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"I go here for the mother spices of every Indian dish — cumin, bay leaves, cinnamon bark, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, mustard seeds, fennel, and chile peppers — as well as dry boxed masalas, DIY Indian dessert-making kits, and crunchy favorites like tomato chile KurKure or Haldiram’s Khatta Meetha mix. The samosas I love from Mina’s World come from this South Asian specialty grocery, which also stocks many Middle Eastern products; Hazami Sayed recommends the El Koura Lebanese olive oil and olives and even shares a tip for draining and marinating them." - Diana Lu