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An Asian supermarket, sometimes called an "Oriental supermarket", is a grocery store in non-Asian countries that stock items imported from the many countries in the Far east. They carry items and ingredients generally well-suited for Asian cuisines and not found in most western supermarkets. Image File history File links Exterior shot of Hong Kong Supermarket in Monterey Park, California. ... Image File history File links Exterior shot of Hong Kong Supermarket in Monterey Park, California. ... A Hong Kong Supermarket store in suburban Monterey Park, California Hong Kong Supermarket (Traditional: 香港超級市場; Simplified: 香港超级市场; Pinyin: XÄ«anggÇŽng Chāojíshìcháng) is a growing Chinese American supermarket chain in the Los Angeles region of Southern California. ... Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Betty Tom Chu Area    - City 19. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... The term the Orient - literally meaning sunrise, east - is traditionally used to refer to Near, Middle, and Far Eastern countries. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ... Asian cuisine is a term for the various cuisines of South, East and Southeast Asia and for fusion dishes based on combining them. ...

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Most of these supermarkets are often started and operated by Asian immigrant entrepreneurs and their families. Others are started by investors of existing corporate conglomerates already headquartered in Asia, namely Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and most specially thePhilippines. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 910 KB)I took this while living in Buenos Aires. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 910 KB)I took this while living in Buenos Aires. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (800x716, 180 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Asian supermarket Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (800x716, 180 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Asian supermarket Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...


Asian supermarkets can range from small mom-and-pop grocery stores to large big-box stores and may cater specifically to one ethnic Asian immigrant group or to a wide pan-Asian crowd. They serve the generally unserved or underserved immigrant and descendant population. They are usually the main attraction for food shopping within overseas Asian shopping malls. Filipino stores and Chinatowns. Some Filipino, Chinese shopping centers and supermarkets have been constructed using traditional Filipino architecture, Chinese architecture and provide services catered toward immigrant customers. Examples include Asian restaurants, beauty salons, bakeries, foreign film rental stores, travel agencies, book stores, and other businesses. A small business may be defined as a business with a small number of employees. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Swindon, England, a shopping mall built within a disused railway engine works. ... For other uses, see Chinatown (disambiguation). ... The Liuhe Pagoda of Hangzhou, China, built in 1165 AD. Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in Asia over the centuries. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... A beauty salon is a place where people go to receive beauty treatments, and purchase beauty products. ... Bakery foods A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar foods. ... A foreign film is a film that is considered foreign in a particular country. ... A rental shop is a store where a consumer can borrow reusable products for a fee for a certain period of time before returning them. ... A travel agency is a store where individuals or families go to buy travel packages. ... Categories: Bookstores | Stub ...


In recent years, some mainstream markets have attempted to compete with Asian supermarkets for the minority customer base by stocking certain "Asian" goods as well as directing marketing towards various Asian ethnic immigrant populations. Conversely, some Asian supermarkets attempt to appeal to the general population. Asian markets are reputed to have lower prices than the mainstream chains.


Asian supermarkets represent a new trend in which Asian immigrants no longer settle in old enclaves such as Chinatown, San Francisco, (undoubtedly still the largest in the U.S.), but in suburbs where shopping centers provide services. One of the major redevelopments highlighted in the press has been Buford Highway in the Atlanta suburb of Doraville, Georgia, where Asian supermarkets have done brisk business in a once-blighted neighborhood. Such supermarkets have also revitalized the once-rundown sections of Bellaire Boulevard in Houston, Texas, and turned it into a thriving new Asian shopping district. An intersection of Chinatown in San Francisco. ... Doraville is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ...


Asian branded products

Category Examples
Vegetable nori, bamboo shoots, bok choy, bean sprouts, welsh onions, ginger, kang kong, mustard greens
Grain jasmine rice
Beverage related soy milk, chrysanthemum tea, sake
Seasoning chili, soy sauce
Ingredients black bean, century eggs, ginseng
Packaged snacks prawn crackers, pocky, rice cakes, Tobi Nuts
Merchandise rice cookers, woks, fashion magazines, newspapers, cigarettes
Bakery pastry
Seafood fish, clams, crabs, lobsters, oysters
Delicacies sea cucumber, shark fin, abalones

