I'm thankful there's an Asian grocery store in Toulouse, with items that are harder to find,…read moreproduce, packaged goods, frozen foods, and even prepared food. They mainly have Chinese/Thai/Vietnamese food and spices, but you can find some Korean things as well, and frozen roti bread.
Produce - You can find bok choy, Thai basil, mint, limes, sweet potatoes, Thai chilis, and a few other things, much cheaper than you can find at a traditional grocery store in Toulouse (especially the mint and herbs). I haven't bought a ton of produce here, so I can't comment on the freshness, but I do like to pick up limes and sometimes mint when I'm here.
Prepared Food - You can find the steamed rice noodles that is wrapped around ground beef, fried rice, curries, nems, and a lot of the foods you find at Asian restaurants here. I imagine a lot of places (including King Fat) buy these foods premade and then resell them. Save some money by buying it here instead of at the stalls at Carmes Market or Victor Hugo.
Packaged Foods - They have a lot of packaged foods, including lots of Asian sauces (red curry paste, Pad Thai sauce) and lots of condiments and sauces you may need for cooking: soy sauce, sesame oil. They have a wide selection of noodles from vermicelli to egg noodles and they even have fresh noodles like udon noodles that are packaged and they have tofu as well. They also have kimchi and gochujang if you're looking to make Korean food.
Spices - There are a ton of spices here, so if you're looking for something that the French supermarkets won't have, there's a good chance you'll find it here. They have palm sugar and tamarind concentrate as well. They also carry larger jars of peanut butter which is nice if you're making a peanut sauce.
Snacks - I've found mochi here before, and they have rice crackers, Japanese covered peanuts, and other types of crackers and sweets. I like to buy my shrimp chips here too.
Frozen Food - I haven't really bought too much frozen food here (my freezer is the size of a shoebox) but they have a good assortment of dumplings, nems, frozen seafood, and lots of things to choose from.
I'm here at least once a month to pick up things I need to make Asian food at home, and very thankful this place exists to find things that most French supermarkets don't carry, or that charge you an arm and a leg for. They take credit card after you spend 8 or 10 euros, which is not usually a problem for me since I tend to buy a lot in one trip here. Remember to bring a bag for your groceries as they don't have shopping bags here.
