Comments on: Guess how much all this cost?

By: Myrtille

Myrtille — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:39:47 +0000

Tofu puffs??? I wonder if I could find these in Paris. I’ll have to try …

By: Christie

Christie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:58:27 +0000

Hi WORC,
Lucky you! :)

By: White On Rice Couple

White On Rice Couple — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:00:15 +0000

Love the Asian markets! We live there and get such great deals. With out these, we’d go broke !

By: Christie

Christie — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:09:28 +0000

Hi Deborah,
Great article! But I would definitely have added fresh herbs to the mix – where would Vietnamese and Thai food be without them? ;)

By: Deborah Dowd

Deborah Dowd — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:26:05 +0000

How funny- I just posted about how to save money buying specialty ingredients at Asian markets on my blog an featured my local market, run by a Cambodian couple in my local paper at
http://www.dailypress.com/features/food/dp-taste_ethnicmarket_0604jun04,0,4104926.story

By: Christie

Christie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:41:38 +0000

Hi Natty,
Cool? I don’t think so :) If you lived nearby I’d gladly share those puffs with you…

Hey Tangobaby,
Ooooh, lucky you – Asian grocery down the street! I have to go a whole two stops on the train to get to my local ;)

If you are at the Lebanese grocer be sure to get some Z’aatar. It’s a spice blend that you mix with olive oil, very fragrant with oregano and sesame seeds. It’s a traditional breakfast item and is also fabulous as a pizza topping!

I can’t drink Lebanese coffee – it’s too thick! But my Dad does by the bucket-load. He loves coffee.

By: tangobaby

tangobaby — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:22:23 +0000

Hi Christie,

You are just like me, you love a food shopping adventure. I am SO lucky because SF has a very large Asian population, and at the end of my street (about 15 blocks) is the new “Chinatown”. Actually, every type of Asian cuisine and shopping is represented. I just loaded up on all sorts of the same goodies.

But my big score was the Lebanese coffee with cardamom which I have been looking for forever. There’s even a Middle Eastern grocery down there.

;-)

By: Natty

Natty — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:03:58 +0000

“Guess how much?” is the new cool kid’s game, ain’t it? :-) I want some tofu puffs!

By: Christie

Christie — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:11:42 +0000

Hi Kim,
What a shame! But I don’t think your gorgeous Southern cooking needs any Asian ingredients :)

Hi Michelle,
Well, I tried. Maybe a recipe in the future will change your mind? :)

EVERYONE -
Can somebody please tell me what Pocky is? I’m intrigued!

By: michelle @ TNS

michelle @ TNS — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:39:10 +0000

pocky….mmmm.

tofu puffs…i’m not sold.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:40:03 +0000

Great finds, I don’t think we have an Asain store in Charleston.

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:04:19 +0000

Hi Y,
Haha, good one! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that! Hmmm, tofu sorbet, I’m intrigued – recipe please :)

Hi Noble Pig,
You must seek them out. They are incredibly moreish!

Hi Joy,
Oooh, a Japanese market, now that would be heaven!

Hi Maryann,
Yes! Thanks for stopping by.

By: Maryann

Maryann — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:20:54 +0000

Aren’t Asian groceries great? I love them! :)

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:33:32 +0000

Awesome bargain! I love it! I have a Japanese food market near me that I’m completely addicted to because it So yummy and oh so affordable.

By: noble pig

noble pig — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:55:31 +0000

Tofu Puffs…I’ve never heard/seen those before…what a bargain you got!

By: Y

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:28:45 +0000

6 items, $10, .. sounds like a mystery bag from Ready Steady Cook. Let’s see now.. with the tofu puffs, I’ll make an easy tofu sorbet, garnished with crispy rice sticks and poached red chillis…. ;)

My fav asian grocery purchase would have to be Pocky!