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Even in small towns

Submitted by Andrea Dickson on January 16, 2007 - 14:30.

I grew up in a fairly small city (like, 20,000 people?), and we had a few ethnic grocery stores. No Russian food, mind you, but plenty of Mexican gorcery stores.

AND even if you only have a Safeway/Stop-n-Shop/Piggly Wiggly, most supermarkets have an "ethnic" section where they throw all the interesting food together (I get a kick out of the ones here in Seattle, where you can get "African American" food - which, unbeknowst to me, apparently consists of pickled pigs' feet and grits - right next to the kosher food). Want to save on spices? The Mexican section is the way to go. Cumin, bay leaves, cinnamon, even occasionally cardamom, MUCH cheaper than in the spice section.

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