Aji Ichiban

Aji Ichiban
An outlet in a Hong Kong MTR station
Chinese name
Chinese 優之良品
Japanese name
Kanji 優の良品 / 味一番 [1]

Aji Ichiban is one of the largest snack food franchises founded in Hong Kong. There are over 90 international locations in varying international destinations.

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Product

Items sold vary by location and encompass a wide range of flavors from both East Asian, Japanese and American cuisines, including beef jerky, dried apricots, Skittles, chocolates, nonpareils, spicy dried fish, plum tablets, chili olives, fried and shredded squid, shrimp crackers, hot dog and hamburger shaped gummy candies, wasabi peas, etc.[2] In addition to providing products based on gustatory appeal, many Aji Ichiban shops carry items that have ties to traditional Eastern remedies. The stores have small bowls of samples for most of the snack items - mainly dried fruit and seafood preparations - so that customers can taste the snacks before they buy them. The snacks are purchased by taking a bag and filling it up with food from the various stations, according to the cost. It is then weighed and you pay accordingly.

International Locations

United States

In the United States, Aji Ichiban USA was founded in 2000 as an exclusive franchise and they have stores in New York City, in Chinatown around Manhattan and Queens, as well as in the Chinatowns in Boston, San Jose, Chicago, Los Angeles (specifically LA Chinatown, San Gabriel and Monterey Park), and Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. Many Chinese political leaders have paid visits to these stores. There was a store in Richardson, TX but it closed shortly after opening.

References

  1. ^ Aji Ichiban (味一番?) means "Tastes Number One" in Japanese, while Yū no ryōhin (優の良品?) means "Excellent Quality Goods".
  2. ^ Lee, Jennifer 8. (2006-01-27), "In Chinatowns, All Sojourners Can Feel Hua". The New York Times, [1].

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