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[alistaircandlin]

I'm looking for a really good Chinese supermarket where you can buy a range of Chinese ingredients, and hopefully ingredients for Malaysian and Thai food too?

I know about the supermarkets in Itaewon - but I don't think they are all that good. Does anyone know of others elsewhere in Seoul? Ideally I'd like to find one which stocks mainly Chinese ingredients.

[nick70100]

[alistaircandlin]

thanks Nick,

we live not far from Sillim - in dongjak-gu, so I'll check out the ones round there. My wife just said she thinks there'll be some round Gasan digital complex too, because there's quite a population of people from other Asian countries living round there.

I'm not exactly sure what ingredients I'm looking for - but in the UK we used to have the common ingredients in, because I've always liked cooking Chinese food. Things like: yellow bean paste, whole dried black beans, dried mushrooms, hoi sin sauce, black vinegar, Shaoxing Rice wine.

I would like to try making some new things too though - because I tend to use the same flavours all the time. Tried using szechuan peppercorns, a few times - but the result was like eating sand - could never figure out what I was doing wrong.

[2T]

Dear Nick,

[/quote] I've also seen some places around Yeongdeungpo and I'm sure there's plenty more that I don't know about. They seem to sell almost all Chinese products... Chinese beer/liquor, spices, snacks, other packaged foods, and meats that Koreans don't usually eat (lamb in particular).

Could you please be more specific. I live in Dangsan and would love to know where a Chinese supermarket is close to me!!

Many thanks.

[nick70100]

I don't think I can list all of them, but here's one example relatively close to Dangsan. Go to Daerim station. Go out exit 6. Turn left as soon as you get to the bottom of the stairs. On this street you'll find many Chinese businesses.

Supermarkets:

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438495&pan=166.1&tilt=21.1&zoom=0&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=476921&urlY=1109628&urlLevel=3

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438510&pan=334.7&tilt=12.0&zoom=0&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=477053&urlY=1109733&urlLevel=3

Travel agencies:

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438506&pan=153.6&tilt=-3.3&zoom=-3&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=477015&urlY=1109705&urlLevel=3

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438499&pan=120.6&tilt=14.8&zoom=0&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=476958&urlY=1109660&urlLevel=3

Restaurants:

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438518&pan=115.8&tilt=3.5&zoom=1&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=477123&urlY=1109795&urlLevel=3

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438518&pan=316.6&tilt=7.6&zoom=1&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=477123&urlY=1109795&urlLevel=3

http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp?panoid=1016438490&pan=121.3&tilt=2.7&zoom=1&map_type=TYPE_SKYVIEW&map_hybrid=true&map_attribute=ROADVIEW&q=%EB%8C%80%EB%A6%BC%EC%97%AD&urlX=476868&urlY=1109587&urlLevel=3

All of these places are on the same street. Walk around the side streets and you'll find even more. There are several small Chinese areas like this scattered around this part of Seoul.

[alistaircandlin]

Hi Nick - can you remember which exit from Sillim station to Shinwon market?

[2T]

Hey Nick,

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!