Asian markets save a TON of cash on food supplies, canning food etc (pics)

[problemchild]

When my wife asked if we could "can" up some salsa we jumped in the car and headed over to our favorite asian store for the super cheap produce. I figured I would snap a couple blurry pictures with my phone camera to show just how badly we are getting ripped off at the grocery store.

The prices at the Asian store can be 50-2000% cheaper. Just one item that we needed we save $25 dollars. Tomatoes at the Asian store were $4.99/flat case of Vine tomatoes. The same tomatoes at the normal grocery store are $3.50/lb. We bought 11lbs so our purchase would have been $38.50 for tomatoes.

On to the pictures...











Giant flats of strawberries (4lbs ?)

[problemchild]

Whole fresh, not frozen, jumbo shrimps

[problemchild]

[PRODRIVE]

FYI, you went to korean market

[problemchild]

FYI, you went to korean market

Yep Koreans are Asian. You got me.

[whatpain]

haha dude thats nuts. there arent any full size asian markets up here that sucks. did you pick up some kimchi or kimbop while you were there?

[Equis]

My girlfriend and me like going to Mom's, or Manilla Oriental Market. Store full of awesomeness, I always buy some random packaged thing and try to figure out what it is. LoL

[problemchild]

haha dude thats nuts. there arent any full size asian markets up here that sucks. did you pick up some kimchi or kimbop while you were there?

Nope just the normal stuff I recognize. They had these fruit (I think) that were huge with spikes all over them. Like a water melon and a porcupine mated or something.

They sell live abalone too, we bought some last time and cooked them up. Nothing like fresh abalone cooked in crackers and butter.

[Ricky-Ray]

They had these fruit (I think) that were huge with spikes all over them. Like a water melon and a porcupine mated or something.

It was probably Durian. Be warned if you decide to buy one and eat it....

[problemchild]

It was probably Durian. Be warned if you decide to buy one and eat it....

Yep thats them. What the heck are those things?

I think an alien got inside.

[G38xOC]

^ i think that came out on fear factor before

[Ricky-Ray]

It's a fruit. But when you cut it open it's got this very fowl smell, and the taste is suppose to be very very very unique. I've never been able to get past the smell so I don't know first hand how it taste.

[bob7122]

tastes like ****.

jk never have tasted it. the smell is really bad though.

hey problemchild, where is this market you went to? I am in the OC, near disneyland. is the store near there?

[Ricky-Ray]

You should try visiting 99Ranch Market if you can. There are quite a few of them in So Cal.

https://www.99ranch.com

[JackOfBlades]

lol durian does have a horrible smell but it doesn't taste as bad as it smells to me.

And thanks for the heads up i never realized asian markets had those kinds of deals.