But please, don’t cut ALL the homo jokes, ok? That’s part of what makes you so special.

@Henrik: thanks for reading the blog.

I regularly shop at two “Asian markets” in Copenhagen:

* “Sachie” on Fiolstraede 32 which is small and Japanese owned. It has some special Japanese imported stuff, for example good quality Japanese rice which you can’t get anywhere else in Copenhagen. Like the above Hitomebore kind.
The problem with this shop is that it’s always half empty – deserted shelves and not enough products to fill up the space even though it’s small. Probably due to people not buying that much there, I guess they have to avoid buying stuff that’ll just get old and never sold.

* Then there’s “Den Kinesiske Købmand” on Noerre Voldgade 64 which is Chinese/Japanese owned and is the Asian supermarket which I visit the most. You can get the rice mix which I write about in this post, and also a lot of other basic products, along with lots of Thai, Chinese and Korean specialities. They are usually well stocked as they seem to cater to more customers and therefore make more $$$.

They also opened a small branch in Torvehallerne.

Still though I wish more Japanese veggies were available here *sigh.

Yoko: I like your Grandma. When it comes to countries and border, we think exactly alike. ^^

Awesome post and photos! I love your calendar shot with the rice. So wintery.

Wanted to ask about your Asian market. Is it all Asian goods? Chinese, Korean, Japanese? Indian? Run by Chinese? Japanese? I am curious. Is it just a little market? Fancy part of town? Gourmet or run-of-the-mill?

I am so curious! Maybe you can post on it sometime.

Also, the fact that the foods from Japan were stopped at customs for radiation testing is so interesting. I am happy Denmark is taking cautious measures, and I wonder what the US is doing.

Again, thanks for the post!!!