How to shop at a Korean grocery store - Pt 2 Fruits!

[@hiheidi9987]

If you’re unfamiliar with a fruit, do NOT buy an entire box of it. Buy a single fruit and try it out first. Korean pears are wonderfully juicy and lightly sweet. Satsuma mikan (tangerines) are insanely sweet and delicious when they are in season. I love trying to get the skin off in one piece because they slip right off. They are by far superior to the more widely available “cuties”.

[@GoingSwimmingly]

Wait that’s,,, that’s not commonly known?-

[@gametri-eq6lj]

@@GoingSwimminglyyou I’ve seen some people from other states with Asian grocers just buy everything in bulk and return home not liking some of the items

[@tressuni]

I forgot to mention that if bulk fruit is too much, I just look at what’s being sold in bulk and buy the smaller packaging 🙂

[@Redsavina]

You are right about the yellow mango’s, we call them champagne mangos here in the US. I’ve always wanted to try Durian but people tell me it smells really bad but I could put nose plugs in and give it a shot.

[@carolehirsch7315]

I 💯 % agree with the yellow mangoes! Green red 🥭 are good, more fruit, maybe cheaper. But the small yellow mangoes taste better and are softer and more juicy. They get ripe faster too!

[@kjh.2720]

The yellow mangoes in the Philippines are the bomb. If you're lucky, you'll get one that literally tastes like candy 🌻

[@robert-antoinedenault5901]

Yeah had to wait till almost the end to realize this was dedicated for USA. Here in (Eastern) Canada we go to cash and carry's for bulk items as they supply restaurants thus having cheapest prices and best quality. They traditionally cost 1/2 (out of season) to 3/4 (in season) less than those at bulk stores like Costco (per example 15lb russet potatoes at Costco 10.95$ whereas a C&C is 50lb for 17.99$ or 25lb for 9.49$). Best mangoes (flavour wise) are Alfonso variety imported express (by plane) from India. Nothing else compares.

[@Thecatnamedkiwi]

Same I can’t eat the regular mango now. Lol I can only eat the yellow golden ones. The green ones are waaaay to pulpy gets stuck in my teeth

[@celitacantrill10]

Korean's haven't let their Corporations tell them how to raise food. Please Korea, your food is beautiful so don't do what usa has done. I'm in usa and my friends and I always comment on the beautiful Foods we see from Korea and Japan and the Philippines. The lesson is don't let the government tell you how to raise food because you will starve.

[@Tavieme]

Newsflash if the fruit and vegetables are being sold here in America, they are still subject to American quality checks so calm down and stop trying to make America the villain about everything.

[@cloftin2010cl]

Yesss I love Hmart my husband is Filipino and we love going to the Asian grocery! Also yellow mangos are definitely the best!!!

[@emoceanman]

Manila mangoes are the superior mango I will forever die on this hill!! I grew up with my dad buying boxes of these from Costco and they will always remind me of him 😊

[@Molly-gw6gl]

Try Indian Alphonso mango they taste sooooo good😊

[@deckarddwizardd1909]

​@@Molly-gw6gl they're like the most basic mangoes in the Philippines. We call them Indian Mangoes. The best Philippine mangoes are the Guimaras Mangoes

[@Chill_Jill]

All of this fruit looks so amazing!!! Yes!!! Those are Ataulfo mangos and beyond addictive!!! I'm the same way!!

[@powerpuff4ever]

H-mart ruined me for pricing because it’s SO CHEAP to get all produce there compared to the grocery store but actually visiting Korea, even grocery store fruit was hella expensive like I can’t make sense of it

[@junipark8101]

wdym hmart is super expensive

[@FrogeniusW.G.]

Sounds amazing! I love fruit & veggies. ❤

[@Tavieme]

H mart does have awesome fruit! But I love the fruit that I’m able to get at the framers market or sprouts and the u pick farms near me I find it to be way better and cheaper because it’s locally grown here in California. I like H mart for more unique fruits though…

[@Dekn33s]

The mushrooms ! My favorite thing ever. I love the bok choy and they have ramen I’ve never seen before. And hit up the candy aisle for fun treats. So many god things lol

[@Bosihiov]

My husband’s family is Afghan, but they love getting fruit from the Korean store in town. It’s never let us down haha. 😄

[@bellami2304]

The produce in the Mexican Markets are so much better too! I don't see how regular U.S markets have such bad produce 😕

[@mischaminxx]

Asian grocery stores have the best mushroom selection!

