VEGAN ASIAN GROCERY HAUL (H-MART HAUL VEGAN)

[@CheapLazyVegan]

Turns out the dumplings are not vegan as one of you pointed out (they include anchovy sauce UGH) and I stupidly missed it in the ingredients list. Sorry about missing that, guys!! :( Just letting you know to not get this brand LOL there are usually other brands of vegetable dumplings that are vegan friendly - but remember to triple check the ingredients list so you don't mess up like i did!

[@karleybioanthro]

Would H mart have smoked tofu? Love your channel!

[@CheapLazyVegan]

@@karleybioanthro I'm not sure! I know I've seen some in other Asian markets like T&T recently! thank you so much : )

[@laraloves1]

Love your channel so much! Did you like the golden kiwis!? They are the best thing since sliced bread🥝🤤

[@ehrrikkahsunshine8665]

Girl you can buy seaweed in bulk at the hmart! You cut them up yourself. ❤️

[@sweetpea5539]

I would eat them or give the dumplings away. More shameful to waste food to me than to consume and learn from the experience🤷🏻‍♀️ Unpopular opinion I’m sure... Best to you dear Rose 💜

[@lisaewald494]

Hi Rose Silken tofu is great for scrambled eggs, you can add turmeric for color I like onion and spinach salt and pepper... the trick is to let it cook a little longer than regular to get the extra water out before you add the other ingredients..❤️

[@CheapLazyVegan]

yummm!!

[@Shay45]

Laver (noun) an edible seaweed with thin flat fronds of a reddish-purple and green color that becomes black when dry. Laver typically grows on exposed shores, but in Japan it is cultivated in estuaries.

[@wleoniew]

Indomie is vegan, and it’s delicious!

[@CheapLazyVegan]

I'M SO HAPPY HAHA

[@irisvane6431]

@@CheapLazyVegan I love the Indomie hot and spicy flavor

[@andreboychuk2546]

I’m so happy to hear this 😍😍😍

[@stevenkarter7259]

Yes!!!! My favorite ramen!!! My friends call it rich people ramen because it has 5 packets instead of 1🤩👍 they have another 1 that is delicious kari kapitan

[@ckimberly35]

Are you sure it’s vegan @nenny ? I just did a quick search and there was a subreddit that talks about this specific food product and said there are a couple things that aren’t: Sodium guanylate (which is usually sourced from fish) and flavors (which can be sourced from animals?)

[@joanie5278]

As a very white person, the way I differentiate between different Asian languages is like this: Chinese languages have characters that are kind of... blocky? Japanese characters are more flowy, and Korean has circles. I don’t know if that’s offensive, that’s just how I learned to figure it out growing up in Queens with lots of different Asian neighborhoods. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@carmeninherlife2137]

Joanie you got the points!

[@CheapLazyVegan]

not offensive at all, super interesting! I wouldn't have been able to articulate the differences especially from a more foreign perspective.

[@stace_d]

That's exactly how I differentiate them as well

[@midnight3946]

Japanese often confuses me because I could swear there's chinese characters in there sometimes

[@karlsvensk393]

@@midnight3946 Yes, Japan uses three systems of writing and one of them is literally Chinese, except they say them differently. So those two can be harder for people to tell apart, compared to Korean which is technically a language isolate.

[@sherylbroadnax484]

Thank you for doing this. I love learning about different cultures. When I go in the Asian store I am totally overwhelmed. So now I have some things to look at. I love your videos, keep up the great work.

[@ViCT0RiA6]

please Rose try the natto and make a video im so curious about it !

[@kyndalburton8203]

The sun gold kiwis are so freaking amazing! I'm obsessed with them

[@simrankaur_96]

ROSE, I LOVE YOU!! 😂😂 I love how you say the funniest things so casually and don't even realise how funny you are! When you were talking about the seaweed packet 'who is this man?' 😂😂😂 this is the most I've laughed all day

[@CheapLazyVegan]

hahahaha i'm glad to make you laugh!!!

[@nadiafox9255]

Dammit!! I missed that one !

[@TheHolyQuran30in30]

I thought that was funny too 😂"who is this man?"

