Shopping At The First T&T Supermarket in America!

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @hellojennifer520
    @hellojennifer520 День тому +46

    T&T is owned by 2 Taiwanese owners a mom and daughter. It all started in Vancouver Canada because their wasn't any asian supermarkets back in the 90's.

    • @turnupthewhat4583
      @turnupthewhat4583 День тому +10

      T&T Supermarket is currently owned by **Loblaw Companies Limited**, a major Canadian food retailer. Loblaw acquired T&T in 2009 and continues to own and operate the chain. Galen G. Weston is the one behind things now and has been involved in grocery monopoly, bread price fixing scheme, and price gouging, to say the least. He is currently one of Canada's most hated rich person. Boycott all of his companies

    • @hellojennifer520
      @hellojennifer520 День тому

      @turnupthewhat4583 Sorry to hear that! I guess it used to he owned by 2 Taiwanese mom and daughter? Lol

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому +2

      Great story

    • @jammmxi
      @jammmxi День тому +3

      I believe the Lee family still run the company - the daughter took over as CEO, under Loblaw/Weston Group of Companies after the acquisition. I believe they are also still major shareholders. If you ever go to any of the other Weston owned stores (ie No Frills, Loblaw, superstore… ) you will still find T&T products.

    • @hellojennifer520
      @hellojennifer520 День тому

      @@jammmxi Good to know!! I do recall seeing Tina the daughter on reels. Introducing this new location in particular.

  • @sallyssandraa
    @sallyssandraa 19 хвилин тому +1

    Your confidence while vlogging in public is unmatched Benji 😂 and I love it.

  • @olee1990
    @olee1990 День тому +8

    Sooooo happy this video of your review of T&T is here!!!!

  • @lct7192000
    @lct7192000 День тому +11

    I love muscat grapes. They're sweet and crunchy. They're the grapes used for muscato, dessert wine. Yum

  • @jenfrancisco5515
    @jenfrancisco5515 День тому +7

    Those long stalks are garlic stalks or garlic scapes. Very yummy when fire roasted with salt pepper and 5 spice powder.

    • @helenlecornu1651
      @helenlecornu1651 9 годин тому

      I thought they were chinese garlic chives (well that's what they call them where i live) not to be confused with garlic scapes, or western garlic chives both of which are different again

  • @lauriepenner350
    @lauriepenner350 18 годин тому +3

    The hot food section at my local T&T is really good for being "steam tray" Chinese food. My favourites are their spicy "Thai" chicken and braised eggplant with potatoes. 3 items plus rice for $11 and you can usually get two meals out of it. I like to buy bbq pork and throw it in the freezer so i always have a few slices handy for a rice bowl, fried rice, or wonton soup.

  • @npbwhalest-vr6rb
    @npbwhalest-vr6rb 19 годин тому +1

    Very interesting food 😊 Thanks Benji Merry Christmas 🎉🎊

  • @chrisxx970
    @chrisxx970 День тому +7

    those long green veggie looked like garlic scapes to me, my mom used to make korean banchan out of those :)

  • @heykerryann
    @heykerryann Годину тому

    When you showed the surf clam sushi, my eyes perked up. Sure enough, Clearwater. Canadian Atlantic coast

  • @drift4647
    @drift4647 День тому +3

    The fresh vegetable looked like lotus root, and pork floss is typically eaten with plain congee

  • @helenlecornu1651
    @helenlecornu1651 9 годин тому +1

    Muscats are just a grape. What makes them different is they are somewhat recently developed in Japan and grown I think exclusively in Japan and South Korea under licence. They are exclusive and carefully grown so pricey.

  • @CloraM-zt3os
    @CloraM-zt3os День тому +1

    Benji please record a video of you and your family trying out all the fruit!! Loving these Grocery vlogs 💕

  • @funniedork
    @funniedork День тому +1

    Yes!! Benji you finally went! I've been waiting for you to go show us this store. I've been seeing this all over my fb

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому

      I was so excited to check it out! 😄

  • @ElenaVG
    @ElenaVG День тому +3

    Oh wow, cool. Wish we had a grocery store like this in town.

