A Beginner's Guide to America's Favorite Korean Grocery Store - K-Town
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- On today's episode of K-Town, Matthew Kang is at H Mart- a Korean grocery store chain that is expanding rapidly in America. For first time shoppers, H Mart can be daunting, but Matthew is here with five tips to help newcomers navigate the aisles.
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What i love about H mart is that they created a pemium asian grocery shopping experience. By premiuim, I don't mean expensive because they beat out most places in terms of price. What i mean is that if you go to a H mart, the produce and fish and meat are always fresh. I have been to H marts in NY, Atlanta, Seattle, and Chicago, and none of them failed me in that regards. I currently live in a small town, and if you go to an asian grocery store, often times it'll be slightly dusty, the frozen section hasn't been restocked in forever, and the produce is only fresh about once a week if you're lucky. However, in my town that's the best I got so that's where I go.
I remember going to H Mart for the first time as a little kid with my mom. Being so used to American stores where everything is more compact, seeing such an insane variety of products going so far around made me feel like I was in a whole other world. When I grew up, I figured it would become "smaller" to my more mature mind and grown self. But nope! Twenty years old and I'm still walking in circles, lost as ever. It's become a great tradition to me and my friends to go to H Mart, shop for a meal to share, and come home and watch a Studio Ghibli film. I absolutely love it, and I hope to give my future kids the same experience of such a wonderful place.
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Occasionally, we come here to either shop, to eat at the food court, or just for fun. A simple drive here is absolutely exciting, as I am a lover of Korean culture and cuisine. 😁🇰🇷
I’ve been shopping at H-Mart since I was a kid they were cheap and by far the best quality but now price have gone up along with the being plenty of competition not just from not just from other international markets a growing and expanding isles and choices from your traditional American grocery store as they become more aware of the growing ethnic audience and the changing test of their consumer.
"Everything in your fridge will smell like kimchi."
Yep! Grew up with soda cans with essence of kimchi haha.
2:30 *Girl walking by* "He has some anger issues"
sado429 I was thinking more like “Is he going to pay for that?”
sado429 that’s a tension release snack!
Living in Southern California, I take H Mart for granted. It's awesome.
Hey It's Gerard we have em here?
shits over price better to buy most of the stuff at the vietnamese market
I second this...overpriced as hell. Good selection though.
nikolas macalma Yeah, Garden Grove, I believe Buena Park too.
Hey It's Gerard garden Grove Blvd if u drive down a black there's AR maket it's a Korean store too better prices
Would love an updated longer version of this! H Mart has grown so much since this was first posted.
H mart used to be affordable but now they are expensive.
ilashes4you really?
blame it on inflation. its not hmart's fault.
Blame Chun family whom needs more money for them to embezzled money to South Korean governments to get out of jail card for their wrong doing during 80s when Chun was president of S.Korea.
Live love life explains why they are in cherry hill Nj which is a town 15 minutes from me but where are the rich folks live
Why are guys replying now to a comment that is 2+ years old 🤣
I go there so much but can’t figure out which isle to go. The shoppers have been so nice to guide me to the right isle. This video is much appreciated.
My Albertsons turned today into H Mart and especially today on it's grand opening day I miss my Albertsons!!
H-mart is expensive. Go to local small asian stores bc they tend to be cheaper and as authentic if not more!!
I didn't think I needed this video but I did because I literally do not know what is good whenever i step into h mart and i'm constantly googling stuff
Is this a paid promotion or just a video that happens to be on h-mart
Stephanie Kim it's paid promo designed to be content. this is the new world my friend.
if it was a paid promotion they'd have to say so
it's hidden paid promo. it's like a long commerical.
no they don't
I think I need jimmy and pc principal
When I was little I would get told that eating ramen uncooked would cause worm’s in my stomach haha
Love H-Mart we have two in my area about 25 minutes from my house and they are less then 5 minutes down the street from each other. Have to go soon to get my hot pepper paste. The best place to shop for produce, prices are always good and the options are amazing.
