Manila Mangoes, Sweet Tamarind, Dried Mangorind

While starting this Web site, one of the few things that came easiest was the tagline, “Asian Aisle…where the familiar meets the not-so-familiar.” I knew that I wanted to feature both things, in terms of Asian items, and I feel especially delighted when it’s the latter for many of you. And fortunately, another good thing that has come from this blog is that a lot of you dear readers have introduced items to me, as well…

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I’ll return to my above tease later in this post, because I’ve actually previously mentioned these type of mangoes. (Manila Mangoes are from Mexico.)

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A box of Sweet Tamarind from Thailand.

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Anchovy Fish Crispy Snack (Chili Flavor)

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Americans put the small fish on pizza, Italians add it to pasta sauces, and the Thai? They crisp anchovies up with a sprinkle of chili flakes.

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Bottled Thai Tea, Instant Thai Tea, and Tea Time Mug

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I like the flavor of tea. And I like the consistency of coffee with milk or half-and-half. I got this drink because of the promise of both those things.

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I just want to point out something that I think is pretty ingenious about this item—the advertising found on both sides of its neck. Here you see an ad for a Green Tea N’ Cream drink (the other side displayed a picture of Thai Tea Powder).

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The advertising doesn’t involve only pictures, though. It also includes the words, “Made from finest ingredients.” (The distributor of this drink is a company called Taste Nirvana.)

So did this drink meet the hype?

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Thai Coconut Roll (Original Flavor)

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I had been excited to try this Thai Coconut Roll ever since I saw a woman place three boxes of it in her shopping cart. That was all the (silent) recommendation that I needed.

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Fresh Longans

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I know I’ve featured Fresh Longans before, but they bear a second post because while those longans from Thailand were good, these ones from Florida were absolutely great.

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