  • @craftsbyclarice5350
    @craftsbyclarice5350 День тому +5

    Egg tarts are a must. If they have a sushi section, that’s worth a try as well.

  • @aprilgirlx14
    @aprilgirlx14 День тому +5

    Another Taiwanese/Chinese grocery store chain is 99 Ranch! They also have products from other Asia countries. I believe there are a few locations in Washington.

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому

      Love that place too

    • @RWCLtd3
      @RWCLtd3 16 годин тому

      Looks like the 99 Ranch we have here on Long Island, NY. They wrap the durian here so you don't smell it as soon as you walk in.

  • @helenlecornu1651
    @helenlecornu1651 9 годин тому +1

    Benji some of those Lays chips are amazing, particularly the Cumin lamb skewer one - I've been a bit chicken to try the Cucumber ones. I can't believe the packets are soooo big though

  • @felicitytsee
    @felicitytsee День тому +4

    they're open unti 12am in some locations here (toronto)
    it's the go-to place to get asian snacks when the cravings hit late at night 😂

  • @jacquibiggart1578
    @jacquibiggart1578 День тому +5

    T&T is now owned by loblaws, loblaws is the biggest grocer in Canada

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому +3

      Good for the founders.

    • @jacquibiggart1578
      @jacquibiggart1578 День тому +2

      @ agreed. And T&T is awesome (I live in the Toronto area). They have awesome catering options from their kitchen too! You can order/cater all kinds of menu options

  • @comeconcon569
    @comeconcon569 Годину тому

    That location was a Walmart,but the store relocated to someplace else. H Mart is a chain of Korean supermarkets in the Seattle metro area as well. nice store but pricey though.

  • @kristinaspiritualcorner
    @kristinaspiritualcorner День тому +2

    I haven't been to t&t in eons ! I love the bubble tea 🧋

  • @wlz5234
    @wlz5234 День тому +4

    Benji! I heard if you bring kids they lets you in right away! Take your girls 😂😂

  • @Friday5536
    @Friday5536 День тому +2

    Everything look so fresh!

  • @acooknamedMatt
    @acooknamedMatt День тому

    There it is

  • @oSUNNiEDEEo
    @oSUNNiEDEEo 19 годин тому

    Get the Papa Crispy Chicken! What makes it so tasty is the dry seasonings, there are two dry seasonings, one is a white paper based (my favorite) and the other is a red chili based. I usually dip my chicken in the seasonings and not sprinkle it all over the chicken.

  • @BobSmith-fu1nn
    @BobSmith-fu1nn 2 години тому

    T&T is a subsiduary of Loblaw Companies Limited , a company controlled by the Canadian branch of the Weston family (there is a UK branch which among other things owns Primark and Twinnings Tea) Loblaw, which is the both largest grocery chain and the largest drug store chain (Shopper's Drug Mart) in Canada, bought T&T in 2009 from the Lee family and paid for it in cash & Loblaw shares. Tina Lee is the CEO of the T&T division.

  • @jan8919
    @jan8919 17 годин тому +1

    Look like 99 ranch market and t&t got a little competition .

  • @gaileestriegel7102
    @gaileestriegel7102 День тому +2

    What a great store. I love the Dungie crab section. Yumm. Costco 12 oz SPAM is $3.37 per can.

  • @sara31773
    @sara31773 23 години тому +1

    Damn I’m so jealous. I live in Pittsburgh and it’s very multicultural and small markets are available for many kinds of ethnicities. But nothing big like this. ❤❤

  • @sherry94330
    @sherry94330 День тому +2

    The unsweetened and sweetened soy milk is famous in Taiwan. Lots of tourists and locals line up at the breakfast shop here in Taipei for the soy milk and breakfast in general. Of course, it's not as good as the freshly made soy milk from the breakfast spot but the bottled version is worth a try!

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому +2

      That’s really interesting! I’ll have to try it when I’m in Taiwan.

    • @sherry94330
      @sherry94330 День тому

      maps.app.goo.gl/JXZWa7HHiQbLi5NaA?g_st=ic

  • @vanessaw17
    @vanessaw17 16 годин тому

    You should bring Judy and she can look at the skincare aisle haha

  • @dungeonmaster16
    @dungeonmaster16 9 годин тому +1

    be intering in coming years if they expand more they will be competing with 99 ranch which is the most known asian supermarket in usa. gonna comes down to prices/options to see which ppl favor more.