I'm happy with two small Asian markets I support. Not nearly the selection obviously. Hope they're not driven out by big box. 😐
instant ramen noodle , sashimi, makizushi. they are all japanese food!!!! Nothing to do with korea.
tomato totato I'm fairly certain that Japan didn't create raw fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. Being a coastal country, they're going to eat fish and have seaweed. The proximity of Japan to Korea is coincidence. Just because rice is eaten in the Americas and throughout Asian, doesn't mean they copied one another.
You are right about instant noodles though. That's Japanese creation, but just as pizza was an Italian one, it doesn't mean a culture can't adopt it and make it uniquely their own!
tomato totato Koreans also eat raw fish and ramen, he just used Japanese words.
Its only matter if time till Amazon kills hmart as well though.
TravelerPat Ramen is Japanese, ramyeon is Korean and Chinese has it's own name for the noodle dish
Finally! This is the quality content I've been waiting for. I like the new contents like this :)
Cons of H Mart: costs an arm and leg compared to other local Asian markets and even more compared to abroad (it's like 5 bucks for small bag of chips that costs a buck fifty when in seoul), always crowded
Pros of H Mart: I've gotten little sheep hot pot base there on sale, and 포카칩 chips (sadly no onion ones), the $10 bowls of hot pot meat are easy to grab for a special occasion
I live in the Atlanta area, and there are a lot of Korean supermarkets here. H Mart, Assi, Nam Dae Moon, Mega Mart......
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The first time I went to H-Mart, I thought I was going to have a seizure. I just didn't know where to look first. And even though I have been back dozens of times, its always an adventure and I love that I'm still figuring things out!!!
Just got word, they're opening one in South Sac Iraq.. Let's go!!
I’ve always eaten ramen dry, and I thought I was crazy for it! Good to know I’m not the only one haha
Savannah Pearl if you toast it in pan and put it on salad 🥗 it’s really good
Obsessed....you forgot all the free samples they offer! It’s so fun.
Straight to the fish section! 🐠 my favorite part. 🐟
There is an Asian grocery store in Carrollton, TX which used to be an HMart until they relocated to be near other Asian shops and the prices are economical. It's actually a Chinese grocery store, not a Korean grocery store.
They have the best samples on a Saturday and awesome produce!
I’m from the south and we use to eat regular noodles like the bushu bushu noodles. I’ve got to find my nearest H-Mart!
Got one:
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this is the Hmart in Plano, Tx. I come here like twice every week OMG
ngan vi I go to the one in Carrollton. I had to limit myself once a week.
omg me too
I go to one in Maryland
Yep went to korean language school so I can read the labels, true story, love korean food. There’s no Hmart in Albuquerque, hint hint!
I live in NYC and I've never heard of H Mart... now I wanna go
There’s one on 32nd and another on 110th
It's like the Whole Foods of Korean Food. Think I will stick to my Mom and Pop ones here in Hawaii!
Except bad ingredients in many pre-prepared products like chemicals, msg. Make your own Korean food from scratch. I like the quality of WF meat and fish better.
I shopped at H mart store #1 wayyyyy back in the days (when it wasnt called H-mart but Han A Reum) 한아름... some 25+ years ago. Man, times have flown by.
We have a lot of that stuff at the Mexican markets here.
I really like you content!! Can you do a video where you go around the grocery store, pick things you like out and the do a mukbang? I’d love to see that. :)
They are expanded well into Canada as well, and one is about to open in my city on the west coast in Victoria, BC
Ive been to other asian markets in my area but, happened to come across h-mart by accident. I was looking for soup dumplings and google lead me there. I was surprised that it was a grocery store since I was expecting a restaurant. Mr. Dumplings is the name of the restuarant in the food court (among many other eatery's). I was pleasantly surprised and impressed at the selection of foods. Different fruits and vegetables. Needless to say, i got my soup dumplings and dumpling soup for dinner tonight.
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While researching this store I saw tons of people saying they hate when white people go to h mart, and that kind of mad me sad. Because I want to expand my pallet and understand other people's culture through their food. Plus it looks amazing, I've always wanted to try kimchi.
People need jobs, some work at hmart. How does hmart stay in buisness? By selling asian food to ALL ethnicities.
I am so lucky to live where I do, I have access to HMart as well as Thai, Cambodian and Chinese markets.
