I’m fortunate to live by Han Ah Reum, affectionately known as H-Mart, which is an asian supermarket.  I frequented this place all during college mostly for the cheap meat and exotic produce, but found that the greatest gift the store had to offer was the feeble attempts at english translation on their packaging.

Understand that I’m not belittling the asian population, but rather the corporations that don’t find it necessary to proofread their translated packaging by even a single native english speaker.  I would love to offer my editing services to these distant food companies, but alas, there’s no shot in shit they would understand my english email, and no shot in shit I would understand their response.

So without further ado, here are a few products currently on H-Mart’s shelves, all of which made me laugh loudly (In English).

What a coincidence! I was just in the market for a nut bar with more well-being

It's not the packaging that caught my eye (though that kid is pretty darn creepy)...

Rather, it was the labeling...Heat Baked? As opposed to what?

Give the Gift of Amazing Mouthfeel!

Apparently this chocolate "Machi" is comprised largely of my most delicious memories

how I miss my childhood, and the delicious taste of Mother's Finger

This was my favorite use of imagery in my shopping trip today

Thankfully these seeds came in multiple flavors

read closely...but it's still not going to make sense

This fermentation system took 1st prize for the day. I saved the best for last (text in next picture)...

God, I love H-Mart

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