[@sanjasimic2473]

I would agree. My uncles girlfriend is Korean and she gifts us fruits quite often and they always taste waaaay better than fruit at major chain grocery stores

[@estherhardman6490]

I remember going to the open market in Kunsan and found strawberries the size of my fist. Unbelievable experience for the foody!

[@kangoc1507]

the yellow mango is the bestttt. it's sweet soft and easy to eat

[@cboehm24]

Love H-mart. Produce is great and abundant. However, I will say that Italian grocers are similarly amazing. Also, Wegmans (which is basically Italian, anyway).

[@preciousgem1971]

I agree about the quality of produce and yes, I love the yellow mangos. I eat one daily when I’m season.

[@tortellinifettuccine]

It depends on your location in the country, but even an H-mart like that in the usa would have the same general quality as say a walmart, simply for the fact that in the usa they're allowed to have lower standards.

[@soheelee5255]

I agreed, I find fruits and vegetables are better in our local Korean store . Quality & pricing . 👍

[@madibuehlie6144]

Yellow mangoes are sooo good my filipino ex showed them to me in high school. I snatch them up whenever I find them

[@p_roduct9211]

Help me find them! What is the name? Altafuco (sp?). I've heard so many things about the Indian and Filipino mangos, but not sure if "yellow mangos" are THE Filipino mangos people talk about

[@hayleyf.w.5556]

@@p_roduct9211 is it Alfonso?

[@TonyValdezCeballos]

​@@hayleyf.w.5556 Ataulfo.

[@alladreamwedreamed]

That last one is called Ataulfo mango and it is indeed the best!

[@TonyValdezCeballos]

A connoisseur

[@KEGLY7]

Yellow/orange long mangos are 100 times better, so sweet ❤

[@tammyprovost936]

You're forgetting to mention how good the quality of meat is also and I have gone into our Asian stores here and it is the best experience every time thank you so much for showing us and sharing a little bit of your journey with us God-bless you

[@JD-vu1uu]

FYI - She has another short in this series just for meats

[@pensandshakers]

Those mangoes are called Ataulfo. We usually buy lots of them from HEB around summer. They're amazingly sweet and easy to use in sorbet, pudding, and custard. But the red and green mangoes are better for salads and to eat out of hand.

[@578sundriedAZ]

The fresh herbs too

[@Joojoobeans]

Me watching this and seeing my big box of korean pears on our kimchi refrigerator in the living room hahahaha

[@midoriya_mumble]

The nearest Asian food store is a couple of towns over, but next time we go I'll be keeping an eye out for those mangos. My dad always complains that the ones in the American stores don't taste like the ones from when he grew up, that they just don't taste right or as sweet. I'm hoping that those will be closer to what he grew up with.

[@claudiachavez7300]

I love Hmart

[@MyawMyaw01]

I miss eating the Korean pears. I used to eat it everyday when I vacationed in South Korea. We do have Korean pears sold in the country but it's expensive and the quality seems different.

[@michellepack4134]

I agree on the yellow mango 🥭 💛

[@vjapple3083]

Korean grocery stores have better: meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, snacks, drinks, take out, you name it! Going away for college in a small town with no local asian market was PAIN!!!! The local Walmart didn’t have seaweed half the time istg 😭

[@jacksonmartin9200]

I like this video will you make another one?

[@lauramiller7690]

yellow mangoes are called champagne mangoes and they are the bomb!!!

[@tressuni]

I am not a great chef or a pro shopper, just sharing my own learnings. If you have any other advice/suggestions/must-buys please comment!

[@akhira_m]

Yellow mango supremacy!

[@cnleiva]

Golden mangos grow wild here, they are super sweet.