That sashimi in Canada would be 59.99
Anthony England Yeah but it will be much better quality!!
If You go to t&t supermarket which is a store equivalent to h mart except it more Chinese focus and offer other Asian cultures. You can get a platter of fresh sashimi for $15 of less. Their sushi platter and roast meat are great
:( too real!!
so i go to T&T , the Chinese supermarket ......... prices are decent.
Well, if you go to hmart Canada, that amount of salmon sashimi costs about $20-25. :)
I went to my local H Mart the other day and finally was able to purchase to Samyung x2 Spicy Ramen.
H Mart in Paramus, NJ opened today what upppp!
This shop looks so fun! I wish we had this store in Australia.
H-Mart is overpriced. Go to a nearby Asian market and you will find same items for less prices.
Depends on where you live though. The ones in my city don't have a large selection so people drive 6 hours to Atlanta just for HMart
Hmm. They might do online shipping stuf. which would be nice. I live no where near any Asian shop and I want more things in general.
Malith Perera okay thank you 🙏
This is quality though
Yes .h mart over price. Nor fresh .they love a Spanish people. Because they pay less than Korean people.
I drive an hour to the closest one to my house and it's well worth it every single time!
Hmart sashimi is actually really really good like I was super surprised
The closest h-mart to me is an hour drive. But I think I'll be making this drive soon. So many things I'd like to try!
This my best market I shop for korean food in the USA
i used to have a walbaums and it was super whack but since Hmart opened up replacing it, man love this place so much variety.
i go to a local asian market, but when i need certain things that they don’t sell like dumplings or some rice, and they usually don’t have the largest ramen selection, they have a pretty good selection just not that large. anyways but i go to locals, and h marts :)
Can’t wait for Australia to have something like this 😢
Im going in two weeks it’s 3 hrs away for me but I’m so excited
Hanarum doesn't mean one arm. It means as much you can hold between two arms
I went to an H Mart in Koreatown LA. All I wanted to do there in eat.
My nearest H Mart is 3.5 hours away 🙁 I wish they would put one in Norfolk
My town has a huge asian population, mostly Indian and Chinese but Korean comes third. We have a small indian grocery store that only Indians know about (and most non-Indian kids because we have 2nd gen Indian friends. Indians usually live separate from the rest of us. If whites, blacks, arabs, and non-indian asians can live in 1 neighborhood, why can’t Indians?) Back to the topic, my town has so many Asians yet there are not really many Asian grocery stores. We have a lot of authentic restaurants, but that’s it. If I had to guess it is because Indian families tend to cook Indian food with ingredients you won’t find at Harris Teeter or Walmart, but other groups tend to cook American food with rice, or Asian food with American ingredients. I guess it is cultural differences. I could be wrong I am just going off experiences as a white kid who stayed for dinner a few times at my friends houses.
Blah - I've noticed this to, most non black, white, Hispanic folks only eat their own food. You rarely see them other places.
An H Mart opened near my home to replace a Ralphs. Aside from great variety of seafood and Korean prepared foods, pantry goods and veggies seem cheaper at the HK/Taiwan supermarkets around SGV.
YOu made a very informative and fun video., like your style. Love Korean food!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this.
South Texas needs one!!!
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"Korean Instant Ramen, might be the best in the world!"
Indomie: "Hello there, can we talk for a minute?"
dimas0302
Indomie is the best ramen hands down 😍😍
My friend prefer mie gaga now
Esp Narrative I prefer Shin Ramyun when I want a ramen that can eaten with broth and fill full. Indomie I eat it without the liquid. Hopefully there aren’t folks that eats Shin Ramyun without the liquid form
I drive an hour & a half to get to my closest HMart. Worth every agonizing minute on the DC beltway. Wish they kept up a better supply of kimbap. They're often out.
Also, the jars of kimchi are very good, but the plastic boxes of fresh kimchi made in Maspeth, Queens is AMAZING. I'm eating some right now.
Also, if you don't want to pay full price on their premade food, go after I think its 630? almost 50% off on many items.