[@ima7333]

I’m so jealous. Indomie is vegan Rose. It got no egg in the noodle. Btw that dude on the package of your kim is baek jong won. He got awesome dashima guksu recipe that happen to be vegan friendly. He even said you won’t miss the meat at all.

[@Lauren-ru9nw]

Love H mart, I am studying Japanese and Korean so I can tell between the languages, every time I go to H-mart I’m overwhelmed by all the amazing things I just want to buy everything too! This was super helpful to know what to get next time I go

[@crystallinemind1110]

Excited to watch because I was just wondering what vegan stuff is at Hmart!

[@tvaa193]

That green tea mochi is the bomb!!! I used to get it all the time until they stopped carrying it. It is the best!!!

[@clarissaacr]

i wanna like natto too, but never tried it before! lmao. im just super curious.

[@anoushkababelcock1153]

we say 'laver' in Wales! Laverbread is a traditional seaweed puree not a bread- there's no 'V' in Welsh language so it's spelled 'lawr' (bara lawr= laverbread). I'm lucky enough to live opposite an asian supermarket & i love it in there, but i never branch out so this vid is awesome for me, thanks!

[@smileyhappyradio]

I grew up with chestnuts roasted at Christmas every year. Its a very American holiday food as well. Im a huge Taro fan, and loved the haul! Have an hmart nearby me, and your tips are really helpful. I wish there could be a korean or chinese or Japanese market that was vegan. The strong fishy smell is hard when I go in, I pretend Im at a pier smelling it. Vegan and fish dont mix.

[@monkaambroziak5092]

Well... I am not the best person to answer to your question regarding Japanese/Chinese/Korean writing as I am fluent in Japanese, I studied Korean intensively for 2 years and lived in Korea for 6 months. As for Chinese - thanks to my knowledge of Japanese kanji I can easily recognise the simplified Chinese characters. The writing on the Wheat cake are only in Japanese: Hiragana and some kanji (Chinese characters that Japanese use)

[@Nanabeena]

I've been learning japanese for a long time and just started learning korean. I usually could tell them difference even when I was younger.

[@lejaders]

I can tell the difference between Japanese, Korean and Chinese writing but a long time ago I was learning Japanese and I’m a Canadian expat in China so I see Chinese alllll the time.

[@ultimategohan56]

Just wanted to say, yes I believe telling the difference btwn chinese, korean, and japanese is easy. They all look fairly different. C':

[@lisaramos6621]

I love my Asian foods, but haven't bought new asian items for a while because it takes so long to read through. Excited to try some of this😊. Thanks.

[@katharinamcgrath120]

I have tried natto before and didn't like it but also want to learn to love it!! 😂 So I completely understand where you're coming from! Hey, I didn't like tempeh at first either and boy, did that turn into a love affair. "Laverbread" is a Welsh seaweed breakfast staple, but I cannot tell you how that word wound up on Korean packaging! 😅

[@taecookies6121]

I'm sorry but the part where she said "you need to reevaluate your existence if you haven't tried chestnuts" is sending me🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@TheActualCinnamonGirl]

Pickled radish gets its color from boiled gardenia flowers not anything that’ll cause cancer ♥️

[@20lauren13taylor]

I wish there was an H mart near me, but the closest ones are all 8 hours away by car ㅠㅠ also yes! I can tell the difference between Korean, Japanese, and Chinese in writing and verbally! I can also read and write in Korean, I can understand quite a bit and I can speak a little too.

[@jessicat2003]

I never thought about it but it's really easy to tell if it's Korean but when it comes to Japanese and Chinese I have no clue. Also I don't speak any Asian language. But I do tend to enjoy K-pop and J-pop. Sometimes I listen to C-pop but very rarely.

[@wholoveskitty]

I’m going to have to add this video to faves so I can reference it when I go to the Asian store here. I don’t know what half this stuff is but it all looks so delicious. Yum!! 👍🏻❤️

[@Sakuranobaka26]

The roasted seaweed snack from Costco still comes in smaller packs but it’s a lot larger than the ones you buy elsewhere.

