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Japanese grocery stores in Canada

Listings in the great nation of Canada.

Type:  handbook Filed under:  japanese ingredients shopping equipment and supplies

Japanese grocery stores in the United States and territories

Japanese grocery stores and stores selling food-related items in the United States. Note that California and the New York-New Jersey - Connecticut areas have their own pages.

Type:  handbook Filed under:  japanese ingredients shopping equipment and supplies usa

I should have done this a long time ago, but hey, better late than ever. I'm going to try to assemble a list of Japanese grocery stores worldwide, that people can refer to. Obviously I cannot do this without your help! I can list info for places I've lived, and there have been some great comment posts in the past here that have included such info, but I'll try to put it all in one place.

So, please head on over to to this constantly updated page and add any information you have about in the comments!

I've added the categories Food related shopping places you shouldn't miss in Japan and Places that ship Japanese food-related things worldwide.

[Update:] Of course this turned out to be a way bigger job than I thought :) But I'll try to add as much as possible over the weekend. I've found that there are quite a lot of Japanese pages that list stores and so on, for expats obviously. I'm collecting those and adding them, together with your suggestions in the comments.

Filed under:  japanese site news shopping

Japanese grocery store list

This is an attempt to put together a set of lists of Japanese grocery stores around the world. Ambitious but with the help of Just Hungry readers, we hope to put together a definitive list. This is definitely a work in progress - please bookmark it and check back often. Note that Korean and Chinese groceries are also listed sometimes, since they often carry a lot of Japanese ingredients.

Type:  handbook Filed under:  japanese ingredients shopping equipment and supplies

nomorefoisgras.jpgWe received a PR release the other day from LeShop, Migros' home food delivery web site, that they are no longer going to be selling traditionally raised (with the _gavage_ method of force-feeding) foie gras to German speaking Switzerland. This didn't come about because of government legislation, but apparently was a decision made by Migros, following the results of customer surveys which were overwhelmingly against gavage.

Filed under:  swiss ethics shopping

Some time ago, I realized that I was often using food to deal with anxiety and stress. I can't say I've gotten out of that habit totally, but I know the symptoms now and can deal with them a bit better. One way is to read about food instead. I'm sure I'm not the only one who takes cookbooks to read in bed.

Filed under:  books and media shopping

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A look at preorder New Year's feasts in Japan.

Filed under:  japanese offbeat shopping

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A few readers have emailed me recently about rice cookers by coincidence. So I thought I would put my answers here for everyone's benefit.

Filed under:  equipment japanese rice shopping

wensleydale-sm.jpegHere's another bit of food related shopping news for my fellow Swiss residents, expat or not. I recently got an email about a new site called The Cheese Club. They are still in pre-launch mode - the official launch is scheduled for February. One thing that makes they quite interesting is that they are run by an English and Swiss couple and will be selling British cheeses, as well as Swiss and Spanish cheeses. As far as I know, British cheeses aren't that widely available here in Switzerland (Jelmoli has a limited selection, at least in Zürich) so this could be good news for a lot of people. (There really is no substitute for a good Stilton, for example.)

Although they haven't officially opened yet, they are already selling a cheese tasting pack, which includes wedges of blue Stilton and Wensleydale, for 69 CHF. They guarantee delivery by December 21st. Could be a great gift for your favorite homesick Brit!

Filed under:  cheese swiss shopping

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A very special limited edition olive oil which comes from Siracusa, Sicily via Zürich, Switzerland.

Filed under:  foodie gifts shopping olive oil switzerland italy

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