Thread: Shopping at HMart?

Mike wrote:
> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> - Mike

Stews are a common/popular everyday Korean dish.


My favorite is Kimchi jjigae:

http://koreancooking.xanga.com/328138549/item/

there are many more such as this:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2...ew-recipe.html

or this:

http://weekofmenus.blogspot.com/2009...ewed-beef.html

On Nov 12, 7:03*am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> - Mike

I love Hmart- I wish they had guides to help you figure out what
everything is! A lot of the time there are demonstrators giving out
samples, which helps a bit.

merryb wrote:
> On Nov 12, 7:03 am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>> - Mike
>
> I love Hmart- I wish they had guides to help you figure out what
> everything is! A lot of the time there are demonstrators giving out
> samples, which helps a bit.

But the samples are typically industrial food products they are trying
to push. You might want to take a look at my other post in this thread
for some non-industrial dishes.

On Nov 12, 8:42*am, George <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> merryb wrote:
> > On Nov 12, 7:03 am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
> >> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> >> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> >> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> >> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> >> - Mike
>
> > I love Hmart- I wish they had guides to help you figure out what
> > everything is! A lot of the time there are demonstrators giving out
> > samples, which helps a bit.
>
> But the samples are typically industrial food products they are trying
> to push. You might want to take a look at my other post in this thread
> for some non-industrial dishes.

You are right about that- thanks for the links. I'd just like to have
someone with me to give opinions/info as to what to do with a lot of
it. But I will stay away from the buckets o'blood!

"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> - Mike

Geez, is HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about
potatoes I picked up there.

Jon

On Nov 12, 10:10*am, "Zeppo" <ze...@hotmail.org> wrote:
> "Mike" <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> > Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> > I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> > veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> > - Mike
>
> Geez, is HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about
> potatoes I picked up there.
>
> Jon
Isn't their produce nice? There is always someone trimming, washing,
etc...

"merryb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> On Nov 12, 10:10 am, "Zeppo" <ze...@hotmail.org> wrote:
>> "Mike" <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> > Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>> > Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>> > I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>> > veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>> > - Mike
>>
>> Geez, is HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about
>> potatoes I picked up there.
>>
>> Jon
> Isn't their produce nice? There is always someone trimming, washing,
> etc...

It's really great. The fresh fish is awesome, too.

Just 'discovered' this place last month. My wife passes it on her way home
from work, but she is too timid (with food) to go into the place herself. We
went in together looking for some specific items for a dish I was making and
ended up staying well over an hour. We left with 4 bags of groceries,
including some sushi for lunch that day and enough produce to start our own
store.

Jon

On Nov 12, 10:03*am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> - Mike

What IS HMart? Where located? What's their claim to fame?
Thanks. Never heard of 'em.

"Kalmia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Nov 12, 10:03 am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>> - Mike
>
> What IS HMart? Where located? What's their claim to fame?
> Thanks. Never heard of 'em.

Google, them. It'll help if you have someone looking over your shoulder who
reads Korean. :-)

Jon

On Nov 12, 12:59*pm, "Zeppo" <ze...@hotmail.org> wrote:
> "merryb" <msg...@juno.com> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]..
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>
>
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> > On Nov 12, 10:10 am, "Zeppo" <ze...@hotmail.org> wrote:
> >> "Mike" <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote in message
>
> >>news:[email protected]....
>
> >> > Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> >> > Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> >> > I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> >> > veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> >> > - Mike
>
> >> Geez, is HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about
> >> potatoes I picked up there.
>
> >> Jon
> > Isn't their produce nice? There is always someone trimming, washing,
> > etc...
>
> It's really great. The fresh fish is awesome, too.
>
> Just 'discovered' this place last month. My wife passes it on her way home
> from work, but she is too timid (with food) to go into the place herself.We
> went in together looking for some specific items for a dish I was making and
> ended up staying well over an hour. We left with 4 bags of groceries,
> including some sushi for lunch that day and enough produce to start our own
> store.
>
> Jon- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Funny- we discovered it about 2 years ago when we were coming home
"the back way" after work on a Friday. We drove by it a bunch of
times, and finally my curiousity got the best of me...where are you
located? I'm in the Seattle area...

On Nov 12, 1:12*pm, Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> On Nov 12, 10:03*am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
> > Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
> > I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
> > veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
> > - Mike
>
> What IS HMart? *Where located? *What's their claim to fame?
> Thanks. Never heard of 'em.

It's a Korean grocery store, and the one I go to is HUGE! This one is
in Federal Way, WA...

"Zeppo" wrote
> "Mike" wrote

>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?

> HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about potatoes I
> picked up there.

I'm guessing it's a fairly standard Asian Grocery type of place.

If you can describe (or link pictures) if a product, I'm happy to help if I
can tell what it is.

Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Nov 12, 10:03*am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>> - Mike
>
>What IS HMart? Where located? What's their claim to fame?
>Thanks. Never heard of 'em.