[@BiGmEAnStEEn]

Very excited to watch this! I live in Alberta and am pretty familiar with T&T but have never been inside H Mart! Looking forward to going in the next month, thanks for the inspo!

[@liyanai151]

My h mart recently started delivering after I haven’t gone all quarantine, it’s a miracle!!!!!

[@rebelcolorist]

Ooo... Natto! Hit multi - grain rice, Natto with minced green onion and soup soy sauce... Heaven!

[@cameliarosner8064]

Haha your dilemma with natto was my dilemma with tofu. Now i LOVE tofu tho

[@evillittlemouse]

Hmart is my jam. Also my girl the brown sugar pancakes are AMAZING. Hit em up next time. The cinnamon one is also so good.

[@사지말고입양하세-m1t]

Hello, I am a Korean vegan. Food that is not sold as vegan food in Korea is often sold as vegan food in that country😢I wish I could sell it vegan food in both countries. There are still few corners for vegan in Korea, so I hope they can be introduced as soon as possible.

[@strawberrybubblegum3746]

I love those wheat cakes with a nice cup of tea. 🥰

[@christinas1205]

Finally as an American I can find what you find at H-Mart!🤣🤣🤣

[@sophthehedgehog]

I’m English but can read Korean (not well, but enough to know how to pronounce words and understand a little) Even before I learnt Korean I could tell the difference between the scripts though. I remember seeing Korean for the first time and wondering what language those strange symbols were from. I think Korean is really distinctive.

[@tylervile2578]

I can tell the difference between Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, and Hangul, but that's because I studied Japanese for years. I can't tell the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters, though.

[@차차-e5w]

한국 사는 한국인 비건인데도 에이치마트 하울 재밌게 보고 가요! 비빔면은 내수용은 논비건인데 수출용은 비건인가보네요 흑흑 불닭볶음면도 그렇던데.. 부럽습니당..

[@tesss6767]

I can't find the recipe for the Sumdong.... can u give it to us, pls

[@MyBodyIsMyTemple]

Omg you have an Hmart vid! Yessss!!!

[@esan7093]

Once it’s vegan friendly, take my money... Same😂

[@daniheart4582]

Golden kiwis are amazing

[@whocanmissu]

Indomie is not all vegan, beware of the sauces, they sometimes contain non vegan preservatives.

[@hjkonearth]

유자 flavored natto?? Sounds so strange...but I'll have to try it lol If you like east-west fusion food try natto cream pasta :) it's also good added to kimchi cream udon

[@larab3859]

I mean I try almost everything, but I would never try natto... don’t ask me why, I think it’s just me thinking about the consistency and wanting to run away 😅

[@VeganTwosome]

Diana, my wife and the co host of our vegan channel loves H-Mart too. The difference is I do all the carrying. Lol. We should do a episode on H-Mart too. ❤️

[@DevonDowner]

This is the best video ever. I can’t wait to go to H-Mart again!!

[@Lovelylove500]

Does anyone here know if the vietnamese instant noodle (pho) from Costco is vegan? It's a huge box with individual bowls. I cant figure out whether its vegan or not. I really miss pho and havent found a worthy vegan pho :(

[@chaoticxphoenix8720]

Was the matti good? I want to try it but idk lol😅

[@jnada101]

this was very informative. thank you

[@ishmael4489]

Great video😁 Just a shame there's so much packaging!

[@IndigoCherith44]

Love the Indomie noodles!

[@LaFlamande]

I love roasted seaweed, but the packaging is a nightmare. I try to avoid it now, which is a shame as well! Ugh, the dilemma.

[@joshwierz7839]

YOU SHOULD DO A VIDEO OF MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF THE STUFF YOU BOUGHT

[@nikoriko00]

I tell myself that about Natto too and I just can't. It's my dads favorite thing and I want to barf when he eats it. I will keep trying because the health benefits are so good 😅😅😅 I want to make my Japanese grandma proud lmao

[@ThiPhan-mi4xs]

I used to HATE Natto until I found a brand I liked and specific ways to eat it (it's also just an acquired thing I guess?) My favorite is when it's mixed ALL up in Tamago Kake Gohan or I plop it into the tsuyu for zaru-soba or somen.

