mrs. Bee: Interesting, I'll have to look for it on my next H-mart trip, thanks!!
Lemme know if you need help putting a grocery list together!
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