  • @lalianaischannel5964
    @lalianaischannel5964 5 годин тому

    I would make sure to check out the pastries/bread section for some mung bean pastries

  • @kathydinh4129
    @kathydinh4129 День тому +3

    T&t opening in lynnwood Washington in April

    • @EvolvinEvo
      @EvolvinEvo День тому +2

      I think it’s Lynnwood where Sprouts was not in Shoreline

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому

      Nice!

  • @elizabethr2303
    @elizabethr2303 День тому

    Love it ❤❤ my subscribers love when o go to Costco and show them what is new . I love when you go to Costco with your girls.

  • @hellojennifer520
    @hellojennifer520 День тому +4

    Benji get the apple cidra it so good!! 😊

  • @nicn4873
    @nicn4873 13 годин тому

    I've noticed large, green grapes are called Muscats in Japan too. I believe they are seedless (at least the ones in Japan). I live in Seattle and am Asian, so I'll probably head in to T&T sometime next year after all the excitement dies down a bit to avoid the crowds. I want to try the Taiwanese unsweetened soy milk and some Japanese products I can't find at Uwajimaya's or at a more reasonable price, hoping the whole tariff thing doesn't come to fruition...fingers crossed!

  • @Assertiveman
    @Assertiveman 12 годин тому

    Awsome vid i live near that store but havent been there yet thank you very much

  • @keishacheung4996
    @keishacheung4996 День тому +2

    Can you do a food review of the haul?? 😢

  • @DreamersReverie
    @DreamersReverie 23 години тому

    I love the self control!

  • @mhoney83
    @mhoney83 22 години тому

    I went to a t&t in Vaughn Ontario in May for the 1st time. You've got to go back for ramen bowls.

  • @denisechow2706
    @denisechow2706 День тому

    I’m surprised you haven’t gone to t and t much in Vancouver out of all the times you’ve been up! It’s our standard Asian grocery store! Take a look at the t and t brand frozen food. Easy freezer staples like their steamed dumplings and green onion pancakes. They’re not mind blowing but they’re quick when you don’t have time to cook! The buns are great for grocery store buns but St Germain Bakery in Vancouver is still the best.

  • @brw5959
    @brw5959 День тому

    That cake with pork fluff/floss is really good. The light sweet angel cake goes really well with fluffy savour pork. Also Worth checking out: Pick your own toppings sticky rice roll station

    • @lauriepenner350
      @lauriepenner350 18 годин тому

      My T&T has that pork floss cake too. I've always been afraid to try it! The strawberry and buttercream version is very good though.

  • @jus_jut
    @jus_jut День тому

    You finally made it!!!

  • @habuteru
    @habuteru 3 години тому

    I wish Don Quijote or Marukai would open here. Give Uwajimaya some competition and maybe bring their prices down.

  • @rosebojorquez1237
    @rosebojorquez1237 День тому +1

    I'm with you, I don't like shopping grand openings. black friday or last minute Christmas shopping! I don't like the crowds and lines! 😅❤

  • @loislyons3724
    @loislyons3724 День тому

    I love a good Asian market! We just got one on Maui in Kahului. We really needed it.

  • @ritacooke3175
    @ritacooke3175 21 годину тому

    Maybe the Muskats are muscadines, which we have in the south for sure.

  • @cyrenej1413
    @cyrenej1413 День тому +1

    My Mom used to go to a Asian herbal medicine store when I was younger and I couldn't handle the overwhelming amount of smells ❤

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому +1

      Lots of new smells for sure

  • @CravinMorehead420
    @CravinMorehead420 День тому +1

    That place was slammed. I'd have to try some of those chips haha

  • @Justjaycee88
    @Justjaycee88 День тому

    That’s garlic shoots it’s really yummy!😊

  • @cindyrivera9974
    @cindyrivera9974 День тому

    Benji, you love natto! I think you can eat a snail. I've actually tried it at a French restaurant. It was really good drenched in garlic and butter!! 😅

