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H-Mart in Burlington MA

Sep 30th, 2009
by dave.
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Hmart

H-mart opened this past weekend in Burlington and like a good consumer, I was there opening weekend. H-mart is a Korean specialized supermarket but also stocks most of the other Asian groceries. They’ve also got a small food court and a small set of other stores (for one stop shopping I guess!)

Spent about 2 hours there, wading through the ridiculous crowd and trying just about every sample they had (Even the preserved delicacies of indeterminate origin). The prices are pretty darn reasonable and I ended up with a few pounds of marinated meat, some of which I cooked up in the picture below. They’ve also got a huge selection of frozen goods, stocking more fish cakes than you can shake a fist at! The seafood and meat sections are also impressive, stocking just about anything you’d want for hot pot or BBQ.

Below I cooked up things I mostly got at H-mart: Pork Belly, kimchi, and a crab stick salad among the notables.

If only H-mart weren’t 30 minutes away!

Pork Kimchi

Lambert’s Rainbow Fruit

Mar 16th, 2008
by dave.
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I actually spent about a year working in Norwood before I found Lambert’s and it appalls me how that happened given that I have to drive past it every night on the way home. And especially since I can walk there from work for lunch!

Lambert’s is mainly a deli counter and fresh produce kind of grocery. No meat/fish section and some very small selections of stuff like pasta, baking goods and whatnot. What they do have though are a lot of specialty sauces/jams for marinades and whatnot such as Stonewall Kitchen jams and spreads. I use these jams for the baked brie :) . And one last note that they sell freshly ground spices (which is a huuuuuge deal).

Also, for a hearty lunch (and possibly dinner because of leftovers!), Lambert’s deli counter makes some extremely massive sandwiches. Maybe not on the level of Harold’s New York Deli but they’re still large enough anyway that one could easily chow down on half of the sandwich and save the other half for a nicely sized dinner. They also bake rotisserie chickens, spare ribs, and fresh calzones (The calzones are VERY hearty as well…oy!) as well as serving at least 6 different types of soup every day. And I need to mention the salad bar…one of the largest I’ve ever seen!