I wish you showed how to find the better fresh dumplings, noodles, kimchi and fish balls. Since everything is in Korean.
i've learned an absurd amount about korean culture from this series
I love going to the Korean Grocery store! I try to pick up something new each time :))
I love and miss visiting Hmart used to go to a Dallas location
This video is seriously better than the one by Mike Chen
If they could only open one of those in my town 😢
They can thank to maangchi for all the advertisement,check in her channel for good Korean food and the sweatiest lady
Can someone tell me which gochujang is good? There are so many options
H mart in diamond bar is pretty good. love the marinated meats and sides section. definitely beats 99 ranch. even the people who pack your groceries at H mart are nice.
Japanese supermarkets are number 1, Korean number 2 and 99 ranch number 3. excluding American markets of course.
Ok I wish that there was H Mart in either Sacramento or Roseville California .
Just found out about Hmart thanks to KoreanwithIna!!!!!! And it looks awesome!
Shoot, that’s the exact HMart I go to. LOL
I love HMart. They have the best ones in Queens. The one in Manhattan is tiny and their selection isn’t that great.
You used me in the video! FUN!
Ok time to do one for the west coasts 99 ranch market
Hmart in Flushing are really going down. A lot of shelves are not restocked, existing things they sell, they no longer do!
*i honestly never know what to buy when I’m there lol*
I love Hmart so very much. I have to drive an hour to get there but no sweat for all those yummies!
Check the expiration date on EVERYTHING YOU BUY. I didn't and came home with half of my items outdated by A YEAR! Not a week or month...A YEAR. Tons of "fresh" jarred Tobagi kimchi in the refrigerated section...which is supposed to be a top brand...expired a year ago. Couldn't take anything back, because I'd have to drive 50 miles down and 50 back.
The Hmarts in Portland are awesome, pickled ginger and roasted coconut water for lyfe!
Is it only Korean food or other Asian countries foods as well. Thanks , great video
Where is this H mart? I need that in my life right now!
Me too, I'm cross that Eater didn't think any viewer would actually care to know where the host was! Well WE would like to know! LOL Not impressed with that silly oversight and I really do hope that somebody out there will clue us both in on which supermarket location this episode was filmed in. I'd love to go!
I wouldn’t eat anything from the deli section at the hmart near me, nor the prepared foods. I also don’t buy fish or meat there. Doesn’t look fresh at all. I don’t know if its because it’s a smaller store so there’s less product turn over, but I don’t want to get food poisoning!
Very useful!
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More about what to buy! Really enjoyed. Thanks.
I fucking wish England had the same Asian population as America, its just so hard to find good authentic Asian food here even in London
I've always wanted to go to H Mart, but I'm a black girl who knows no korean and I'm scared people are going to look at me and judge me.....
courtney lawson hey man don't even worry about it. No one will care if you just want to enjoy some good food
I'm a black girl that goes often. The snacks are bomb and they carry fruit and vegetables that aren't in American stores
I go there all the time, yes u feel out place but just put some headphone in so far no one has been mean .
Don’t bother abt what pp think 😊Asian markets usually welcome all shoppers..
Omg I want a H Mart now - although my local small thai shop is pretty well stocked too!
andrineslife
Don't worry, I haven't seen much in terms of Thai products.
Their Branch in Edison New Jersey is up the road from Rutgers University on Lincoln Highway Route 27 therefore attracting Asian American college students
Dude you gotta try Japanese instant ramen in Japan, it's insane. Not cheap but the soup base is amazing.
I wish they had one in South Florida
I really don’t mind the smell of kimchi lol just store it as is in my fridge. 🤣
I'll be going to H mart soon and to be honest i'm nervous. What if i do something that could be wrong or stupid? I'm not asian but i'm really interested in the different culture and love learning about everything but there isn't much that i know about well Korean culture ( is that okay to say?) But i'm just really self conscious that i will do something stupid or weird and i don't wanna do something that might be disrespectful. I also don't know what to get as a non asian, i mean i'm just lost and nervous. What do i do!
I wish Hmart was in Washington state!
Ranch 99/99 Ranch still reigns supreme in my book.
I love HMart! Luckily, I've lived/am living in parts of CA that have one.
13 bucks for that giant ass tray of sashimi!? That place is heaven.