Idaho Capital Asian Market

"Extremely well stocked Asian market. They have whole chickens with the feet still attached. They have some items I had only been able to find on Wee! It is better stocked than the Asian market in Oakland, CA."

"I’m from New York City, currently living in Portland - which means i’m used to having access to a lot of Asian foods and variety in big cities. My jaw dropped when I saw my favorite Thai Lays chips here that I haven’t been able to find anywhere except for IN THAILAND! This store is filled to the brim with Asian options. On our way to visit family in southern Idaho, we stopped in to get supplies for hotpot and found everything we had forgotten to grab in our cooler - sauces, veggies and more. Although we brought our own meat thinking we wouldn’t be able to get it in Boise, we now know that you can get it all at this market. I’m excited to come back the next time we drive through."

"Every weekend, Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise features Taiwanese style breads and a few other bakery items, from a Taiwanese bakery in City of Industry, CA called I Fu Tang aka IFT Bakery. The original location is in San Gabriel. It took me some serious Internet sleuthing to figure out which bakery it was, because when I asked, I was just shown a screenshot of a website with no identifying information, and everything was written in Chinese. I was also told the bakery was in City of Industry. Man Chen opened the San Gabriel location of I Fu Tang aka IFT Bakery in 1990, after moving to the US from Taiwan. His family is the fourth generation owners of a famous Taiwanese bakery called Yi Fu Tang Bakery that has been open since 1928. Taiwanese breads are softer, moister, rise more, and stay fresh longer than Western style breads due to an Asian baking technique, Tangzhong. But you can apply the same technique to any bread. For those who want to know more, I’ll include some information in the comments. Taiwanese spreads are also sweeter than most Western style breads due to the addition of sugar. When I visited Idaho Capital Asian Market on 11/18/23, I bought 4 items: Custard Bread ($2.99) - This is a fluffy, slightly sweet bread with a nice amount of custard in the middle. I liked it, but next time I will heat it up in the oven for a few minutes first. Raisin Bread - ($2.99) - This is a fluffy, slightly sweet bread with raisins. This was my favorite of the three breads. I would have liked it more if it had a few more raisins and/or if the raisins had been more evenly distributed. Most of the raisins are on the surface of the bread. Taro Bread - ($2.99) - This is a fluffy, slightly sweet bread with a little bit of taro paste swirl through the top portion of the bread. The taro flavor is very subtle, but I liked it. Chocolate Swiss Roll ($3.99) - This is a light sponge cake with a subtly flavored whipped cream filling. I like Swiss Rolls, but the flavor in this one was a bit too subtle for me. In addition to having great bakery items, Idaho Capital Asian Market is the best Asian market in Idaho. It rivals many of the Asian markets I’ve visited in other states."

"I love this place, lots of very original Asian snacks and goodies you can’t find at any grocery store. I will come back many times for the delicious snacks. Also great selection of vegetables! Very fresh. And many options for on the go foods too"

"Friendly staff. Large selection of food, products, produce, kitchen gadgets, frozen foods, bulk dry goods, and everything in between. Any time I have had a question I have been promptly helped and they almost always have what I need. One of the few places that carry fresh red Fresno chilies as well. These are hard to find an they always have plenty!"