New Save — Local services in Hamilton

This is one of the few destinations for cooking enthusiasts who love oriental cuisines.

Japanese curry roux, Okonomiyaki sauce, Tonkatsu sauce, Nori (seaweed paper), Miso (fermented soybean paste), Tofu (soft and firm), Sake (Japanese rice wine), Shiitake mushrooms, Oage (for Inari-zushi), Dashi-no-moto, Panko (bread crumbs for Tonkatsu), Karaage-ko (coating powder for Karaage), Mirin, Ponzu, Soy sauce, Men-tsuyu (noodle soup base) — they’re all available here.

You can also find various brands of Doubanjiang (fermented broad bean chili paste), Tianmianjiang (sweet fermented wheat sauce), Douchi sauce (fermented black bean sauce), Hoisin sauce (sweet and savory sauce made from fermented soybeans), Mala sauce (spicy numbing sauce made with Sichuan peppercorns and chili), Shacha sauce (savory sauce made from garlic, dried shrimp, and spices), and kitchen tools like Chinese cleavers, bamboo steamers, and a wide range of both Japanese and Chinese noodles and instant food items.

This store also offers more varieties of fruits and vegetables than Western supermarkets, often at better quality and prices than their Western counterparts.

I know people often complain about the clerks’ unfriendly or cold attitudes, but I don’t mind as long as I can get items that aren’t...

My mom had come in earlier today to do her weekly grocery shopping. She visits the store quite regularly to pick up the necessities. She went to the counter to pay for her items and asked the check out girl if she or someone could help her take the heavy rice bag off the shelf. Politely explaining to the checkout girl that she had just injured her back quite recently. The check out girl blankly stared at my mom and told her to take the trolley and do it herself. My mom had to literally beg your check out girl for help. Until she couldn’t take it anymore, the check out girl grumpily got the rice off the shelf and dumped it on her trolley. If the check out girl was busy at the time, she could’ve asked one of your other staff members to assist? Breaks my heart to hear this from my mum. All I have to say to you anonymous checkout girl..

“Check yourself check out girl before you...

I come here weekly and never had an issues until today. Store opened at 8:30am and I was served by the female at the butcher section. I asked if there was any pork mince. She said no which is surprising as it was 8:45am and a customer in front of me just brought some but the fridge was empty. The very nice man working with her then said yes and asked how much I want. She then turned to him, starts yelling in chinese then said no to me again. He gave me 2kg of fresh pork mince. She continued to yell at him and I could hear her still when I was down the another aisle and on my way out. Sort her out. Her behaviour is disgusting and next time I wont be afraid to tell her to stop bullying people. While your at it, maybe inform her how it's not professional to use her phone and have earphones in while...