On 11/22/2013 11:30 AM, gtr wrote:
> On 2013-11-22 07:02:37 +0000, dsi1 said:
>
>> I have never heard of H Mart but those Asian stores sure are stinky! I
>> guess the question should be is how do American stores manage to sell
>> food in such a way that there is no odor of food. It's a pretty good
>> trick actually.
>
> Not this one. It's practically antiseptic. Both H Mart (Korean) and
> Mitsuwa (Japanese) aren't like the others. Can't say why because they
> both have significant seafood departments. But of them are enclosed
> though, now as I think about it.
>

When we go to the Korean market, my nose gets assaulted the moment we go
through the door. It's not a problem because I'm expecting it. It's a
fishy, musty, old, kind of smell with hints of cabbage and kimchee. My
wife won't buy meat from the K-market because she does not trust the
stuff. That's too bad, cause they look pretty good to me. She does love
that kimchee sold in the big buckets though.