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dzeisons · Joined: 14 Oct 2004

hi guys

i posted a similar thread a couple of weeeks ago. I have been trying to track down various ingredients to do some cooking. anybody out there find a shop which sells a variety of non korean spices e.g. cumin, fresh lemon grass, olives (not deseeded), cooking chocolate, couscous, pappadams, lentils, borlotti beans, basil (better than the overprices wilted tiny packages you get at Emart etc. scoured half the shops in seoul without much sucess so far. thanks.

Wangja · Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan

Try the Indian/Pakistani grocery just opposite 3 Alleys in Itaewon. They have a lot of stuff you list - maybe all - and they even have Basmati Rice.

peppermint · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:13 am Post subject:

What the indian grocery doesn't have, Hanam Supermarket might. It's around the corner from Hangangjin station, in the basement of the Volvo building.

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

and what you cant find there you will be able to find it all at Haddon house. They have a great selection of fresh herbs.

vlcupper · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Location: Gangnam

Where can I get hummus? I made it once, and it was pretty good, but I don't have a blender anymore. I absolutely love the stuff. They don't have it at Hannam Market. Sad

dzeisons · Joined: 14 Oct 2004

vlcupper-

i saw cans of french chickpeas for 3 and a half gorillas (rather small) in the basement Aegyon department store (next to suwon station- there might be one of them in seoul as well.

thanks for the input guys cheers

peppermint · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject:

There's a deli that sells humus at coex but I can't remember the name of the place- just that it's in one of the little halls leading to the air terminal.

vlcupper · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Location: Gangnam

Ihavenolips · Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Location: Korea

You can find most of these items at a foreign import near Hooker Hill. Just make a right before you climb the last block on Hooker Hill. There is a grocery store operated by an Indian. It sells lentils, tempeh, chick peas, canned beans, ghee, insense, and many hard to find spices. If you can't find it in this grocery store just continue walking toward the mosque. There are at least two shops that carry the other items. The Indian store that I mentioned earlier, however, is much cheaper.