2026-08-13
Walk into any Chinese supermarket in the U.S.—whether in Flushing, New York; San Gabriel, Los Angeles; or 99 Ranch in Houston—and you'll see shelves overflowing with soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili oil, doubanjiang (fermented bean paste), and hotpot bases. Turn the bottle over and check the origin: nine times out of ten, it says "Made in China." Even in the Asian food aisles of Walmart and Costco, Haday, Lee Kum Kee, and other Chinese brands are everywhere.Some say it's because they're "cheap."