MartEst. 1987 · Flushing, New York
Every shelf
is a discovery.
The Comparison Journey
What you're settling for
versus what you could taste.
Every row below is a fork in the road. One path is familiar and forgettable. The other is the real thing.
Generic Brand
Instant Dashi Powder
"MSG-heavy, no depth. Your soup deserves better."
Hand-Shaved Katsuobushi
Smoky, oceanic, umami-forward. Shaved from aged skipjack — three months of patience in every flake.
Huy Fong
Sriracha Hot Sauce
"One note. You've tasted this a thousand times."
Seasonal Nam Prik Pao
Roasted, jammy, complex. Made from charred shallots, dried chilies, and shrimp paste. Changes with the harvest.
Marukan
Rice Wine Vinegar
"Sharp and one-dimensional. Fine for salad dressing."
Zhenjiang Black Vinegar
Malty, slightly sweet, with a finish like aged balsamic. The one your grandmother kept behind the stove.
McCormick
Vanilla Extract
"Works. But you're not making a pound cake right now."
Pandan Extract, Bulk
Floral, nutty, unmistakably Southeast Asian. The vanilla of the tropics — and nothing else smells like it.
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From Our Shoppers
They came for one ingredient.
They stayed for everything else.
"I drove forty minutes each way for years just to get the right gochugaru. Now Mart ships it to my door and I didn't have to explain to my wife why I was gone all afternoon for hot pepper flakes."
James Park
Home Cook
Hoboken, NJ