[@Ryfrye]

Those yellow mango's hit different

[@winterwillow8440]

I just don’t like all the overuse of plastic but the fruit looks yummy

[@recycledshrimp]

Asian / Latino stores are way better than American ones for a good reason: they’re not a massive corporation who only cares about quantity vs quality. I’ve been to a few hmong and karen stores and everything there is always fresh, cheap and amazing quality. Even imported goods they get are better, because they care about the quality and making the customers happy. Walmart and Hyvee though? Processed foods, junk food and sugary beverages are always on sale, vegetables/fruits are sprayed with herbicides and pesticides so they are poor quality, and nothing is ever fresh or frozen well. It’s always wilted, rotten, moldy or ruined

[@miriga3927]

GOLDEN MANGOS FOREVER(a hooked American)

[@koalabear3427]

Yes, the yellow mangos are SO delicious!!

[@natalieong4488]

The green red mangoes you mentioned seems to be apple mango, if you want it to be sweeter you should leave it outside to ripen. Wait for the green part to turn yellow then it will be sweeter.

[@kelliquinn1342]

Thank you! Great tips

[@cynTH95i]

Also don't forget the price! They're really pricey I heard from friends who visited Korea

[@vtamsil4187]

not me crying at the cutting of jackfruits

[@guinevereskylark7318]

eyoooooo I recognize that store! I'm about a half hour north of it. I wish we had one up this way (or an uwajimaya) We just got a really nice small Asian market that has a decent selection for the basics but their inventory changes almost every time I'm there so its hard to plan around. (Also I wish they had a bakery OMG)

[@freddysiguenza1294]

I love buying the fresh sushi from there While it’s still warm. But the one thing I hate is the ASIAN GROCERY STORES ARE SO FAR. The nearest H mart is a 20-25 minute drive. Other Asian stores are about 30 minutes. We also have an Asian DEDICATED MALL called RANCH 99 This located in KENT IN WESTERN Washington state.

[@ishqxthem]

Hold on there are red and green mangoes??. Here in India yellow mangoes are the things every family have atleast five dozen if them in summer Glad u like them❤

[@angelg7831]

I never actually tried red and green mangos, I always grew up in yellow mangos. But I have to try the red ones because they look more refreshing than the yellow ones

[@LadyOya]

I am not Korean or Asian but ai love Asian cuisine and often cook Asian dishes. I am always in kmart

[@collinrasmussen5630]

Hmart in Vancouver has the best Japanese curry place …mmmm

[@ksis86]

I hate that the closest Hmart to me is over an hour away. Their marinated bulgogi is so good and so easy to cook

[@Auoric]

Once you taste Manila mangoes you can never go back

[@cutepuppylover5554]

Ohhhhhh yaaaaa I have one by Jericho:)

[@mateusquasetuga]

This rule applies at any ethnic/international market. The produce is always so much better than the tasteless trash you can get at typical American supermarkets.

[@MrRight-xc5nw]

In Korea the mangos are from Taiwan. Well at least the ones in Costco! Korean Parmission is good. Never bought it because it was free at church. So I would just wait until Sunday during Bible study! 😂

[@karinapav218]

I don’t know about all Asian fruits and vegetables in Asian markets in US, but here in Korea it is horrible and expensive🙃 speaking as a foreigner in Korea

[@thathobbitlife]

The yellow mangoes are the best!

[@jahbern]

Every time my husband (he’s Indian) and I go to the Asian grocery, he tries to sneak a durian into the cart. No sir! Once he bought a durian smoothie from their cafe and thought he could sneak it by me. I was pregnant. I made him hold it outside the car window until he finished it. Then he had to stop and toss the empty. So, buyer beware at the Asian grocery. Most of it is heavenly (sponge roll …mmmmmm), but occasionally you’ll find a surprise. 😂

[@Emma_esthetician]

I grew up going to H mart and Lotte Mart but I moved to the Miami area a few years ago and there isn’t one here I miss it so much Publix sucks 😅

[@carolyneroepke9384]

The closest H-Mart to me is 2.5 hours away...worth the drive tho.

[@cheriepellgrino6550]

We have a place in Orlando Florida called Lottie's. It is the best place for fresh meat, fish and produce at a great price.

[@labsareperfect]

I’m going to start buying to pre cut pumpkin because I don’t have knife skills! 🤣

[@toiiwarren3379]

I miss Asian stores

[@trichmomma]

Mango Manila❤️❤️❤️❤️🤤

[@jansitalian1]

Love H Mart, everything is excellent!

