What are some items you want from Asia that you can't buy from the asian markets near you?
6mon 24d ago by piefed.social/u/cloudless in theasiandiaspora@piefed.social
I’m going to have a traditional ao dai custom made while visiting Vietnam for a wedding. So I’d say any kind of traditional clothing lol
Bánh hỏi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_h%E1%BB%8Fi
It's a Vietnamese type of very thin vermicelli. What I specifically like about them is that they are so thin they can be "boiled" just in a few minutes of water boiled in an electric kettle, no need to actually cook them in a pan. Yes, I am lazy ha ha
Oh yes that is so delicious!
Bánh hỏi is so good. I'm lucky they have them at the asian market near me.
Honestly I can't exactly think of any such thing.
I guess like... "Authentic" Chinese food? (whatever "authentic" even means lol). I mean... I think the common saying is that US Chinese Food are "Americanized" so its somehow not "authentic", but I don't exactly have much memories of it, so I can't say for sure as a first-hand account.
I think you moved to the US when you were very young so there probably isn't too much nostalgia yet.
Mostly the variety, quality, and value of produce.
Other than that, this salty toothpaste (with fluoride):
