Asian produce market

If you are a foodie like me, and most Yelper are, wander around stores like this. I pass Hong Phat on my way to work. On the last day of the market, Lee Qi Qi, who lives in the affordable housing complex Wah Luck House, sorts through the box of apples. For him and the other residents in Chinatown, the closest full-service Asian supermarket is nearly an hour drive away in Falls Church, Virginia. I also like the prepared food section. I mainly go here for produce which they have large quantities of and is fresh and reasonable pricing.

In Asia[ edit ] Major operators like Aeon and Jusco operate somewhat like Asian supermarkets within Asia as they offer products not normally found in their home countries; as such they serve as a plaform for foreign cuisines and foods. Overview[ edit ] Asian supermarkets carry items and ingredients generally well-suited for Asian cuisines and simply not found or considerably more expensive in most Western supermarkets due to low turnover and small quantities. In recent years, some mainstream markets have attempted to compete with Asian supermarkets for the minority customer base by stocking certain Asian goods as well as directing marketing towards various Asian ethnic immigrant populations. Asian supermarkets can range from small mom-and-pop grocery stores to large big-box stores and may cater specifically to one ethnic Asian immigrant group or to a wide pan-Asian crowd. The markets are generally ethnocentric and may be a mainly Chinese, Japanese or Filipino market; however in many areas such supermarkets cater to a more diverse Asian population as a means of financial diversification. It is this diversity that led to the establishment of Pan Asian goods in a one-stop shop with aisles selling foods in common and others dedicated to other groups such as Pakistani, Indian, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Thai, Taiwanese, Korean, and others. Such supermarkets have also revitalized the once-rundown sections of Bellaire Blvd in Houston, Texas , and turned it into a thriving new Asian shopping district.

Filipino big-box supermarkets would have a large amount of Filipino specific products that may be hard to find in other Asian supermarkets. Many large chains of stores have the comparable floor area to other American supermarket chain stores. Sometimes, these markets are surrounded by an Asian-themed strip mall. For example, in Chinese and Vietnamese supermarkets it is common for dead animals to be hung on hooks for display; in Japanese supermarkets this would be completely taboo. In order to better compete and serve this market, a few of these chains have begun online sales, which compete directly with the likes of general online merchandisers such as Amazon.