[@nikoriko00]

@@ThiPhan-mi4xs see i think i definitely need to try mixing it with something other than soy sauce lol thank you for the ideas 😁

[@jackiequintero24]

How much is it on US Dollars

[@princenocturnal161]

korean and japanese are easy to tell apart for me, chinese and other languages like viatnamese not so obvious for me. i'm not looking at these languages that often ^^' actually i'm german but i learned hangeul and i can read pretty much everything, i just don't know what it says

[@melrox8809]

There's an H-mart near me. I'm go to go there.

[@cendthorgasm4936]

Jeez!! The translation on the rice drink starts with “poulet” which means chicken! 😳😆😆

[@MoniquaWilliams]

Fermented chicken rice 😂😂

[@JohannaZee]

I want to try and like natto.

[@wafflesocks5260]

i used to love getting those rice cake things from bon chon, but those arent vegan i dont think (from bon chon). So i haven't had them since i went vegan. I'd love to know how those instant ones are, as i am a very very lazy vegan.

[@silvababie8582]

I know Korean writing uses circles....I can (for the most part) read Japanese and anything that I cannot read (to me) must be Chinese 😝

[@le3336]

@Cheap Lazy Vegan palm oil is vegan but not good for you along with coconut oil; still healthier than animal products tho due to lack of mammalian hormones which is linked with health problems

[@anyarabb2287]

i can tell the difference in the characters

[@LiveLoveDie8]

I agree they need to make seaweed snacks in bulk!!! For those of us to eat them in bulk at one time!!

[@ejy8178]

We have bulk size's in Korea. Maybe not exported.

[@THERaynaKay]

They sell bulk sized dried seaweed at Nam Dae Mun (similar to H-Mart).

[@sweetlilmo]

They do check amazon

[@kalpic11]

Maybe this is wrong but isn't a lower waste option those nori sheets made for sushi? Or are those not crispy enough? I haven't bought nori in a while.

[@LiveLoveDie8]

@@kalpic11 I tried to eat Nori like the snacks and it becomes soft when it hits your saliva lol. Not pleasant😂

[@klick-3]

The New Zealand Kiwi comment was so cute, haha. We're actually nicknamed Kiwi because it's our native bird, not because of the fruit. :)

[@Mad.E]

I discovered a new asian supermarket earlier today but couldn't think of what to buy 🙈 so the timing of this is almost perfect

[@Itsunclegabby]

Lotus root! :D

[@Mad.E]

@@Itsunclegabby how do you prepare or eat that? :)

[@CheapLazyVegan]

Yay!!

[@divvvvvvvvvv]

According to indomie australia website, Indomie does not contain any meat products or its derivatives (except Mie Goreng Spicy Beef Ribs). It also said that the flavour enhancer are derived from vegetable based ingredients.

[@eatplantsloveanimals]

The dumplings have anchovy sauce. It's in the ingredients list.

[@themagicknightress7132]

Yep. I’m guessing they don’t actually say vegetarian on them then.

[@CheapLazyVegan]

UGH i can't believe i missed that :(

[@unaminhkavanagh]

I always love seeing what vegans pick up from the shop! I find that here in Ireland while veganism is on the rise, it can be tricky to find places that do cater for vegans shopping wise

[@LNG0210]

You've gotta find a supervalue with Happy Pears products 🤤 they are a vegan cafe based in greystones but started selling their homemade products to supervalue in the South of Ireland!!

[@carlpereira2784]

"Once it's vegan friendly I'm like okay take my money" haha so relatable.. Thanks for this haul, I really enjoy these kinds of videos.. Would love to see the stuff you cook with these, especially the inari and knife cut noodles! Also I love natto, didn't really like it that much the first time cos of the bitterness and slimeyness but the flavour and texture definitely grows on you. I wish it came in more vegan flavours! There's a yuzu one that I've tried that's pretty good and vegan friendly :)

[@missragsdale]

"who is this dude" lol...that's Baek Jong Won, he's like the...idk the Gordon Ramsey of Korea? without the foul-mouthed reputation? I've started watching a lot of korean vlogs during lockdown and everybody at some point will be like "I'm making Baek Jong Won's recipe for ____"

