Dixie Oriental Food & Gifts Market

I currently live in Clarksville, IN so needless to say I must drive far and wide for a decent Asian grocery store to get my weekly fixes of Cantonese style Chinese food, Korean drinks and instant noodles (I love the curry paste that comes in Korean instant noodles) and of course Japanese snacks, so I drove an EXTRA long way to check this place out. Small, yeah, full of delicious and fresh ingredients, YES.
This store stocks a lot of basic Asian staples, focusing mostly on Korean ingredients and Eastern Asian countries. They have a small but functional selection of fresh produce and eggs, such as huge Fuji apples, quail eggs, bean sprouts, garlic cloves, ginger root, mushrooms and taro as well. They also have a great selection of frozen or refrigerated meals like (a personal favorite of mine) Japanese restaurant style ramen (quite authentic actually), dumplings, Korean crêpe dishes and soups. Dixie also stocks an excellent selection of refrigerated fresh prepared foods such as kimchi, squid dishes, and lots of fermented staple dishes. They looked AMAZING, but I had other stops to make so I couldn’t get perishable goods on this visit.
Another note worth mentioning is they have a lot of Japanese and Korean beauty products such as bubble hair color, face masks, cosmetics and also household cleaning supplies, gloves, slippers, and other personal items. They also stock appliances such as rice cookers and tea kettles and cooking supplies, many bamboo and inexpensive. Definitely worth having a look at if you’re like me and love Korean beauty products or know someone who does.
This store absolutely had everything I was looking for, mochi cakes, green tea icecream, melonpan, Pockey, Sac Sac drinks, instant noodles, Jasmin rice, seasoning packs, refrigerated/​frozen goods that are a staple in my house (I am a very bad cook, okay?), and so much more that I wish so bad that it wasn’t so far away from me! On that note, a lot of these goods (nonperishable) can be bought in bulk for very reasonable prices, excellent for me! One of my favorite things about this place is they have a huge selection of Lotte snacks in their mini freezer section and everything looks so delicious, I definitely need to go back so I can pick some up. Unfortunately for some, this store does favor Lotte snacks over Glico, I love both so its bitter sweet.
Overall: I really liked this store, its a small space packed to the brim and I have no doubt that most will find the ingredients that they’re looking for and also find something new to love too. I can’t wait to make the drive back.

Thank goodness for a decent Korean market. The kimchee is pretty good, and there is a good assortment of snacks and ingredients.

We LOVE this store for its variety of Asian ingredients that can be hard to find. The staff is friendly and helpful if you can’t find something. The fresh produce (in the coolers in the back) are cheaper than anywhere else I’ve found.

It’s a larger then it looks, so do come in and explore all the goodies. Lots of fun snacks, tasty ice cream, ramen and ingredients for an Asian or Asian inspired dinner.
They have more Korean and Japanese products so a great place to gather ingredients for your make-​your-​own-​sushi party. Not many fruits and veggies. A good selection of Kim chi in the fridge.

This is another Asian market that is primarily Korean but also carries a good selection of other Asian products. Like a lot of Korean markets, it does not look like much on the outside, but the inside always feels so much bigger than the shell can hold. The last time we were there, we found quite a few tasty Korean snacks – which is always a good foray into an ethnic food that you are not familiar with. They also carry that very trendy condiment black garlic. But I did not find much fresh produce there.
BTW, this store is in the same lot as Petra the Mediterranean restaurant.