Category Archives: GROCERY SOURCE

Spicy Beef Stew

This recipe is my own concoction that can best be described as cross between beef bourguignon, Hungarian goulash and old fashioned Indian curry. I am quite aware of the fact that people may find this an odd combination but if you really think about it, all three recipes have a lot in common – good old boneless meat/beef, onions,...
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Latino Grocery Stores

Most regular supermarkets have an aisle of Latino supplies and I get most of my ingredients from there but every now and then I go to the Latino specialty store to buy fresh chorizo sausage, Andouille sausage or queso fresco.  You can also find a wide variety of rice and vegetables that one can’t always find in the conventional...
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Middle-Eastern Grocery Stores

Middle-Eastern Stores: The best part of Middle-eastern stores is that most of them have a butcher on the premises, who, often will be able to customize cuts of meat that are virtually impossible to find in a conventional supermarket.  I go to these Halal meat shops for fresh and reasonably priced lamb and goat meat. For instance, they sell a...
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South-Asian Grocery Stores

South-Asian Grocery Stores (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri-Lankan etc…) Since I am Indian, I frequently shop at the South-Asian grocery stores.  Nowadays a lot of supermarkets have started selling Indian frozen entrees (eg, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s or even the local supermarket sells Amy’s frozen Indian meals) but the...
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East-Asian Grocery Stores

Korean/Asian Grocery Store: I have lived in East Asia and so when I want to make any of the recipes that I learned from my friends there and I need to get the specialty ingredients, I head for the Asian store (eg wasabi, picked ginger for sushi, sweet...
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