Family Mart UAE

Hello! I'd like to say hello in Hangul but I am afraid that I do not know how to spell it out in spite of having watched dozen or so of Korean dramas. Anyway, in UAE or better Dubai, I observed that over the years a lot of Korean grocery stores have sprung. Gone are the days that you will only see Chinese grocery stores. For me it means, they are popular! Prices may not be as affordable like in Korea but that will do. Better to have them than nothing at all. When I was in Turkey for one month last year, I was shocked that Asian grocery shops doesn't exist. I know Turkey is partly Asian too, but I know you understand my drift. We are fortunate here in UAE that we never goes out of stock of some Asian goodies. Yes, in spite of the price. Here are some of my orders from Family Mart UAE:

I am in Ajman and so far I haven't seen any Korean/Japanese grocery stores here except the Korean/Japanese section of Carrefour. And even though they have a section for that, you can find only a few items. Unlike grocery stores that dedicated to the said countries only. I don't think you can find them in Sharjah too. And the traffic in that area is so bad that it has been ages ago since I visited the said Emirate. Only in Dubai you can find them all. But then going to Dubai from here can be a hassle. Aside from the traffic, the fare is not exactly affordable. We only have three choices your own car, bus that takes many routes and taxi. So we people from Northern Emirates goes to Dubai only once in a blue moon or only when needed. So it is good to know that at least 3 Korean grocery shops in Dubai offers online shopping. I observed that so many shops indeed are now offering online shopping. They are now the ones reaching out for the customers. If only the only Japanese grocery could offer the same service too.

I was not expecting that I'd find the products I bought from the shop. I was just checking out the 2x spicy ramen that are now in a challenge. I do not have any intention to join any challenge. I am not even amused with the said challenge because spicy noodles has been around as long as I can remember. So I cannot believe that there are people who tried/tasted it only now. Where they have been all their lives? That one google search led me into Korean grocery shops that offers online. Ended up buying from other shops as well.

The yellow and orange are chips. Dried squid to be exact. Haven't tasted them yet so I cannot say if they are really good or not. Each cost 15.00AED but since it will expired on November 2017 that they put it up on sale for only 7.00AED. They still have many chips to choose from but I am considering my budget. So I will buy again maybe on next salary.

I read online that instant coffees from Korea and Japan are very good. Honestly I was skeptical because how could that be? An instant is instant. But curiosity has gotten the better of me and I ordered one box of Caffe Bene. Drank one immediately. Verdict? It definitely tastes like coffee but not strong. I think the only difference is, its not very sweet like most of the instant coffee you will find in the market. Especially from the Philippines. I will still vote Turkish coffee as the best coffee in the world, but I don't know how to make it. And good quality and yet affordable Turkish coffee grains is hard to find in UAE.

And oooohh the spreads! When matcha spread became popular I was aware of it but dare not to buy as I cannot find a good reason why online sellers has to sell it for 100.00AED! So when I saw this for only 35.00AED still expensive, but then not so bad compared to online sellers. I am avoiding sugar even though my glucose count is good. But temptation is stronger than my will.

I took individual photos of everything. As remember. I can finish the Sweet Potato Spread in a day. It would have been great if they did not use sugar to accommodate people with diabetes or people avoiding sugar as sweet potato is naturally sweet. They will not be named sweet if they are not! As of the other two I will give my feedback as soon as I opened them and eat them.