Jungle Jim’s International Market
Today’s post is not going to be a recipe. Instead it is food related but all about Jungle Jim’s. What is Jungle Jim’s? It is a international market with over 200,000 square feet of shopping and over 180,000 products that they sell. It is located in Cincinnati Ohio. Jim was born in Loraine, Ohio and was born in 1949. He started with a roadside stand and grew to what it is today. They sell products from over 70 countries and I bought a cart full! This will be a lot of pictures so enjoy, I sure did!
Turtle meat that I will
make turtle soup with.
We bought this for a friend.
More for our friend.
Duck for me!
The memories of New Orleans!
Yes I bought this too!
Of course I had to have the coffee.
Kahlua coffee too.
Then there was all the pasta.
I limited myself to two.
Wild Boar
Alligator
Fresh seafood….really fresh!
More seafood.
From here I will show random pictures.
This last picture is what drew us here in the first place. We saw it as one of the places with the best bathrooms on the Travel Channel and I had to see it. We drove for hours and I was so fascinated by everything we forgot to go and see the bathroom! That was about four years ago so this time it was the first place I went to!
I took over 100 pictures and tried to pick the best ones to show you. We didn’t even make it to the produce section. I hope you enjoyed seeing this as much as we did going there! If you get the chance to visit here, wear your walking shoes and take coolers, we filled up two!
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In Dianes Kitchen 
Looks like a very fun market to visit!
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It was so much fun! This is the only International Market I have ever been to.
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What an amazing place!
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It really is Sheree!
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I wish I had a jungle Jim’s where I live! This is incredible!
Theme up to the cafe du monde beignet mix and alligator is yummmy!
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I have tried making alligator two different times and it was so fishy tasting. I think it was because it had been frozen. I ate alligator bites in Florida and they were delicious.
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Oh, my! I love how it’s organized by countries. I’d be afraid to go in there with anything other than cash. I could break the bank taking a debit or credit card to pay for purchases.
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Oh yes it would be easy to spend a lot of money. I am almost glad they are so far away or I would be there once a month!
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Holy cow!! I want to go so bad!! How long did you stay there? I could get lost in that place! You got some different meat for sure. Ground camel? I had no idea that was a thing. I wonder what it tastes like?😁 You must have spent a fortune but how can you possibly control yourself right? The spice isle would probably kill my budget by itself!!😁 Thank you for sharing your trip with us Diane! I am so stinking jealous!!💜
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We left at 9:30 am and didn’t get home until 11:30 pm! We did make two other stops for lunch and supper. It was about a 4 hour drive each way and we stayed at Jungle Jim’s for hours. I am so glad I thought about taking a cooler. They had ice so it was perfect! I have had the camel and antelope before and they are a very lean dry meat. We bought those for a friend that makes his own sausage and thought he could do something with them. This was the second time we have been there.
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He started with a roadside stand. An amazing story.
I imagine you can find every ingredient possible in this massive place.
Have a great day.
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Yes he has a fascinating story! Oh I bet there is nothing you couldn’t find. Then they had Mexicans stocking the Mexico aisle, Asians stocking the Asian aisle etc. It is quite a place!
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All I can say is WOW!
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I know what you mean Janet! Walking in there was a bit intimidating but I adapted quickly…lol
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Wow, what a place. It would take a day or two to really see everything.
Some great items you chose “-)
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It was amazing June! I see recipes from around the world and never knew what some of their ingredients were. I saw so many of them here. Thanks June!
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I think I have to book a trip to Ohio!
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There is a lot to do in Ohio!
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Wow Diane! A food lovers paradise. Can’t wait to see what you do with all those ingredients, although I’m not sure I could eat turtle soup!
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Joni the turtle meat was my best find! I have looked for turtle meat for decades! I even asked our local butchers and nobody could get me any. I have settled for buying turtle soup by the gallon from a local restaurant. It actually tastes like hamburger but the soup is spicy.
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Wow! Such amounts of food. Some of them didn’t even have mouths, e.g. alligator meat. I don’t know if it’s tasty. The seafood was indeed fresh.
best regards
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I know….. it was so overwhelming! I am glad they aren’t closer I would go broke!
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Wow that place looks amazing! I love the honeypot, bee and bear display 😊
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Me too the entire display under it had two sides of every kind of honey you could want. Thanks!
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I have a feeling a lot of new and very unique recipes will be coming out soon
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A lot of what I bought are gifts for a friend. I will be making a bunch though! You sure have me pegged….lol
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Have you ever tried Jumbalaya? Gumbo? Crawfish? What about crab cakes, or Hush Puppies?
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Yes I have eaten all of the above! I love them all! I only have Jambalaya and crab cakes recipes in my files. I need to work on the rest.
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I don’t think I could bring myself to eat turtle. It’s a sad day when we have to eat those poor guys.
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I have eaten turtle soup since I was a child. They used to serve it in a restaurant here but they closed and now a restaurant makes it 20 minutes from my house. I buy the soup by the gallon from them because I could never kill them myself. I have never seen it for sale until now. It is snapping turtle and we have a lot of them in this area. My son went fishing in a creek next to my neighbor and one bit his hook! He had to ask the neighbor to unhook it & let it go. I could never kill anything but I will eat it. Thanks for your comment!
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Wow! That’s incredible! Is Australia or New Zealand represented?
Loving your posts, Diane. Annabel
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I don’t recall seeing them but this place is mammoth and I was so busy looking at all the products I may have missed the sign. Thank you so much Annebel!
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💕 everything looks delicious especially those Alaskan king crab legs. Good success story too.
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I have never seen King crab legs that huge!!! I wish I could have did a comparison picture I swear the claw was the size of my hand! Thanks so much Frank.
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Youre welcome 🤣
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I’ve never had turtle meat or even heard of ground antelope! That gorilla is so funny!!
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I know it was a jungle there! hahaha This place was so much fun to go to. I wish it wasn’t SO far away.
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Looks like a fabulous place to shop.
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We were there for hours and never made it to the produce section! My legs were killing me….lol
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Nice
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It is an amazing place….thank you!
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🤗🤗
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Looks like a fun destination! 💕
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It really is I just wish it was closer!
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We need more Jungle Jim’s!
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I agree…one close to you and one closer to me! 🤣😂🤣😂
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I cannot get over those seafood counters, they are magnificent. As a point of order, 200,000 sq. ft. is not a market, it is a bloody aircraft hangar!
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Exactly and by the time we got done walking all of it I was ready for a massage! hahaha
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Wow! Wild boar and alligator–I’d love to try those. What a neat place!
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It sure is I wish it was closer!
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Oh my gosh, I could spend hours & hours there! You found some really interesting stuff. I can’t believe their bathroom is what makes them famous?! Lol. Thanks so much for sharing with us, Diane!
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You’re welcome it is a fabulous place!
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International markets are the best!!
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Yes we figured that out here…lol
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Whoa that’s insane I’d love to visit that market sometime as well. Theres definitely some stuff in there that I was like “they sell that??” Lol
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I know right! I love the way it is set up by Aisles like Asian, Japanese, Italian etc. That way you can walk right to what you’re looking for.
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