Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Ethnic Food On-Line

Sometimes you just can't get the things you're used to, locally.

There is a chain around Warsaw called Kuchnie Swiata that sells food fro everywhere. I can't read the website, but there's one in Zloty Terasy, Arkadia and one in Konstancin at the least. I had dismissed this chain until I found my favorite jalapeños from Mexico sitting on their shelf. Now I'm a fan.

Locally there are at least a couple of good Middle Eastern Markets (Samira Rocks!) and I've been told of some good Aisan markets, but have no idea where they are.

I'm also told that for mail-ordering Asian grocery items Hmart.com has a good selection of items. This is a large company based in the U.S., and since they ship via UPS (to the pouch), their shipping cost is very reasonable. For selected dry and canned goods, this is a good option.

And as long as we're talking about food websites, for those like me from the South who don't consider the Blue Cactus as real Mexican food, I use MexGrocer for buying authentic jalapeños. They're also the best source I've found for shipping out masa harina economically (if you don't know what it is- you don't need it).

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