[@j1j2j4j8]

Validation from Korean 👏🏼

[@vi4269]

"You know when you think something is vegan but it has a random animal ingredient" a few days ago when I went to the store they were out of basil besides a tube of basil paste, so I shrugged "ehh ok this works" and grabbed it later, when I was preparing dinner I grabbed the basil and put it in the dinner. Whilst it simmered I sat down to read the back "basil, oil, salt, whey, whey? Dang it." It had never occurred to me that they would put whey in herb paste but ok then. 🤷‍♀️ I dont even know why. Halp, I cant even trust veggies Ps the way I tell between Japanese, Chinese and Korean writing as a English only speaker Korean writing= lots of circles Japanese writing= a mix of complex and simple letters Chinese writing= very complex square- ish letters

[@sharong602]

I love H-Mart! I can tell the difference between Korean & Japanese & Chinese but I can't read any of them...lol

[@dusk5956]

Your rant about the seaweed had me😂 I swear I shove 10 down my mouth and have to get another bag

[@graypaint]

$92 USD for H-Mart groceries for that amount of food is actually a really good (or reasonable) deal so good job!! 👁👄👁👍

[@Veggiekins]

Ughh yess Hmart 🤍🤍

[@luzvelazquez3373]

Hi Rose, are you planning to make some recipes videos with the grocery you just purchased? Thank you 😊

[@CheapLazyVegan]

that could be a fun video!! thanks for the suggestion ~

[@luzvelazquez3373]

@@CheapLazyVegan I will be looking forward to it 😊

[@JuliasHairJourney]

I have been enjoying Korean dramas on Netflix. It is so refreshing to see how characters in Korean culture are eating noodles in the storyline, and eating rice, and not obsessing about low carb this and that. Yes, many Koreans eat meat like Westerners, but they also seem to have veggies and more balanced portions. Not to mention, I just love watching the Korean series Crashing Land on You. It is so cute, and Captain Ri is a hottie!

[@Martina_E]

Same -yes to all of this. And I like Romance is a Bonus Book too.

[@JuliasHairJourney]

@@Martina_E My friend said she also watched that one. I need to see it 🙂

[@Nayru-be7bq]

Personally, I think once you know how the Korean, Japanese, and Chinese writing systems work it's actually really easy to tell them apart. It might be only because I learned how to read and write Korean and Japanese but I think that Hangul is a very logical and systematic writing system and that it looks very different from the other scripts with its circles and geometric shapes. Also Hiragana and Katakana also have a very distinct appearance.

[@barbaraguaragni3383]

The Sungold Kiwi is absolutely DELICIOUS, it's sweeter than "normal" kiwi. I really love it.

[@midnight3946]

I'll move soon and I have already been searching for asian grocery stores in my are. Thank god I found one, I could not live without my Jumbo sized soy sauce😂

[@claireconover]

121? That’s nothing. “vegetarian alternatives” make that pretty much my usual bill for a week or 2.

[@CheapLazyVegan]

My God, I am just so used to being cheap, I thought 121 was a lot 😂

[@sunshinesweetlove..8066]

You spend over $400 a month on groceries ? It’s definitely not nothing for a majority of us that can’t spend even close to that.

[@mybitchinvegankitchen900]

Ha I got 25 items from WF tonight and spent $173- some of the items were like parsley, cilantro and spices lol

[@conniedaisy2278]

Sweet Cyanide yeah that’s so expensive, I’m a vegetarian student in England and can spend £20 on average week once I’ve got the basics such herbs, spices ketchup etc. in the cupboard

[@claireconover]

Sweet Cyanide look at the context, kiddo.

[@edeltag.5987]

Korean(individualized characters formed by sounds)vs Japanese(characters have more curves, dots, dashes and roundness) vs Chinese characters(typically more square and complex) I can easily tell the difference. I should call out, I am not asian, nor do I speak any of the above and only know like 3 phrases in each. =)

[@AnnaWildman]

As a Japanese person, it’s so funny to see japanese products made by Korean brands. Especially the “u-dong” noodles 😂😂 I hope you can acquire the taste for natto! I live in Tokyo so I always have to buy the ones with fish sauce and I just take the packet out and use my own soy sauce... 😩 wish they had vegan ones here too!!

