You are hereHomeSurvey: What Japanese ingredients can you get where you live? Survey: What Japanese ingredients can you get where you live? You are hereHomeJust Hungry reference handbooksJapanese grocery store listJapanese grocery stores in EuropeJapanese grocery stores in the UK and Ireland Japanese grocery stores in the UK and Ireland We do have some listings for Ireland in the comments below...I'll incorporate them in here soon! General UK notes: Obviously the vast majority of Japanese and Asian groceries are located in and around London! Comments: "A nicely laid out mini-supermarket with a prepared food/bento section. Prices are generally a little higher here than at the Rice Wine Shop." -(Loretta) Centre Point Food Store 20-21 St. Giles High Street Tel: 020 7836 9860 Fax: 020 7240 1702 Korean and English web site Comments: "Japanese and Korean store. Conveniently situated near Tottenham Court Road station, this good sized grocery stocks most of the common Japanese staples.

Staff are friendly and very helpful with any Korean food questions you might have." -(Loretta) London W1D 7ED UK Tel: Multiple: See website English and Japanese web site e-mail: foodshop [at] japancentre [dot] com Comments: The same company also operates a Japanese/Asian food cash and carry. sushi grade tuna langley bcThey also run their own Japanese bakery, a ramen shop, and a lot more! jiro dreams of sushi smhSee their website for more. sushezi sushi maker where to buyThis is where I get most of my mail-orderable Japanese groceries, since shopping from them is cheaper even if I add the shipping cost from the UK to France. sushi online bestellen ansbach

Unit B Alpha House, 158 Garth Road, Morden Surrey, SM4 4TQ Note: This is a mailorder only operation A fairly new store (opened in 2014 I believe). This page lists the countries they ship to in Europe with tariffs. Next day delivery on the UK Mainland. Prices are competitive with Japan Centre. where to buy sushi grade fish mississaugaI have bought from them a couple of times already and have been happy with the service. sushi maker tupperware italia SOHO, LONDON, W1F 9UA Comments: "I feel great loyalty to this store. Although small it has an excellent selection of groceries and consistently good prices. Can be accessed with a wheelchair (a squeeze but possible)" -(Loretta) According to the site they will delivery to the UK mainland (though their site is all in Japanese...)

136 Golders Green Road Comments: "Not Japanese, but Seoul Plaza in Golders Green has a decent range of Japanese stuff. And looking at their website there are 3 branches in New Malden, one in Cambridge, and one in Bratislava (!). Not been to any of the others but I expect they also stock Japanese food." -(Alice) (below is still unformatted - working on it!) Fairly pricey, but centrally-located and has a bigger range of Japanese food than the Chinese supermarkets nearby. 14 Gerrard St, London W1D 5PT Chinese but has a seperate Japanese section, as well as a decent selection of fresh produce. Prices are about as good as you’ll get in London, especially if buying in bulk. Haven’t been since they finished the remodelling of the Cricklewood store, and never been to the others. I usually visit every couple of months to stock up on basics in bulk, much easier to drive there (plenty of free parking) than to try and lug 5kg bags of rice back on the bus! Tel: 020 8450 0422

Fax: 020 8452 1478 Tel: 020 8688 4880 Fax: 020 8688 8786 375 Nechells Park Road Tel: 0121 327 6618 Fax: 0121 327 6612 Tel: 0161 832 3215 Fax: 0161 833 2798 Comments: "Same deal as Wing Yip. Only been to the Park Royal store, didn’t like it as much as Wing Yip so only been the once. Can’t remember how much Japanese stuff it actually had either but there was some!" A406 North Circular Rd Hoo Hing Commercial Centre There is also Oriental City, which I’ve never been to and the many Chinese supermarkets in Chinatown which have some Japanese stuff and fresh produce. There used to be a lovely little Japanese shop called Unohana in Golders Green (opposite the tube station), it closed for renovation according to the sign in the window but now seems to have closed for good. It was quite expensive and didn’t have a huge range but did sell ‘sushi-quality’ fish and decent ready-made sushi and bento boxes. If it ever reopens I will post about it.

25 January, 2008 - 17:29 Oriental City - Colindale (North London - UK) Address: 20 Station Parade, Uxbridge Road, Ealing Common W5 3LD 1 Goldhurst Terrace, Finchley Road NW6 3HX web site in English Unit 5 Wyvern Industrial Estate, Beverley Way,New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4PH 36 High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4HE 126 Malden Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 6DD 91-93 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AW Besides Wing Yip (see above) There is a small Korean grocery on Bristol Rd., near Selly Oak station, which also carries Chinese and Japanese groceries. japanese ingredients shopping equipment and suppliesIt’s Friday night, you’ve had a long week and you just can’t face slaving in the kitchen for another hour. That’s where we come in - because we’re on the hunt for the best (and occasionally the worst) takeaways the city has to offer so you know where to spend your hard-earned cash at the end of the week. This week, we decided to give sushi a go - Central Sushi, to be precise.

The Renfield Street eatery promises a blend of traditional Japanese and modern classics, and it’s one of a few sushi places to have popped up for takeaway of late. Here’s how we got on - and the all-important question; would we order again? In real terms, right next to Central Station - so perfect if you’re grabbing a spot of lunch or an after-work treat. But let’s face it, you’re unlikely to call into the city centre just for a takeaway - so you’ll be pleased to know they’re on JustEat, and they deliver well beyond the city centre limits. It was one of those days - you know the ones. There was no way I was leaving the house, so food was going to have to come to me. JustEat accepted my order and just 30 minutes later, my doorbell rang - so far, so speedy. Unfortunately, that’s where the praise ends. The driver wasn’t the friendliest (granted, he had tackled three flights of tenement stairs before he got to me) and completely missed the tip in my hand; he was too busy thrusting the food at me and bolting.

Fair enough, more cash for me! For a place called Central Sushi, it seems a good place to start. My salmon, avocado and lettuce roll was missing the lettuce but it wasn’t a big deal; the avocado was ripe and buttery, the fish was fresh. Tuna maki was fine too, as was a yellowtail temaki cone topped with chilli sauce. The sushi was a bit underseasoned, maybe, but nothing a dod of soy sauce and smear of wasabi couldn’t fix. If only the same could be said for spicy beef bao; steamed buns stuffed with beef that was neither spicy or tender for that matter, and a smattering of salad. It’s possible it had suffered in the car drive and was all just a bit soggy - but at £5 for two, the baos were a disappointment compared to better, cheaper alternatives across Glasgow. Then there was the soft shell crab. Was it soft shell crab? It was hard to tell - at first I wondered if I’d clicked on something else by mistake. £5.90 bought me a few scraps of chewy batter and there wasn’t a lot of shellfish to show for it.

We’ll skip the obvious joke about being shellfish with the crab, Central Sushi, but the sentiment stands. Given that Central is one of a few sushi places popping up of late, it has to be said that their selection is great - lots of exotic fish options (cuttlefish, mackerel, flying fish roe) if you’re feeling brave, and lots of safe choices if you’re not. Spend £20 on JustEat just now and you’ll get 20% off too - always good, because being healthy with sushi isn’t always kind to your wallet. My order - with the 20% discount - came to £20.26 including delivery. It’s not exactly a cheap night in for one, although it should be noted that the prices are comparable to most of Glasgow’s sushi spots. It wasn’t a great impression from the get-go, was it Central Sushi? Bringing me salmon and avocado wrapped up in sushi rice … well, we could have been great pals. Sadly, the crab and the beef left a bad taste in my mouth and I’m not convinced it’s my favourite sushi place in town just yet.