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nene
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Location: Samcheok, Gangwon-do
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 Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:07 am Post subject: Where Can We Get Chili Powder (Mexican)? |
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| Anyone know where to get Mexican chili powder in this country? |
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| Costco. |
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Robot_Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
Location: Robotting Around the World
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Seems to be the only importer of American products other than AAFES for the US Army. |
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coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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I ordered chipotle powder on Gmarket sometime last year. Haven't searched
for it lately, but at that time I bought a 33 gram pack for about 9,000won.
Something I have noticed when trying to get foreign food products on Gmarket is to dive a little deeper into the listings, to click on the actual seller and view that particular companies products rather than scrolling through the Gmarket search results. On that particular case, I know I had searched for chipotle powder in the past and nothing came up, but later checked out a particular seller who had the powder in their list of products, but did not advertise it individually on Gmarket. |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Nope. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Nope. They just have black pepper or containers of gochujang. |
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Lynns
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure Foreign Food Market in Itaewon will have it. If not, it's always worth checking a few weeks later, because they aren't well-stocked on most things and they run out frequently.
Hyundai Dept. Store grocery at the Coex has a great selection of foreign foods, including spices and seasonings, so that's another good place to check. Most of the Sinsegae Dept Stores, for example the one at Express Bus Term also have pretty good selection of spices. Kim's Club at Banpo, close to Express Bus Term, is also good for things like that.
I bought Chili powder in Seoul, don't remember where, but it had to be at one of the above places. |
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nene
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
Location: Samcheok, Gangwon-do
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Lynns wrote: |
I'm pretty sure Foreign Food Market in Itaewon will have it. If not, it's always worth checking a few weeks later, because they aren't well-stocked on most things and they run out frequently.
Hyundai Dept. Store grocery at the Coex has a great selection of foreign foods, including spices and seasonings, so that's another good place to check. Most of the Sinsegae Dept Stores, for example the one at Express Bus Term also have pretty good selection of spices. Kim's Club at Banpo, close to Express Bus Term, is also good for things like that.
I bought Chili powder in Seoul, don't remember where, but it had to be at one of the above places. |
Thanks Lynns, that will make for a crazy day running around Seoul shopping. By the foreign food market, you mean the basement place down the road, round the corner and across the pedestrian bridge from Itaewon?
I'll post where I find it. If anyone solves this riddle before I get to Seoul, let us know! |
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Lynns
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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No, Foreign Food Market is a couple doors down from What the Book in Itaewon.
The only problem is they have stuff and then a week later they don't have it. No steady supply. |
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saw6436
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon, ROK
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I bought Chili powder at Costco (Daejeon) about 2 months ago. |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| saw6436 wrote: |
| I bought Chili powder at Costco (Daejeon) about 2 months ago. |
Let's clarify this: are you talking about red chili powder as in gochu-karu or are you talking about Texas style chili powder? |
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lestat_duvoise
Joined: 02 Apr 2009
Location: Pellington
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Well, that depends on where you live....if you live in Seoul, there are more options open as to where to look. I would say try Hannam market in Hannam dong. Also, try Chung Hwa market inside the Chung Hwa apartment complex- they also have foreign items.
You could try the black market in Itaewon and the cool thing with them is if they don't have something, you can tell them and they could get it for you the next time they go onbase. |
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Robot_Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I remember Red Door in Itaewon had chili powder 3 1/2 weeks ago as well as many other spices, but I had brought some with me on the flight over. |
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nene
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
Location: Samcheok, Gangwon-do
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Robot_Teacher wrote: |
| I remember Red Door in Itaewon had chili powder 3 1/2 weeks ago as well as many other spices, but I had brought some with me on the flight over. |
Nice! What/where is Red Door? |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| nene wrote: |
| Robot_Teacher wrote: |
| I remember Red Door in Itaewon had chili powder 3 1/2 weeks ago as well as many other spices, but I had brought some with me on the flight over. |
Nice! What/where is Red Door? |
It's a black market shop down the street from Gecko's/Coffee Bean in Itaewon. Stay on the Coffee Bean sign, walk past the Family Mart, and a block or so down on your left is a currency exchange place. Right next to it is a little hole in the wall with a red door frame. Inside is an old lady who gets goods from the PX, marks them up 1000% and laughs all the way to the bank.
However, she does carry tons of stuff you simply can't find anywhere else. |
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