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jumponit
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:13 am Post subject: Rare Food Finds |
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It's pretty exciting when you notice your local grocery store/convenience store selling a new foreign food. Since moving to Daegu they've gone from no diet coke to about half the food stores selling it.
On a recent trip to Seoul I came across Mr Big, Salt and Vinegar Chips, Trix, Canadian Ginger Ale, Golden Oreos and Cherry Coke. None of which you can find in Daegu but all of which I found in Itaewon.
Then in Myeong-dong I found Extremely Hot - 5 Gochujang when I've only ever seen 1-4 in Daegu.
What other foods have you found springing up in your area? |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:39 am Post subject: |
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I see Mr Big at quite a few places, and Canada Dry ginger ale can be reliably found in the alcohol section at E-mart. They sometimes sell out, but they consider it a mixer.
You can also buy it by the 30 case on gmarket fairly cheap. |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| Still looking for ricotta and cottage cheese |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| darkjedidave wrote: |
| Still looking for ricotta and cottage cheese |
They have them at High Street Market in Itaewon. But really, they're so easy to make that there's no reason not to make them at home (literally about five minutes of actual cooking for ricotta, no ingredients you can't find at EMart). |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Really good lamb shislak kebabs at Samarkhand restaurant in Busan.
Also near Busan Chinatown, 200g salamis for 6500 won.
Ilbon ramen at the lotte dept b1 foodcourt is amazing.
Was recently in Shanghai and that killed korea for both variety, options and prices.
Quarter of roasted rabbit with fennel and rosemary - 3k won. Large danish blue cheese - 5k won. Italian and Spanish meats and sausages, good eruopena chocolate prodcuts - all half or less than what they'll cost youin Korea (should you find them.)
The options here are kinda bland, limited and overpriced, but it keeps me to budget, so that's good at least. |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| Fresh 야 자 at HomePlus. Yum. |
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nekopanchi113
Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| They sell ricotta cheese at emart in yongsan. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Rare Food Finds |
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| jumponit wrote: |
It's pretty exciting when you notice your local grocery store/convenience store selling a new foreign food. Since moving to Daegu they've gone from no diet coke to about half the food stores selling it.
On a recent trip to Seoul I came across Mr Big, Salt and Vinegar Chips, Trix, Canadian Ginger Ale, Golden Oreos and Cherry Coke. None of which you can find in Daegu but all of which I found in Itaewon.
Then in Myeong-dong I found Extremely Hot - 5 Gochujang when I've only ever seen 1-4 in Daegu.
What other foods have you found springing up in your area? |
Leave gourmandizing. |
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jumponit
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:41 am Post subject: Re: Rare Food Finds |
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| Julius wrote: |
| Leave gourmandizing. |
hah no chance. Also (in Daegu and in the new year) I've spotted Ritz Cheese Sandwiches spring up in 7-11s. |
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soulofseoul
Joined: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| where are you getting salt n vinegar chips?? |
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jumponit
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| soulofseoul wrote: |
| where are you getting salt n vinegar chips?? |
a few locations in itaewon. 6,000 a bag at the bottom of hooker hill in an independent convenience store...its really small and just a few doors over from Dunkin Donuts.
Then I saw a few for 5,000 on hooker hill at the international convenience stores. One of the bags I bought last weekend expired Dec 31st and didnt have as strong as a flavor as lays salt and vinegar usually do...just a heads up |
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coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:40 am Post subject: Re: Rare Food Finds |
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| jumponit wrote: |
It's pretty exciting when you notice your local grocery store/convenience store selling a new foreign food. Since moving to Daegu they've gone from no diet coke to about half the food stores selling it.
On a recent trip to Seoul I came across Mr Big, Salt and Vinegar Chips, Trix, Canadian Ginger Ale, Golden Oreos and Cherry Coke. None of which you can find in Daegu but all of which I found in Itaewon.
Then in Myeong-dong I found Extremely Hot - 5 Gochujang when I've only ever seen 1-4 in Daegu.
What other foods have you found springing up in your area? |
I cant speak for a specific place in Daegu, but I see Cherry Coke sold in individual cans at a small mart directly across the street from the main gate at Yeungnam University. Mainly I buy them to spruce up my Rum/Coke cocktails when I'm drinking the cheap 5,000 bottle of rum 
Also, my local family mart carries Mr. Big. I'd never heard of it before coming to Korea, and have grown quite attached |
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singerdude
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| The Home Plus in Gwangju sells Keebler chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, and cheddar cheese crackers. It also sells cheese balls, cheeze-it crackers, and nacho cheese Doritos. I'm now seeing Dodger Dogs hot dogs in Emart. |
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:28 am Post subject: |
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chorizo... anywhere?
help a brother out. |
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Lolimahro
Joined: 19 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:36 am Post subject: |
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chorizo... anywhere?
help a brother out. |
That would be an awesome thing to have. Or spicy Italian sausage.
I was just stoked to find fresh coriander at our HomePlus in Gimpo recently. I've always had to purchase the plants from gmarket before. I guess it's seasonal and so it was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. |
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