Aji Ichiban

Chinese
pic=HK MTR Shop Aji Ichiban.jpg
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MTR station
c=優之良品
j=jau¹ zi¹ leong⁴ ben²
y=yau¹ ji¹ leung⁴ ben²
p=yōu zhī liáng pǐn
kanji=優の良品 / 味一番 [nihongo|Aji Ichiban|味一番 means "Tastes Number One" in Japanese, while nihongo|Yū no ryōhin|優の良品 means "Excellent Quality Goods".]
romaji=Yū no ryōhin / Aji Ichiban

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

Product

Items sold vary by location and encompass a wide range of flavors from both East Asian 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.Lee, Jennifer 8. (2006-01-27), "In Chinatowns, All Sojourners Can Feel Hua". "The New York Times", [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/arts/27luna.html?ei=5090&en=61204592d025512b&ex=1296018000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all] .] 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.

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 Chicago, Richardson, TX, and San Gabriel, CA and Gaithersburg, Maryland a suburb of Washington, DC. Many Chinese political leaders have paid visits to these stores.

References

External links

* [http://www.ajiichiban.com.hk Aji Ichiban]