H Mart

[Anonymous]

Hi fellow DCUM cooks,

I live in the Midwest and we don’t have an HMart or other Asian market. I am in Chicago for work and driving home tomorrow, so I have the opportunity to pick some things up.

What should I buy? What do you love? Brands?

I am an adventurous cook and eater.

[Anonymous]

OP here…I want to make the spicy raw marinated crabs I see on social media. Are they worth the hype? What about the soy ones?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know how long of a drive you have and if you can bring refrigerator items. If not, I would buy some good rice like Kagayaki short grain. We also get Shin ramen (instant), Kikkoman Japanese Noodle soup base, some red bean buns, Asian pears, bok choy, chili garlic sauce, roasted seaweed, pocky sticks, rice flour to make mochi baked goods, Kim bop (prepared foods), aloe juice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here…I want to make the spicy raw marinated crabs I see on social media. Are they worth the hype? What about the soy ones?

I don’t think I’d recommend that op. Look around their banchan section (pre-made) and see anything looks good.

[Anonymous]

My favorite things to get:

pan fried noodles, wonton wrappers, salted duck eggs, kimchi, sambal oelek, fermented bean curd, black bean sauce, shrimp flavored chips, rice crackers, buns with roast pork, buns with egg custard, ginger tea.

[Anonymous]

I go there for the produce. More varieties of greens, the best mangoes around, different types of mushrooms, tropical fruits that I can't find anywhere else, even things like green beans and broccoli are better and cheaper than the other stores around here.

While I'm there, I hit up the frozen aisle for any heat-and-eat boxes that look good. There are usually several.

Then the staples: rice, rice noodles, ramen, lentils, spices. And the packets of snacking seaweed that my middle schooler loves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here…I want to make the spicy raw marinated crabs I see on social media. Are they worth the hype? What about the soy ones?

I don’t think I’d recommend that op. Look around their banchan section (pre-made) and see anything looks good.

Why not?

[Anonymous]

OP here: so my current list is:

Gochugaro
Sambal
Toasted sesame oil
Frozen blue crab
Rice cakes/noodles (the thick short ones)
Dumplings (various) for quick meals
Fish cakes
Those sachets of anchovy
Kimchi
Miso paste

I have gochugang paste, fish and oyster sauce, hoisin, soy sauce, chili garlic oil, sriracha, regular sesame oil.

What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

We get hard to find fruit (lychee, dragon fruit, star fruit), Shin ramen, marinated meat, frozen soups and buns, seaweed snacks, 1 pound packs of sashimi in the fresh meat section, whatever prepared foods look good, pantry staples (oils, vinegars, soy sauce, pastes), and beauty products.

[Anonymous]

Bulgogi sauce.

I mix it with ground beef and make tacos or marinade chicken and serve over rice.

[Anonymous]

Ramen
Seaweed snacks
Japchae noodles
Barley tea
Rice paper wraps
Honey butter chips
Frozen hotteok
Potsticker wraps
Tofu

[Anonymous]

We love Hmart!!

The HBAF Korean flavored almonds
Turtle chips
Shrimp chips
Kimchi
Ramen! Chhapaghetti, Shin Ramen, Buldak spicy and carbonara flavors
gochuchang

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My favorite things to get:

pan fried noodles, wonton wrappers, salted duck eggs, kimchi, sambal oelek, fermented bean curd, black bean sauce, shrimp flavored chips, rice crackers, buns with roast pork, buns with egg custard, ginger tea.

Brands??

[Anonymous]

OP here: thanks to all with suggestions! I got rice cakes to make ttheobokki (I spelled that wrong I bet!), gochugaru, fish cakes, chili oil, chili crisp, miso paste, seasoned soybean paste, kimchi, udon, and several other things. Can’t wait to start cooking!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: thanks to all with suggestions! I got rice cakes to make ttheobokki (I spelled that wrong I bet!), gochugaru, fish cakes, chili oil, chili crisp, miso paste, seasoned soybean paste, kimchi, udon, and several other things. Can’t wait to start cooking!

you only really need 5 main ingredients to marinate korean meat:

brown sugar
soy sauce
sesame oil
gochujang
garlic

other staples: ssamjang, fish sauce, ginger, gochugaru

You can all of these shipped to you. I think Hmart does have an online market. These ingredients don't need to be refridgerated until open, so you don't have to worry about it spoiling en route.