Chow Down Atlanta

Today, just like the way our mom always talks to us (yeah, you should hear it) and in honor of her birthday, I will talk write in bullet points.

• Inside Gwinett Place Mall in the old Macy’s.
• This place is HUGE. You’ll have a difficult time finding anything.
• Why are there a lot of American stuff? Isn’t there a Kroger for that?
• Snacks (chips, candies, etc) are all over the place. I found them in 5 different areas of the grocery.




• There were some snacks/chips that I’ve never seen before. Gasp! I know. And to think I’ve eaten almost all Asian snacks available to mankind. Oh, and I found Ppushu Ppushu!!! There’s this Aji Ichiban store all over HongKong where they sell ramen snacks like Ppushu Ppushu. Used to eat them a lot when we visited when we were young. (P.S. There’s this flavor packet inside that you must sprinkle on the ramen before eating. Don’t forget!)
• Most of the food stalls are take-out only.

• The Japanese stall in the food court has a sushi train!!!

• They have tteokbokki. They have tteokbokki. They have tteokbokki!!! (Stewed rice cake rules.)
• No photography.  I repeat: NO PHOTOGRAPHY.  There’s even a sign by the front entrance.  The ajumma kept following me around. She was really suspicious of me.  But I have a stealth phone so here goes:

Mega Mart
2100 Pleasant hill Rd.
Duluth, GA 30096
(770) 495-0345

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I went to Super H Mart on Pleasant Hill Rd in Gwinnett to get a huge bottle of Kimchi. I used to get my Kimchi at Han Gang Korean Grocery on Steve Reynolds Blvd in the early 90s. It was the first big stand-alone Korean grocery store in Atlanta where they sold meat and seafood aside from the usual fresh veggies, canned and dry goods, and also had a food court inside although very small. Since that has closed, I’ve been going to three other places.

At Super H today, they had three different kinds of fresh firm tofu: Plain, Carrot, and Spinach. The carrot tofu had only the slightest hint of carrot taste in it. Not overpowering. Just a tad carrotish if there’s even a word. The spinach tofu is equally awesome, with just a slight infusion of spinach so as not to kill the true taste of the tofu. These faintly flavored tofu aren’t really the type you’d use in cooking. Instead, you eat them as they are, cut up into cubes and drenched lightly with Korean sauce made with soy sauce, peppers, scallions, sugar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. They’re great in salads, as appetizers, or as an accompaniment to grilled meat and seafood. By the way, these gems are less than $2 per block.

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