Delicatessen Asian products Paris

K-Mart is a grocery store offering a large choice of Korean and Japanese products. The shelves are well stocked, with a large fruit and vegetable area, fish and meat stalls where products delicately arranged in vacuum-packed trays are rigorously aligned. All the classics are of course there: noodles, rice, sauces of all kinds, as well as many varieties of miso, tofu, onigri and kimchi (a fermented and spicy Korean cabbage). Fans of Asian cuisine will be happy to find here more confidential products such as mentaiko, made of cod marinated eggs, shizo and sesame leaves, Korean mushrooms and green meat radish.

Tang Frères is synonymous with Asian supermarkets. It's the benchmark in its field. A little history: this supermarket on avenue d'Ivry, founded in 1976 by two Chinese brothers from Laos, was the first, the best-known, the biggest and the best-stocked. Since then, the Tang family has opened others, in the ^13th arrondissement (avenue de Choisy) and beyond (in Noisiel, Vitry-sur-Seine, Pantin...). "What you don't find at Tang Frères, you're unlikely to find anywhere else: that's because it doesn't exist!

Built around a bar, the designer boutiques play the role of meeting with Japanese culture (library, music, ikebana…). The complete card (more than 80 references) offers sushi, sashimi, maki, salads, skewers, yakitori and desserts. Complementing a range of grocery products is sold locally (Japanese rice, soy sauce, nori leaves, wasabi…). Simple recipe sheets are designed for beginners or those who want to try Japanese dishes. We order everything you can eat in the restaurant online.

A large blue brand, less discreet than its competitor Tang, but we find the same lively and teeming atmosphere of Asian stores. When you enter on the left, you see the sauces and side dishes: Nuoc-mam, nam pla, oyster sauce, chili sauce, soy sauce (available in 5-litre jerrycans!), Worcestshire sauce from Léa & Perrins, etc. On the right, a large frozen food section that is really worth it. There are sorbets with exotic flavours, but also shrimps, skewers, nems and various steamed ravioli sold in bags of 50 at unbeatable prices. For rice, there is plenty to choose from with the famous 50 kg bags of butterfly rice, broken rice, noodles, including Japanese noodles, teas, canned drinks and instant soups. An entire section is dedicated to spices and condiments, and alcohols are well represented, so avoid French wine, which is not of high quality. For all fruit and vegetables, the choice is breathtaking. The problem: labels, not translated, and salespeople who are only moderately French-speaking.

This supermarket offers excellent fruits of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and Japanese products that are not found in the rest of the neighborhood. Display is a real desire to immerse itself in exoticism. Despite its name, it is a little crushed by the two big competitors Tang Frères and Paris Store. So don't hesitate to change your sidewalk to get a tour at Big Store, maybe a little more expensive than its competitors but you won't be décu from this little trip…