On Korean Markets in San Diego. San Diego has a pretty solid part of town where you can find Korean food, saunas (사우나), stores selling various goods that you would find in Korea, as well as Korean grocery stores. There are two main ones. One of Convoy proper and the other one, the big one, down the road a bit called Zion Market. I’ve been a couple times since I’ve been home, mostly to buy makgeolli (막걸리), as I have been so very happy to have access to the health food stores that I love back home and most of my shopping is done there, however it’s kind of fun how easily the things I got used to buying in Korea can be found at home.
Market
Cabbage and Radishes
무
배추
고구마
Kimchi
Cute
Shin Ramyeon
라면
Sauce
More Sauce
Gochu
Drinks
Canned Drinks
Soju
Makgeolli
Hite
Lotte Coffee
Korean Instant Coffee
Tea
Zion Market is an impressively large grocery store with everything you could possible need/want as far as Korean food and supplies go. There is a catering service that makes kimbap (김밥) as well a small cafe where you can get bibimbap (비빔밥) and Tteokbokki (떡볶이).
Zion Marketplace
The Entrance
Signage
Korean and Japanese Beer
Liquor
자장면/짜장면
참치
Gim
Ketchup and Mayonnaise
Daikon
번대기
Soap and Shampoo
Kimchi Pots
Kettle
My Favorite Korean Snack!
Kancho
Choco Pies
Yogurt Drink
Noodles
Oils and Vinegars
Pancake Mix
Chili Pasta
Health Tonic
Ginseng Drink
Radishes
Fern Bracket
Those pictures bring back memories of my time spent in Seoul.
I’m lucky enough to work in Sydney’s Korea Town district, so I’ve not missed my SoKo foods as much as I would if I’d stayed out in the country.
These markets put ours to shame though!
Yeah, it was super nice to have these around when I got a craving or wanted to share Korean food with my friends who couldn’t come visit me while I was there.
They even play KPop in the stores (hate it or love it, it is part of the living and grocery shopping in South Korea experience).
I am very curious about Korean Town in Sydney though now!
Nice to see these pictures, and although some show prices I’m curious how much other things (like the kimchi) cost over in California … and soju? I seem to recall that it was possible to find it in certain shops in San Francisco, but the price was something like $7 a bottle. That was quite some time ago, though.
That’s a great idea!