where to buy inarizushi (tofu pockets for rice)?

I want to make inarizushi -- the moist tofu-skin pockets stuffed with vinegar rice -- but I can't find the pockets themselves. I've looked in a couple of places in Chinatown (Richwell, Chinatown Market, Sesame) where I thought I'd seen them, but to no avail. Can anyone point me to someone who might sell them, or even just to a Japanese market short of Mitsuwa? Or would a Korean market have them? Thanks for any pointers!

I believe I may have seen these at Super H Mart in Niles, but I'd call them first to ask because I wouldn't swear to it.


Super H Mart
801 Civic Center Dr. (Just south of intersection of Oakton and Waukegan Road)
Niles, IL 60714
Tel : 847-581-1212
Store Hours: 8:00 AM ~ 11:00 PM


Giovanna

goosegrass wrote:I want to make inarizushi -
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Or would a Korean market have them? Thanks for any pointers!

Goose,

Any Japanese grocery, of course, and, I'd assume Korean as well. I've bought the deep fried tofu pockets for inarizushi at both Tensuke and Mitsuwa and, also, Viet Hoa on Argyle.

Enjoy,
Gary

Viet Hoa Plaza
1051 W Argyle St
Chicago, IL 60640
773-334-1028

Tensuke/True World Market
3 Arlington Heights Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
847-806-1200

Mitsuwa
100 E. Algonquin Road,
Arlington Hts., IL 60005
847-956-6699
9:00AM - 8:00PM

I'm quite sure I've seen it at Chinatown Market (on the left, soon as you step in) - maybe they were out temporarily? Otherwise multiple places near Argyle have it.

Goose,

It just occurred to me you may be inquiring about the preseasoned, ready to stuff inarizushi requiring no additional prep. The kind that typically come in a small can like this

If ready to go cans of inarizushi are what you are looking for, not unseasoned tofu pockets, then a Japanese grocery is your best bet.

Enjoy,
Gary