Nori. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... Trinomial name Brassica campestris L. pekinensis Bok choy (Brassica campestris, Chinese 白菜 báicài) is an Asian relative of the common cabbage. ... Sprouting is the practice of soaking then draining and leaving seeds until they germinate and begin to sprout. ... Binomial name Allium fistulosum Linnaeus Allium fistulosum L., widely known as the Welsh onion, is a member of the onion family, Alliaceae. ... Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Ginger is commonly used as a spice in cuisines throughout the world. ... Binomial name Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. ... Species See text For the Multi Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device, see the MUSTARD article. ... Jasmine rice (Thai: ; kao hom mali) is a long-grain variety of rice that has a nutty aroma and subtle flavor. ... A can of Yeos soy milk, poured into a glass Soymilk (also called soya milk or soybean milk, and sometimes referred to as soy drink/beverage and even soy latte) is a beverage made from soybeans originating from China. ... Species Chrysanthemum aphrodite Chrysanthemum arcticum Chrysanthemum argyrophyllum Chrysanthemum arisanense Chrysanthemum boreale Chrysanthemum chalchingolicum Chrysanthemum chanetii Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Chrysanthemum crassum Chrysanthemum glabriusculum Chrysanthemum hypargyrum Chrysanthemum indicum Chrysanthemum japonense Chrysanthemum japonicum Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium Chrysanthemum mawii Chrysanthemum maximowiczii Chrysanthemum mongolicum Chrysanthemum morifolium Chrysanthemum morii Chrysanthemum okiense Chrysanthemum oreastrum Chrysanthemum ornatum Chrysanthemum pacificum Chrysanthemum... Sake barrels at Itsukushima Shrine. ... There are hundreds of varieties of hot sauce A hot sauce is any spicy condiment sauce. ... Soy sauce (US) or soya sauce is a fermented sauce made from soybeans (soya beans), roasted grain, water and salt. ... Black bean can mean: The black turtle bean, a small, black variety of the common bean especially popular in Latin American cuisine Douchi, a kind of fermented soybean especially popular in the cuisine of China The black gram Any black-colored variety of bean; beans which include black-colored varieties... Century egg sliced open. ... Species Subgenus Panax Section Panax Series Notoginseng Panax notoginseng Series Panax Panax bipinnatifidus Panax ginseng Panax japonicus Panax quinquefolius Panax vietnamensis Panax wangianus Panax zingiberensis Section Pseudoginseng Panax pseudoginseng Panax stipuleanatus Subgenus Trifolius Panax trifolius Panax is a genus of 11 species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots... Freshly made prawn crackers Prawn Crackers (American Shrimp Chip, Shrimp Cracker, originally Kerupuk, Keropok or Indonesian and Dutch Kroepoek) is an Indonesian and Malaysian snack consisting of deep fried crackers made of flour (usually Tapioca flour or potato flour) and flavoured with fish, prawns or vegetables. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rice cake can refer to several foods: Puffed rice cakes, made from puffed rice and sold as a healthy snack food in North America and other Western countries. ... Electric rice cooker including scoop, before cooking For the car modification term, see Rice burner. ... Cooking in a wok The wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Two unlit filtered cigarettes. ... Chinese bakeries in big cities like Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and across the world in Chinatowns, serve delicate pastries and delicious buns as well as tea, coffee and other drinks. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Littleneck clams; the pictured mollusks are of the species Mercenaria mercenaria. ... Phthirus pubis Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis), also known as crabs , are one of the many varieties of lice (singular louse) specialized to live on different areas of different animals. ... Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ... Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ... Orders Subclass Apodacea  Apodida  Molpadiida Subclass Aspidochirotacea  Aspidochirotida  Elasipodida Subclass Dendrochirotacea  Dactylochirotida  Dendrochirotida The sea cucumber is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin, which is found on the sea floor worldwide. ... Shark fin soup [Pinyin Yu Chi; Wade-Giles Yü Ch`ih] is a dish commonly served in Chinese restaurants as part of a Chinese feast, usually at special occasions such as weddings and banquets as a symbol of wealth and prestige. ... Species Many, see species section. ...

