selling local food to the world?

[drGeekerz]

hi YE members,

actually, i have an idea to sell one of my local foods to foreign countries. there is a food which can be stored for months and i thinks it has a huge chance to be market. do you think it gonna be a good business for me? do people love to try something new especially 'food'?

just for vote: if i sell malaysia food, do you want to try?

ps: please vote one!

[byzantium]

It's my experience that the biggest market for ethnic food is the US, and then food imports tend to stay within the ethnic group that created them. Chinese foods (except for the ubiquitous cheap Chinese restaurants) usually stay with Asians, Russian foods stick with Slavs, Middle East food sticks with Muslims, and so on. Americans are very parochial when it comes to food. Even here in California, true gourmands who love to try food from different cultures are rare. I've tried food from China, Israel, Russia, and the UK. I'm one of the exceptions, unfortunately. Oh, and I've tried Violet Crumble bars from Australia. Haven't gotten the willpower to try Vegemite yet though.

[drGeekerz]

uurrmmm... well... I think i already found the rite target market. since i live in malaysia, with the multiraces stay together, chinese food are quite common for me. there are a few more races which you should try their food too someday..

indian... malay... do you ever try their food? you should try ahakz! i plan to sell malay food. usually, foreign people taste it only when they visit malaysia coz malay people are not located as many as chinese, all around the world.

It's my experience that the biggest market for ethnic food is the US, and then food imports tend to stay within the ethnic group that created them. Chinese foods (except for the ubiquitous cheap Chinese restaurants) usually stay with Asians, Russian foods stick with Slavs, Middle East food sticks with Muslims, and so on. Americans are very parochial when it comes to food. Even here in California, true gourmands who love to try food from different cultures are rare. I've tried food from China, Israel, Russia, and the UK. I'm one of the exceptions, unfortunately. Oh, and I've tried Violet Crumble bars from Australia. Haven't gotten the willpower to try Vegemite yet though.

[RS-Sales]

I'd be willing to try it, always open to new types of food.

I am UK based if that adds anything.

[Gator]

What kind of food is that? I migt be interesting importing it

[drGeekerz]

RS-Sales>> uurrmmm... uk people love eating! (i often heard this word! )

Gator>> actually, it is almost like sos. but neither chilly or tomato it is made by prawn and better serve it together when you eat rice. with bread? yuck... not a good couple.

[RS-Sales]

RS-Sales>> uurrmmm... uk people love eating! (i often heard this word! )

Yes, We Do, especially me I've tried foods from many different cultures and enjoyed most of them, although nothing beats a 1/4lb Cheeseburger, Large Chips and Large Drink :P

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[Oliver H]

It's my experience that the biggest market for ethnic food is the US, and then food imports tend to stay within the ethnic group that created them. Chinese foods (except for the ubiquitous cheap Chinese restaurants) usually stay with Asians, Russian foods stick with Slavs, Middle East food sticks with Muslims, and so on. Americans are very parochial when it comes to food. Even here in California, true gourmands who love to try food from different cultures are rare. I've tried food from China, Israel, Russia, and the UK. I'm one of the exceptions, unfortunately. Oh, and I've tried Violet Crumble bars from Australia. Haven't gotten the willpower to try Vegemite yet though.

I agree with you to a certain degree; there will never be a time where one country likes another country's food more than its own. Then again; people are always willing to try things. You've only got to look at the food Tesco provides to see that some of it is brought in from many different countries worldwide.