This chain was news to me too...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_Mart

Link to English website
http://www.hmart.com/check_lantype.asp?lan_type=eng&go=

"merryb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Nov 12, 12:59 pm, "Zeppo" <ze...@hotmail.org> wrote:
>> "merryb" <msg...@juno.com> wrote in message
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>> news:[email protected]..
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>>
>>
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>> > On Nov 12, 10:10 am, "Zeppo" <ze...@hotmail.org> wrote:
>> >> "Mike" <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> >> > Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>> >> > Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>> >> > I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>> >> > veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>> >> > - Mike
>>
>> >> Geez, is HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago
>> >> about
>> >> potatoes I picked up there.
>>
>> >> Jon
>> > Isn't their produce nice? There is always someone trimming, washing,
>> > etc...
>>
>> It's really great. The fresh fish is awesome, too.
>>
>> Just 'discovered' this place last month. My wife passes it on her way
>> home
>> from work, but she is too timid (with food) to go into the place herself.
>> We
>> went in together looking for some specific items for a dish I was making
>> and
>> ended up staying well over an hour. We left with 4 bags of groceries,
>> including some sushi for lunch that day and enough produce to start our
>> own
>> store.
>>
>> Jon- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Funny- we discovered it about 2 years ago when we were coming home
> "the back way" after work on a Friday. We drove by it a bunch of
> times, and finally my curiousity got the best of me...where are you
> located? I'm in the Seattle area...

I'm just northwest of Philadelphia.
Jon

merryb wrote:
> On Nov 12, 8:42 am, George <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> merryb wrote:
>>> On Nov 12, 7:03 am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>>>> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>>>> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>>>> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>>>> - Mike
>>> I love Hmart- I wish they had guides to help you figure out what
>>> everything is! A lot of the time there are demonstrators giving out
>>> samples, which helps a bit.
>> But the samples are typically industrial food products they are trying
>> to push. You might want to take a look at my other post in this thread
>> for some non-industrial dishes.
>
> You are right about that- thanks for the links. I'd just like to have
> someone with me to give opinions/info as to what to do with a lot of
> it. But I will stay away from the buckets o'blood!

The easiest way is to pick something you would like to make and then get
the ingredients for it. You can always ask someone if you are puzzled.
Once you start doing that you get a pretty good idea what everything you
might be interested in is.

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:10:05 -0500, cshenk wrote:

> "Zeppo" wrote
>> "Mike" wrote
>
>>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>
>> HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about potatoes I
>> picked up there.
>
> I'm guessing it's a fairly standard Asian Grocery type of place.
>
> If you can describe (or link pictures) if a product, I'm happy to help if I
> can tell what it is.

they're usually pretty huge compared to other asian markets.

your pal,
blake

On Nov 13, 11:46*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:10:05 -0500, cshenk wrote:
> > "Zeppo" wrote
> >> "Mike" wrote
>
> >>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>
> >> HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about potatoes I
> >> picked up there.
>
> > I'm guessing it's a fairly standard Asian Grocery type of place.
>
> > If you can describe (or link pictures) if a product, I'm happy to help if I
> > can tell what it is.
>
> they're usually pretty huge compared to other asian markets.
>
> your pal,
> blake

The one in my neck of the woods is bigger than most other grocery
stores...

On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:27:20 -0800 (PST), merryb wrote:

> On Nov 13, 11:46*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:10:05 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>>> "Zeppo" wrote
>>>> "Mike" wrote
>>
>>>>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>>
>>>> HMart a chain? I had no idea. I posted a few minutes ago about potatoes I
>>>> picked up there.
>>
>>> I'm guessing it's a fairly standard Asian Grocery type of place.
>>
>>> If you can describe (or link pictures) if a product, I'm happy to help if I
>>> can tell what it is.
>>
>> they're usually pretty huge compared to other asian markets.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> The one in my neck of the woods is bigger than most other grocery
> stores...

they have a lotta, lotta stuff. with condiments and the like, the emphasis
is on korean items, but there are others. the produce department is
probably almost as big as my regular grocery, but with more 'exotic'
vegetables along with the celery and carrots.

your pal,
blake

merryb wrote:
> On Nov 12, 7:03 am, Mike <mhoro...@cox.net> wrote:
>> Has anyone walked the aisles of HMart?
>> Anyone want to cook something but have no idea how to proceed?
>> I'm thinking in particular of the fresh packages of seafood,noodles,
>> veggies, paste which look like they would make a stew or soup.
>> - Mike
>
> I love Hmart- I wish they had guides to help you figure out what
> everything is!



I wish they had information in English on the package or even the
shelf to tell you what you were looking at! It feels as though
at 79 Ranch Market in San Diego things were labeled better.

Also strange is that in some aisles foods are arranged by
category while in other areas things are arranged by ethnicity.
It makes things very hard to find.

gloria p