Amazon US opens gourmet grocery, tons of Japanese goods

3:30 PM on 04.07.2010   |   Dale North

A local gourmet grocer is always good. I go to my local joint for imports. Their stock is better than any Asian grocer, and I know for damned sure that the stock is more fresh. (That's a story for another day!)

Now Amazon.com is getting into the game with a newly launched gourmet grocery. I checked out the Japanese offerings this morning and was quite pleased. Under the International section, there's a huge Japanese offering. I haven't been able to find any stumpers yet, meaning that all my faves are here. Many of the offerings are in multipacks or cases, but the price is reasonable, and if you have Amazon Prime, they're next to nothing on shipping. Very, very nice. Nice one, Amazon. Combined with other existing offerings, Amazon is now a one-stop shop for Japanese items.

Here's a list of my picks of some really great offerings on their site:

• House - Shichimi Togarashi (awesome spice, addictive, put it on ramen!)
• Kewpie (the only mayo I like)
• A case of Bulldog Tonkatsu sauce (also called God Juice)

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