Hong's Market

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12/31/2025

Fresh Kimchi! Still made the traditional way!

12/31/2025

We are open New Year’s Eve, Dec 31st!! 12-6pm

11/03/2023

Just like some of you, I say to myself I should make my own bone broth and stocks, I should make my own mandu/dumplings/gyoza, I should make the dumpling wrapper from scratch! Then I get overwhelmed with the list of ingredients and I remember that time a few years ago on how I started hallucinating at 1AM after folding and crimping 100+ dumplings 🤣.
One of the things Prez taught me when I was in college was how to make a Korean broth to make tteok (rice cake) guk, mandu guk, miyeok (seaweed) guk. Knowing very well that I would not be picking dried anchovy guts or wanting to have the little heads stare at me in a boil, she gave me hondashi (bonito granules). With 1 1/2 cup of broth, 1 tsp of hondashi , garlic, soy sauce…soup done. Add frozen dumplings, green onions and season with salt/pepper as needed. Drizzle sesame oil.
Which dumplings? At our store, we’ve tried all of them 🤣 and only will carry the ones we like. For this soup, leek ( actually garlic chives) was used and is the dumplings that I would demand if I was forced to be a vegetarian. Pork and chicken gyoza is what I call FANCY and pan frying is the best application, no oil needed as the chicken and pork fat will ooze out. Yum yum yum! Umami Gyoza we feel reminds us of the best of Japanese and Korean dumplings due to the addition of sweet potato noodles!!! We can’t stop talking about it so I’ll stop now. 🤣. These Xiao Long Bao are the soup dumplings you didn’t know you need in your freezer. Pop in microwave for a little over a minute. The pork filling is truly delicious any many of you that have tried it, have said the same! If you need a sauce, black vinegar, chili crisp, soy sauce and a little sweetener 🙌.

09/09/2023

Do you know that my first bowl of real Japanese ramen was in Yokohama, Japan, like over 15 years ago? I became really picky about ramen for years in the States, and if my friends wanted to go out for ramen in any city, I’d usually say no unless it had really high reviews
and/or it’s their bday lol🤣. This is because a lot of places I went to were a disappointment. Then, last few years I studied up and stumbled upon these ramen packs that are fantastic!
Many of you already know about the quality of these fresh frozen ramen packages and are as big fans of it as we are. The broth is included and so are the perfect fresh frozen noodles that cook between 1 or 1 1/2 minutes. The best part is you can top with whatever meat, vegetables, mushrooms you want. Bonus is to serve with any of these gyoza or shumai packs. Or delicious homemade lumpia gifted by our neighbor 😊.

03/03/2023

I don’t think there’s anyone like us, who has a small grocery market, and shows everyone how we eat at home. We’re very selective about the products we choose to carry, almost 90% of the time, we’ve tried it. Actually, Prez would say since the start of the pandemic is when she’s tried 90% of the products thanks to me🤣. For me, I feel like I’m servicing my friends, so I cannot provide you with crap when we’ve built this trust together. So I gotta try everything!
I love this spicy Nabe whirlpool bath of vegetables, mushroom and meat. I shock them out of the heat, cool them in a nice sesame dip before I savagely bite into it. Sometimes too fast where my mouth is blowing out steam as the Prez watches me and quietly says “definitely gets that from her dad”. 😒😂. It’s so easy to put out a spread like this but it really makes everyone feel special to see the abundance of deliciousness at the table.
You can skip the table production and do this on the stove! We made amazing udon bowls using the Torinanban soup base and that soup is so freaking delicious. It would be great to add chicken but I just added lots of mushrooms and vegetables and then spooned this all over these fresh frozen udon noodles that I can never shut up about. 🍲

09/22/2022

Once we show people how quick, delicious and easy it is to make a Japanese ramen bowl at home like this, there’s no turning back. I mean, you can go drive to the bay, wait in line for an hour and spend a Jackson+ for your single bowl of ramen every time you have a Japanese ramen craving! Sometimes, yes it’s worth it but what to do in between? Fresh/frozen ramen including the soup paste made by Sun Noodle makes it super convenient and the best part is adding as much or little topping you want. Taste? I mean, it’s pretty freaking close and maybe you didn’t know, a lot of ramen shops outsource to Sun Noodle to make their noodles. Set up a fun ramen night at home to the delight of friends and family who will think you spent hours in the kitchen when it was probably around 10 mins at most 🤣. Don’t forget the chef’s kiss Ajinomoto chicken and pork gyozas which are incredibly easy to cook.

08/04/2022

Quick and easy jjajang sauce for noodles or rice. The jjajang cubes make it easy for 1-2 serving or for 8 and unused cubes stay in your pantry and not your overstuffed fridge!🙌

08/04/2022

I went into Extraordinary Attorney Woo Netflix series not expecting much and instead I lost a lot of sleep trying to catch up 😄. You know that means I don’t want to really cook dinner much and lazy meals are my fav meals. Usually when the Prez calls her Korean vendors, I sit on the side like that little kid screaming out products I want, to only have her hush me🤪. But this time, some went through with my persistent begging and the sales guy helped, too of course.
First up, cubed gan jjajang. To have these cubes to make however much you want is the best. No big jar of black bean paste sitting idly in your fridge for the two times a year you decide to make jjajangmyeon. My preferred meat for this is not ground meat but that’s what I had. Gan Jjajang is a bit stronger in flavor but probably our preference. You can eat with noodles but it’s also great over rice. Like Japanese curry blocks, you add what you want.
Soon dubu, or soft tofu stew is always my favorite, easy go to, especially this super cheap soup base pack. The addition of these frozen baby clams and canned tuna take it to another level!
I’ve been eyeing this bibim sauce for bibimbap or bibimguksu for awhile and we thought it was time to offer the Ottogi brand as well. It’s not vegan for sure and has some tasty addition that brings the flavor up several notches.
Lastly, Veggie Jin Ramen. Many Ramen brands might be Korean or Japanese, but many of their products are made in other countries. Not this veggie Jin ramen! I don’t think it was made in Korea by lovely sweet grandmas but just let me believe it to be true.