International Brands

Produced in Brand
China Haw flakes
Hong Kong Lee Kum Kee, Vitasoy
Japan Calbee, Calpis, Kikkoman, Meiji, Lotte
Korea Crown, Orion
Malaysia Julies
Philippines TOBI Nuts - Distributed by Zent International LLC

A roll of haw flakes and a haw flake The new Haw Flakes packaging Haw flakes (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida, genus Crataegus). ... Image:Lee Kum Kee. ... Vitasoy (Traditional Chinese: ) (SEHK: 0345) is a brand of beverages and desserts in Hong Kong. ... A bottle of Calpis Water Calpis ) is a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink, manufactured by Calpis Co. ... The Kikkoman Corporation (キッコーマン Kikkōman) is an international company based in Japan. ... Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. ... Lotte Group is a large international chaebol (conglomerate) founded in June 1948 in Tokyo, Japan by a South Korean businessman, Shin Kyuk-Ho (, ). Shin Kyuk-Ho is also known by his Japanese name Takeo Shigemitsu ). Originally called , the company grew from selling chewing gum to children in post-war Japan... Crown Confectionery (hangul:크라운제과) is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1968. ... Orion Confectionery (hangul:오리온제과) is a confectionery company, headquartered in Munbae-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea. ...

Supermarkets by region

North American

Name Locations Description
99 Ranch Market Georgia: Doraville Pan-Asian, mostly Chinese
Ai Hoa Supermarket California: LA Chinatown Chinese, Vietnamese
Asia Supermarket Illinois: Chicago
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
New Jersey: Atlantic City
Korean
Assi Market Pennsylvania: Willow Grove Korean, chain
California Market California: LA Koreatown Korean
Daido Texas: Houston
Georgia: Chamblee
New Jersey: Fort Lee
New York: Flushing, White Plains
Japanese
De Guzman Oriental Florida: Orlando Filipino
Diho Supermarket Texas: Houston Chinese, chain at Bellaire Blvd
Freshia market California: Torrance With restaurants, bank, and other retail stores
Galleria Supermarket Ontario: Markham Korean
Grand Mart Washington, D.C Korean
Great Wall New York: Queens
Massachusetts: Boston
New Jersey
Virginia: Fairfax
Chinese
Han Ah Reum/H-Mart British Columbia: Vancouver
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
New York: New York City
Georgia, Atlanta
Washington D.C
Korean, chain
H.K. Super Market California: Koreatown, Glendale, Garden Grove, Cerritos, Sunnyvale Korean, chain
Hannam Chain Southern California Korean, chain
Hong Kong Supermarket East Coast
Southern California
Chinese
Kam Man Food New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Koreatown Galleria California: Koreatown Korean
Koreatown Plaza California: Koreatown Korean
Lotte Pan-Asian, Korean
Marina Grocery California: Cupertino Chinese
Marukai Southern California Japanese, retails of Waraku furniture and Daiso merchandise
Mitsuwa Marketplace, Mitsuwa Chicago Southern California: Costa Mesa
Illinois: Chicago
New Jersey: Edgewater
Nijiya Market California Japanese, chain
Osaka Supermarket British Columbia: Vancouver Japanese
Pacific Supermarket California: Daly City, San Francisco, South San Francisco
Hawaii: Waipahu
Pan-Asian and Western supermarket chain
PinoyGrocery.com Katy, Texas Filipino
Seafood City Nevada: Las Vegas Filipino chain
Shun Fat Supermarket California:San Gabriel, Alhambra Chinese
Super 88 Massachusetts: Boston Chinese, chain
Super Cao Nguyen Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
T & T Supermarket British Columbia: Vancouver Chinese
Uwajimaya Washington: Seattle, Bellevue
Oregon: Beaverton
Japanese
Viet Hoa Texas: Houston
Yaohan British Columbia: Vancouver Japanese, later bought out by Mitsuwa