[@valeriestree7005]

Weirdly enough natto is one of my favorite foods ever, probably because I love anything fermented and I am the least picky person on this planet haha but it's so good I do not understand how people don't like it! It is exquisite on steamed white rice and a splash of soy sauce. I miss eating it so much! I am currently in Italy and It is IMPOSSIBLE to find!!!!! ughhhh!! The lack of Asian grocery stores around here is astounding!!

[@ginapino2857]

Just went to H mart yesterday bought lots of similar things. Hahahah! Have you had vegan instant ramen by Nongshim? It is really good!

[@EricaMorgan]

Yes indomie noodles are vegan! They’re my favorite instant noodles. Even the bbq chicken one is vegan, it’s the best.

[@vnsrmts]

I live in spain, and every autum there are stands with chestnuts in the strets, they toast them right there, and the smell in the street is so conforting :))

[@Nayru-be7bq]

Same thing in Germany! We call them "Heiße Maroni" and they are so delicious! The smell is wonderful and they make an excellent snack and we even eat them as a side in bigger meals

[@carl13579]

It would be awesome if you could do a video where you go through the produce section at HMart and explain what things are and what they are used for.

[@rebeccacramer469]

Wow! I loved this video so much! I have a question tho! I've been trying to gather ingredients for specific soups you've made on your channel. Really difficult in my rural upstate NY town lol. Gochujaru has been the most difficult, I'm trying not to order it on Amazon. Currently I'm looking to make Doenjang-jjigae, and the fermented soybean paste has been the struggle. I've been able to find "Healthy Boy Soybean Paste" and wondered if I could use that? Or if there's a Korean word for it that I should be looking for! Thank you so much and love your channel so so much!!

[@missragsdale]

fermented soybean paste is called "doenjang" in korean. the healthy boy one is not the same thing, that's a dipping sauce and doenjang is more of a raw-ish paste. doenjang is similar to miso, which is sometimes easier to find (i can find miso at almost any grocery store where i live but have to go to a special korean mart 50 miles away if i want doenjang). if you want to avoid amazon you can find korean ingredients on sites like yamibuy or asianmart, or even hmart sells some stuff online.

[@rebeccacramer469]

@@missragsdale thank you so much!! I really appreciate the info! Didn't realize I could swap out miso! I can find that with no problem! I'll also check out those websites! Thanks!!!

[@zachhorn7103]

I love Natto! Adding mustard to the sauce makes it so good.

[@SupermansCaramel]

I absolutely love H-mart!! One of my favorite stores and I spend about the same each time!

[@CheapLazyVegan]

so many goodies!!!

[@MoniquaWilliams]

Grocery haul a.k.a. "The Carb Episode" 😂😂😂

[@ilmiramogensen1108]

Hi Rose. You got me hooked on Korean food a couple of years ago when I first found your channel and was trying to eat a more plant based diet per my doctor's instructions. We have a lot of small Asian markets in Raleigh, but I had never heard of H Mart until I saw this video. Yesterday I discovered that there is an H Mart about 15 miles from my apartment so I had to go. $130 later, it is now going to be my go to market (even though I work in a grocery store LOL). Thanks for turning me on to Korean food and H Mart.

[@truepeacenik]

I’d love a vegan/vegetarian oriented label translation app.

[@breel4769]

I can tell the difference but my family is Korean and Japanese. So that could be why lol 😂

[@CheapLazyVegan]

Hahaha yes that's def why!!

[@dj_m]

20:05 I believe that same company/brand makes a vegan kimchi, if I’m not mistaken. The Hmart near me has it. Green lid near the other (non-vegan) kimchi.

[@__.lucky.__]

Hi pretty lady! I’m Puerto Rican but I can tell the difference between Japanese and Korean characters (Thai too). It’s because I live in an area that we call Viet Town and we have lots of different types of foods and grocery stores. I love it! I love learning about different cultures and the foods they like to eat. I also watched a lot of anime growing up so that helped. Hehe.