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“Where to buy Korean ingredients online?”

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started 4 years ago by Maangchi

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In this other thread Kurt recommended http://www.asiakauf.com for buying ingredients from Germany.

I'm lucky, I live near Koreatown, but if you're looking to shop online in the US there is Koa mart http://www.koamart.com which seems to be USA only. Same with Hmart http://www.hmart.com which is Korean and English but the English site has a lot of Korean in it and is pretty confusing.

I never shopped at any of these, but maybe someone who did can tell us if they're any good? Or recommend a better one.
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Sere My profile page
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I've just found one that delivers only in Milano, Italy. Here http://www.coreano.it/ I thought I'd share since there aren't that many Korean shops in my country, not that I know of, that is. Hope this helps!
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pamkitty Glasgow , Scotland , UK My profile page
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Hey Here are some Korean / Asian supermarkets that I use to shop online when I dont have time to go to the asian supermarket where I live .

http://www.kgrocer.com/index.aspx - They ship to the U.S , U.K ect .
http://www.orientalmart.co.uk/ - Does Korean , Japanese & chinese food .

http://www.waiyeehong.com
http://www.japancentre.com
http://www.matthewsfoods.co.uk/ -Does Korean , Japanese and chinese food .

http://www.koreafoods.co.uk -Online store coming soon ! .

Enjoy!
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I'm confused about the olive oil. I know it's super healthy but I think of olive oil as an Italian oil. Is it a usual ingredient in Korea?
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honeyhunny California, US My profile page
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I've order ingredients from Koa mart twice, and I must say that I really like it. There website is so much more easy to navigate than Hmart. I really recommend Koa mart for everyone here in the U.S. =)
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unchienne Georgia, USA My profile page I'm a fan!!
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I've bought from Koamart and have been very happy with the results. I didn't buy any perishables from them but stuck to canned goods and tableware. The shipping can sometimes be a little "painful" when compared to the price of the food (sometimes as much as 1/3 of the total price), but they really do a great job packing and a whole set of ceramicware arrived at my house without so much as a hairline split in any of the items though they were packed with heavy canned foods as well.
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melinas mom athens, greece My profile page
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hello everyone,

i live in greece and there aren't any korean grocery stores.

other than the german site listed above, does anyone know of other online sites that sell korean/asian food items in europe and ship to greece?

thank you for your help in advance.
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Lewshu Missouri, USA My profile page
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A great place to buy korean products in the US is
http://kimchius.com
located in New Jersey. Great prices too!
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IJackieI Canada My profile page
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Anyone knows a good website for Korean products in Canada?
There are Korean food stores at where I live(Edmonton, Alberta) but they're far from my place and they don't have everything I need. Besides I can't speak Korean.. can't communicate with them well TT. So if anyone knows a great website please let me know!
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ltzecherk UK My profile page
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I live in Hull, UK. Can't seem to find 떡 (tteok) for 떡볶이 (tteokbokki) anywhere nearby or online. Can't wait for koreafoods.co.uk to shop online. Wish I was near London. If anybody knows somewhere near to buy some, please let me know. Thanks. :)
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indie My profile page
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how long is shipment from koa mart?
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criswen Malacca My profile page
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how bout malaysia?? any online store that sell it online n ship to malaysia? :)
thanks!!
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hey @Criswen try dropping by KL sometime if you're free..there's a Korean Town in Ampang..a little hard to locate but you can always try One Utama shopping mall! there's Lotte Mart there too! :))
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Tequila Malaysia My profile page
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I haven't been to the One Utama outlet but the ones in Ampang seened to have varieties to choose from. I suggest you check out the other stores around there. Some have freshly imported vegetables and frozen food stuffs while others don't.
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oksipak California My profile page
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Hmart is a good Asian internet store. I placed my dry-goods order on 1/21/11 and received delivery on 1/28/11 via UPS nicely packaged. You can use PayPal so that was convenient for me. I planned ahead so yesterday I soaked my cabbage yesterday and when I received my hot pepper flakes today from Hmart, I made Kimchi this evening so it's now sitting overnight and I'll have delicious Kimchi to eat tomorrow.
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ewlung My profile page
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Hi,

I am desperate to buy Kosari here in Europe and it seems I cannot find it online.

I found in KJFoods.de, but there is no english nor german language.

Anyone know any online shop which has Kosari in Germany / Netherlands / Belgium / UK ? ... in english or not in Korean language :)

Thanks.
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oksipak California My profile page
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Don't know but I was looking for Kosari on Hmart and finally found it but it had a different name, Dried Bracken, https://www.hmart.com/shopnow/shopnow_newsub.asp?p=761898649602 so maybe youre Kjfoods.de has it under THAT name? Good luck.
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ewlung My profile page
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I can see that Kosari in KJFoods.de but the website is all in Korean language :)

I am not korean, and I cannot read korean language.

I tried to use Google Translate (automatic), but that does not work on this site.

Really, I spent few weeks just to hunt this down, but no luck.

Unfortunately, for some reason I cannot travel far away from my current home location. Otherwise, I live just 2 hours from Dusseldorf which I can visit the Kim's Asia store (offline version of KJFoods).

Anyway, I can find most Japanese stuffs pretty easily and there are a lot of english web-shops. But not korean web-shops :(
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oksipak California My profile page
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Ewlung, I see what you mean. You would have to individually translate all lines that you don't understand. I copied and pasted few Korean words into Google Translate http://translate.google.com/#ko|en|%20%20%EC%9D%B4%EB%A6%84 and then I also input English and got Korean translation to match up the "characters." It's a lot of work.

name 이름
mailing address 우편 주소
phone 전화
billing address 청구서 수신 주소
state 상태

Leave a message 전하실말씀

*Might I suggest you use the "Contact Us" (info@kjfoods.de) and email them all the info. and explain to them you want to order the Kosari but because you don't understand the language, it's difficult to order? They may comply and/or advise you as to how to order without having to fill in the form. Who knows. Good Luck.
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Hi oksipak,

Thanks :) I will do that, but my friend just told me that she could buy kosari in her home town and send it to me ...

*happy*
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