99 Ranch Market (also called Tawa Supermarket in its Chinese name, sometimes called Ranch 99 due to confusion based on its logo) is one of the largest Asian American supermarket chains in the United States. ... Doraville is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... New Chinatown, Los Angeles postcard, late 1940s Chinatown in Downtown Los Angeles, California, (Chinese: 洛杉磯唐人街/luò shān jÄ« táng rén jiÄ“, Vietnamese: khu Hoa kieu, thanh pho Los Angeles) was originally located less than a mile from its current location. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... 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It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Map highlighting Fort Lees location within Bergen County. ... NY redirects here. ... A few landmarks from two New York Worlds Fairs still stand in Flushing Meadows, including the US Steel Unisphere Flushing is a neighborhood within the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... White Plains (New York) White Plains is a city in south-central Westchester County, New York, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the Hudson River and 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ... Location of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles Country United States State California County Los Angeles County, California Government  - Mayor Frank Scotto Area  - City 20. ... 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Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Founded 1805 Government  - Mayor Robert Lederer Area  - City  6. ... Han Ah Reum—which also markets itself as H Mart—is a Korean supermarket chain with several locations in the United States and Canada which specializes in Korean products. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Hotlanta redirects here. ... Nickname: The Jewel City Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove Garden Grove is a city centrally located in northern Orange County, California, United States. ... City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ... A Hong Kong Supermarket store in suburban Monterey Park, California Hong Kong Supermarket (Traditional: 香港超級市場; Simplified: 香港超级市场; Pinyin: XÄ«anggÇŽng Chāojíshìcháng) is a growing Chinese American supermarket chain in the Los Angeles region of Southern California. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown Koreatown is a community of the Wilshire Center district in the Mid-Wilshire area of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... Lotte Group is a large international chaebol (conglomerate) founded in June 1948 in Tokyo, Japan by a South Korean businessman, Shin Kyuk-Ho (, ). Shin Kyuk-Ho is also known by his Japanese name Takeo Shigemitsu ). Originally called , the company grew from selling chewing gum to children in post-war Japan... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Cali Mill Plaza (Cupertino City Center) is located on the intersection of Stevens Creek and De Anza Boulevards where the village of Westwood was established. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ... Daisos first North American store, at Aberdeen Centre in Richmond, British Columbia. ... Mitsuwa Marketplace ) is a growing Japanese-American supermarket chain, with locations in Torrance, California, Little Tokyo, San Diego, Costa Mesa, San Gabriel, San Jose, New Jersey, and Chicago. ... Mitsuwa Marketplace building in Arlington Heights. ... Costa Mesa is a city located in Orange County, California. ... Map highlighting Edgewaters location within Bergen County. ... Daly City is a city located in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... South San Francisco is a city located in San Mateo County, California. ... Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Waipahu is a former sugar mill town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the ‘Ewa District on the Island of O‘ahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Shun Fat Supermarket (Traditional: 順發超級市場; Simplified: 顺发超级市场; Pinyin: Shùnfā Chāojíshìcháng; Vietnamese: Siêu Thị Thuận Phát; also known as SF Supermarket) is a small, but growing, Chinese Vietnamese American supermarket chain in the San Gabriel Valley region in California, Sacramento, California, San Pablo, California, and... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... San Gabriel (the Spanish name of the Archangel Gabriel) could mean one of several places: San Gabriel, Ecuador San Gabriel, Durango, Mexico San Gabriel, Guanajuato, Mexico San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico San Gabriel, California, USA San Gabriel Chilac, Puebla, Mexico San Gabriel Mixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico San Gabriel Valley, California, USA This... The Alhambra (Arabic: الحمراء = Al Ħamrā; literally the red) is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... The main entrance to the T&T at Pacific Place Mall in Calgary. ... Uwajimaya is a supermarket chain based in Seattle, Washington, with three stores: in Beaverton, Oregon; Bellevue, Washington; and its flagship store in Seattles International District. ... Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Nickname: Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Greg Nickels (NP) Area  - City  142. ... Location of Bellevue within King County, Washington, and King County within Washington. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Beaverton is a city located in Washington County, Oregon, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. ... Yaohan (Japanese: 八百半; Chinese: å…«ä½°ä¼´) was a Japanese retail group. ...

Australasian

Name Locations Description
Tai Ping Trading New Zealand

European

Name Locations Description
Paristore France: Paris
Tang Frères France
Wing Yip United Kingdom
Oriental Food Store Ireland: Limerick
Tain Kim Heng Deutschland: Oberhausen, Dortmund

Paristore is an Asian supermarket in the region of Paris. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Tang Frères (translated: Tang Bros. ... Wing Yip is a Chinese supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference R574572 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 20. ...

See also

A wet market is a market that sells live animals in an open environment. ... Picture of a Gods Material Shop of Malaysian Chinese. ... For other uses, see Chinatown (disambiguation). ... Koreatown (Korean: 코리아타운) is a term to describe the Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. ...

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Asian supermarket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (767 words)
Asian vegetables such as bok choy, bean sprouts, welsh onions, ginger and mustard vegetables are frequent items in produce sections.
Asian supermarkets can range from small mom-and-pop grocery stores to large supercenters and may cater specifically to one ethnic Asian immigrant group or to a wide pan-Asian crowd.
Asian supermarkets represent a new trend in which Asian immigrants no longer settle in old enclaves such as Chinatown, San Francisco (undoubtedly still the largest in the U.S.), but in suburbs where shopping centers provide services.
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