Super H Mart is a popular Korean grocery store serving northwestern Houston. If it's your first time to Super H Mart, be sure to walk around the entire market and familiarize yourself with the large and varied stock.

Here, you'll find an enormous selection of kimchi, half an aisle of different noodle varieties, and everything from roasted seaweed to wild squid. In fact, Super H's seafood department is a particular favorite among market regulars, as it has a large selection of fish so fresh that many of them are still swimming around in tanks until the minute you buy them. Don't forget the wide selection of boxed and packaged foods, either. Pick up some udon or ramen, or purchase a bag of Korean pancake mix to make for your breakfast.

If you have time to sit down, you can get a hot meal in the market's on-site food court, or if you're in a rush, just pick up some Korean staples to prepare at home.

Super H Mart
1302 Blalock Road
Houston, TX 77055
(713) 468-0606
www.hmart.com/company_new/shop_store.asp
www.yelp.com/biz/super-h-mart-houston

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Shopping at a food co-op in your area is one of the best ways to obtain healthy, fresh foods and support your area’s local farmers and purveyors. Many people in small towns assume that they don’t have a food co-op in their areas, but they are actually more common than you might think. Here are two online tools to help you find co-ops near your home.

Co-Op Directory
This expansive website enables you to search by state in order to find the closest food co-ops. Each listing includes an address, phone number and links to the store’s website for additional information. Co-Op Directory also provides a short description of many of its stores, including the types of food that each store sells, its mission statement and other details.

Local Harvest
Local Harvest is one of the most popular websites for all types of fresh, local and organic foods, and it also offers a large directory of food co-ops in every state. You can search for your area by using the site’s interactive map, which offers pinpoints for each store. Once you find a co-op near you, Local Harvest provides all of the necessary driving directions, phone numbers and more.

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