[@deckarddwizardd1909]

Have y'all tried Guimaras Mangoes from the Philippines? Those are like the sweetest mangoes

[@trenacecathcart8294]

Totally agreed

[@Heraxiqt]

don't forget to mention that all that shit usually expensive asf!

[@SkyFlame27]

Lol I can’t tell if that’s the H Mart I go to or all H Mart’s just look the same 😂

[@GreenDayTFB]

I'm from South America and yellow mangoes are waaay better, at least to me 😅

[@TonyValdezCeballos]

Ataulfo mango supremacy.

[@kiie1642]

Those are champagne Mangos and they are bomb... Also Asian grocery store are so much cheaper for way better quality!!!

[@FatNebraskaMom]

At this point if I want fruit/veg, I head to the asian market. Hands down.. no comparison.

[@User729__p]

Thanks!

[@wontbefooledagain9400]

Yes I just discovered the yellow mango, I still like the green ones too but the yellow are yummy.

[@okay...boomer.]

Is there a particular name to what type that mango is because here in India we have 5000 different types of mangoes (I don't actually know if it's true, just something we're taught in school).

[@TonyValdezCeballos]

​@@okay...boomer. Ataulfo, it's a cultivar that originates from Mexico. And yeah, India is the cradle of Mango, you have a ton of varieties.

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

As a Filipina… the champagne mangos were always top tier

[@mahalia5594]

I am a African who normally resides in maryland, but travel a lot for work, I not only agree with this message, but go on to say every state I visit, I google locations of Korean stores.

[@I_am_Musiq94]

I live in Maryland too and the HMart that’s close to Baltimore is the best one I’ve been too. They even have a restaurant in there. And the fruit in all of them is bomb!

[@mahalia5594]

@@I_am_Musiq94 I go to the one in Catonsville, it is excellent

[@I_am_Musiq94]

@@mahalia5594 that’s the one! I mixed them up. The other one closer to Baltimore is big too but doesn’t have a restaurant. I need to make a trip out there lol I want fruit now

[@mikayonfilm198]

I hope u get to try mangoes from the Philippines 💛

[@annanajduch5201]

Thank God I live next to a Korean grocery store!

[@angmiming]

I agree, yellow mangoes are the best. I think they're sold in many asian countries like Thailand, Philippines and probably other tropical asian country as well. The green red mangoes, we also have it here in the Philippines but when it ripens, it's not the same as the ones in the US. Ours doesn't taste the best when it's ripe. The green red ones here are eaten unripe. We peel the skin, chop the flesh in bite size pieces and pair it with something salty like salt, bagoong (salt fermented tiny shrimps), patis (fish sauce) or even soy sauce. The unripe green red mangoes here have a crunch like an apple, jicama, carrots or cucumber

[@anandabliss9997]

The reason why they carry different non Korean fruits is because other Asians also frequent the stores.

[@ChefJohnnyCia06]

H mart is so amazing. Love it.

[@bubba94290]

H mart is overpriced imo. Try a smaller Korean grocery store rather than a large chain, because I find that the selection is better, and the prices are more reasonable

[@Wander_1930]

I love H- Mart!!!!

[@samanthasworntotheswan5325]

I always have Korean pars bro

[@arfriedman4577]

The Asian market always has great fruits that America markets don't have.

[@cereal_qilla]

The fruits at hmart are soooo much more expensive tho

[@kenyadavenport5822]

Those are the best mangoes!

[@gachastaring692]

The only thing that stops me from buying fruit at Korean grocery stores is all the plastic 😤🥲

[@hiheidi9987]

Can’t do much about the styrofoam but can the plastic wrapping be recycled?

[@ritzafrancois4863]

You can usually find some of the melons and persimmons not wrapped in plastic.

[@aleciasmall2170]

You need to visit us here in 🇯🇲Jamaica during Summer months for mangoes. Sooo many varieties you want them all.

[@detergenthwachae]

My goal is to try Korean cucumbers. I really can't understand why so many idols hate them, since European cucumbers taste... normal? Like... neutral?

[@athickie]

The yellow mangos taste the same as the red ones to me

[@scriptkeeper8243]

It’s all good it’s the excessive markup that kills my interest.

[@2Ryled]

I don't have one near me:(

[@natashagordy5536]

Bro, I go here.