Food Market...Where can I buy?...

[garysanfran]

Does anyone know of a market(s) where I can buy a frozen octopus? And/or rabbit?

Within a few blocks of where I live in SF, I can buy food products most residents in New England have never seen before, so cuttlefish, conch or periwinkles, I'm sure I'm not going to find in New Hampshire, but a good Asian market should have octopus and rabbit must be available somewhere. The Wine'ing Butcher said they could get rabbit, but it was around $25/lb. I can get it here for under $3/lb. Someone recommended shooting a grey squirrel and substituting that for rabbit...Probably not going to do that, besides the squirrels near me are all red...Not enough meat!

I can't even find kaffir lime leaves in NH!:(

There's an Asian market named Saigon in Manchester...Anyone been there?

Many thanks, as always...

[mneck1814]

It isn't any closer for you than Manchester, but, there is an Asian Market in Lebanon called Yiping's. About 1/2 mile from Yiping's, across the CT River in VT, is Piecemeal Pies where you can get a traditional rabbit meat pie for your rabbit fix.

If you do happen to venture to the Upper Valley and Yiping's doesn't have what you need, I imagine either the Hanover or Lebanon CO-OP Food Stores would be able to order it for you. Their butcher is usually really good with special orders.

My co-worker is from Hong Kong and he special orders through both Yipings and The Co-Op fairly regularly.

http://coopfoodstore.coop/

Closer to home, I have heard that Heath's in Center Harbor is pretty good with special orders, too.

[codeman671]

There is one in Portsmouth and another in Nashua. Can't speak to what they carry, but worth a call.

[Hillcountry]

The Healthy Buffalo in Epsom not far from Concord has exotic meats including wabbit! 😀



https://www.healthybuffalo.com/products.htm

[barefootbay]

Amazon has Octopus.

[Outdoorsman]

Never been here, but now that you mention it...

http://www.healthybuffalo.com/

[garysanfran]

But kaffir lime leaves?....

Probably north of Chinatown, Boston won't be an option?...

Can't make Tom Yan Kun soup without them...And what about galangle?

Jeeez....

[GBGX2]

This is a great “local” shop:

http://losseafood.com/

[jbolty]

Avoid the frustration and eat something else. When I'm in San Diego I have fish tacos. When I'm in NH I have lobster rolls and fried clams and yankee pot roast

[Meredith AK]

When we get low on our Asian supplies, we head to Quincy, MA to a market called Kam Man - link: http://www.kammanfoods.com/quincy/en/
It's the size of a large Market Basket / Shaw's and has lots of live as well as frozen delicacies (yes rabbit and octopus). You will not be disapointed.
I know the Concord Market Basket carries frozen octopus - purchased it many times.

[garysanfran]

When we get low on our Asian supplies, we head to Quincy, MA to a market called Kam Man - link: http://www.kammanfoods.com/quincy/en/
It's the size of a large Market Basket / Shaw's and has lots of live as well as frozen delicacies (yes rabbit and octopus). You will not be disapointed.
I know the Concord Market Basket carries frozen octopus - purchased it many times.

Thanks...

I love the local food...clams, lobster, scrod, etc. But, I like to expand the options a bit. A little ceviche de pulpo before the lobster roll? Ahhh...

[dpg]

When we get low on our Asian supplies, we head to Quincy, MA to a market called Kam Man - link: http://www.kammanfoods.com/quincy/en/
It's the size of a large Market Basket / Shaw's and has lots of live as well as frozen delicacies (yes rabbit and octopus). You will not be disapointed.
I know the Concord Market Basket carries frozen octopus - purchased it many times.

They have live rabbits for consumption?? That's just wrong! :(:(

[Meredith AK]

dpg - Rabbits are frozen. They have live fish, crabs, shellfish, eels, etc.
They also have a butcher shop where you can custom cut your beef, pork, etc.