Garam masala is a blend of ground spices common in the Indian and Pakistani cuisine, whose literal meaning is 'hot (or warm) spice'. There are many variants: most traditional mixes use just cinnamon, roasted cumin, cloves, nutmeg (and/or more
Reviews: THIS IS WHERE THE INDIAN DIASPORA SHOPS. All fresh ingredients and many canned and bottled ones are excellent and priced far below a supermarket -- if you could find them there. the owners are friendly and you can shop till 9 every evening. Easy pa
Reviews: In a wierd way, going into this store feels like entering through a portal into the fall in Upstate New York. The homey, log-cabin feel just rounds out the overall experience and enhances the appreciation of the herbs, spices, and extracts - all of
Reviews: Whole foods is a bit pricy, but their quality is top notch. This particular WF store has an excellent cheese selection, and usually offers live raw oysters which are excellent. Also, they have good cut flowers and a large selection of vitamin suplim
Reviews: They sure do pack in a ton into this tiny little grocery store. I've just recently started exploring Indian cuisine so I can't say that they have everything you would need, but it is possible. Everything I've needed has been there and I know I haven
Reviews: Christina's is a great place to find unusual spices of all kinds. It's also part of one of the best ice cream stores in Cambridge. They only take cash, so keep that in mind.
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16 August 2007