mail order japanese for the locationally challenged...
Help!! I'm an American with a hopeless addiction to Japanese cuisine, but I can't find any where I live, in podunk Abilene, TX. Stationed here for the forseeable future, can anyone tell me where I might be able to order authentic Japanese foods?
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7 Comments:
I'd go with AsianFoodGrocer.com
I feel your pain. There are certain snack foods that I grew up with in Hawaii that I just can't find here. I just order the stuff, I guess twice a year or so, so that I'm always stocked.
chisai at 6:45AM on 03/25/09
i do believe i've been here before,, but revisiting old favorites is always welcome.. it looks new, too.. maybe new foods?!?! =].. thanx!
yummynomnom at 6:50AM on 03/25/09
I haven't used mail order, but Mitsuwa seems to be popular among the Japanese expats.
http://shop.mitsuwa.com/eng/eindex.php
What kind of Japanese food do you like?
There are some dishes that require minimal Japanese ingredients, such as nikujaga (literally meat-n-potatoes; some people even use Coke!), other meat-based braised dishes, and many yoshoku ("western" Japanese food) dishes.
I'm too lazy to drive to an international grocery store often, so I always get by with making Japanese-y dishes using ingredients that I can get here.
Also, do you have farmers markets around there? I sometimes find Japanese/Asian vegetables at farmers markets. If you become friends with the farmers you may be able to lobby for more Japanese veggies!
hmw0029 at 9:53AM on 03/25/09
JBox.com is good for snacks and such. Not much in the way of "real" nonsnack food, though.
Adam Kuban at 10:03AM on 03/25/09
Along the same lines, does anyone know where I can buy cans of Pokka Japanese Green Tea that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?
I buy the stuff at Whole Foods but each can costs $1.79 before tax! I tried looking up websites so I can have my own case but with shipping, it would come out to more than this per can. Help!
Hillary
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Chew on That at 2:09PM on 03/25/09
another avenue to explore is japansuper.com
Italiancupcake at 2:24PM on 03/25/09
@Hillary, have you tried brewing green tea at home?
You can even do "cold brew" for iced tea..
Just get a good quality loose tea (may require some searches) and I think I've tried 1tbs for a qt of water before.
Let it sit in the fridge until green color develop, then strain.
Unless you live in an area with super hard water, it should work.
hmw0029 at 2:53PM on 03/25/09