  • @columbianrattlesnake
    @columbianrattlesnake День тому +1

    You should bring jmk to the supermarket with you. They will def go crazy for the snacks

  • @Garrido-u2p
    @Garrido-u2p День тому +2

    Asian markets are full of products that America grocery stores don’t have, a great market to shop Asian products …

  • @cyoungso
    @cyoungso День тому

    I can't figure the lines at T&T. When they opened to new one in Coquitlam it was the same. Is it really that great? They were opened by a lady from Taiwan, in Canada, then sold to the largest grocery chain, Weston group. They own Superstore, Loblaws, etc

    • @jupiterplansx
      @jupiterplansx 12 годин тому +1

      The family is still involved with the daily operations of T&T. In fact, the current CEO is the founder's daughter and it was her idea to branch into USA.
      Over the years, T&T has become more than just "Chinese/Taiwanese" supermarket but they now offer a lot of different foods from a lot of different Asian countries. I personally think it's great tbh.

  • @louellaescobar
    @louellaescobar День тому +2

    We went the other day. If you have a kid with you, you dont need to line up. I think hmart is still a better choice for my needs.

  • @jerrylim2282
    @jerrylim2282 18 годин тому

    I hope they open T&T in NJ.

  • @jammmxi
    @jammmxi День тому

    Bakery: Japanese Cheesecake! & all the Chinese buns (pineapple buns, pork bun, custard bun, red bean buns, coconut buns) & the EGG TARTS
    China Fuji apples…the big ones that’s wrapped pink foam.
    & maybe Check out the Ice cream section!

  • @lindsayder
    @lindsayder 12 годин тому

    They used to have a good coconut bread but I noticed they cheaped out on it in recent years and it no longer has as much coconut through it that it used to 😢

  • @BeNiceorBeQuiet
    @BeNiceorBeQuiet 9 годин тому

    Where is this store located

  • @aischamohammad6409
    @aischamohammad6409 День тому

    I love store videos if the talker knows what he is talking about.
    In a lot of uch videos I experience that the talker can't even identify the most basic products in the store.
    Thank you for the great Video! ❤

  • @beefbrisket168
    @beefbrisket168 День тому +2

    go to the Canadian ones

  • @Solohiker213
    @Solohiker213 День тому +1

    Lmao benji's luck man

  • @samiighurl
    @samiighurl День тому

    The "white long beans" are garlic chives 😅

  • @rickellis7312
    @rickellis7312 День тому

    Use your be way better when owned by an Asian lady that owned and ran the chain. It’s now owned by a large store chain. Still good if you didn’t see how it was before it was sold. Prices use to be way better.

  • @sharonglittergoddess2329
    @sharonglittergoddess2329 День тому

    Next video please do a tasting video of what you bought.

    • @BenjiManTV
      @BenjiManTV  День тому +2

      Watch it on itsjudyslife 😎

  • @jkbc
    @jkbc День тому

    that store's name sounds dangerous LOL

  • @IbanezJoanna
    @IbanezJoanna День тому

    Cooking Pinoy

  • @louis20122
    @louis20122 День тому

    Durians should be placed outside the store lol

  • @katrinapon7525
    @katrinapon7525 День тому +1

    Garlic shoots 2:14

  • @yifanxu0428
    @yifanxu0428 День тому +1

    Second comment

  • @poorvaambavane8920
    @poorvaambavane8920 День тому

    Benji go to Indian store please for ingredients

  • @harkmi3
    @harkmi3 6 годин тому

    You know there is this thing called the internet and it has countless pages of easily accessible information available practically for free. If you had bothered to actually do a 2 minute research about the store you would have found out that it was founded by a Canadian of Taiwanese origin (I know it’s so boring cuz its Canadian so its better to just downplay the Canadian connection) named Cindy Lee and is now run by her Canadian-born daughter (there is that boring word Canada again). The chain was bought by a Canadian (boo boring) grocery store behemoth Loblaws so is fully Canadian (sorry for inflicting so many references to such a boring country on you).
    I mean seriously US UA-camrs have this collective inability to do even the smallest amount of info checking on stories involving Canada. We are either ignored, incorrectly labeled or deemed a socialist wasteland with a beta cuck leader. And Trump and his ilk will make it so much worse.