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METROPOLITAN DC AREA INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THIS for Diplomats 1630 Crescent Place, NW Washington, DC 20009 202 232 3002 [email protected] www.THISforDiplomats.org
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METROPOLITAN DC AREA

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

THIS for Diplomats 1630 Crescent Place, NW Washington, DC 20009202 232 3002 [email protected] www.THISforDiplomats.org

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The Metropolitan Washington DC area has manyexcellent full service supermarkets:

Safeway Giant Wegmans Harris Teeter

Shoppers Food Warehouse

and more specialty markets:

Whole Foods Trader Joe’s (raclette cheese)

Dean & DeLuca (selection of French food) Magruder’s

Balducci’s MOM’s (organic) Costco (membership needed)

Fresh Market1649 Rockville Pike 150 Branch Road, SWRockville, MD 20852 Vienna, VA 22180240 221 0780 703 242 8923

Bulk nut and dried fruit mixes, gluten-free offerings, juices, spices, fresh fruit and vegetables. Fish, meat and breads all super fresh.

Dutch Country (Amish) Farmers Market9701 Fort Meade Road 301 421 1454Laurel, MD

Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 8am -3pm

Meats, candies, pretzels, cheeses, poultry, BBQ, produce. Well worth the trip.

World Market (locations in DC, MD and VA)Offers an array of international foods.

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Sharing a meal brings community, and familiar foods bring warmth and a feeling of home. We would like to share with you a few places where you might find familiar food.

Rodman’s Discount Gourmet

5100 Wisconsin Avenue, NW 5148 Nicholson LaneWashington DC 20015 Kensington, MD202 363 3466 (301) 881-6253

A family-owned store that is unique to our area with a large selection of international groceries: sardines from Spain, tomatoes from Italy, biscuits from the United Kingdom, chocolates from Switzerland, German jams, gluten free food, and a large selection of wine and beer.

Down the escalator in the Washington store, you will find almost anything you need: pharmacy, home health aids (rental wheel chairs), cleaning supplies, toiletries, kitchen supplies, travel needs, including electrical adapters, small electrical appliances, watch repair and even pearl restringing, glasses, candles and seasonal items, including British Christmas crackers!

Remember to check expiration dates on all purchases

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AFGHAN

Afghan Market and Groceries 5713 Edsall Road Alexandria, VA 20852 703 751 0162!! ! ! !

Freshly baked bread, halal butcher, cheeses and spreads, open bins of dried fruits and nuts. Frozen foods, large selection of teas and a variety of fruit tobaccos for hookahs, of which there is also a wide selection. Large bags of red lentils and rice, ginger and garlic paste, kabobs. Tea pots and wedding accessories. Cooked foods in back. Also DVD’s for sale.

AFRICAN

African Grocery and Meat Market 6243 Little River Turnpike! !Alexandria VA 22312 703 914 2525! ! ! ! !

Everything from custard powder, cassava flour and bulk rice to enormous industrial cooking pots and plastic laundry baskets. Smoked, dried catfish and tilapia. CD’s of world music and essential oil diffusers.

Red Apple Farmer’s Market ! 7645 New Hampshire Ave! !Takoma Park, MD 20912!! 301 434 8861

African, Caribbean, Latin and West Indian food items. Exotic fruits, fresh vegetables, and a fine selection of meats and seafood that are not commonly found in other grocery store chains. Fresh meat like goat and oxtail, innards such as tripe and kidney and some unusual fresh fish like parrot fish along with kingfish, codfish, snapper and mackerel. Smoked bonga and kini fish. Sugarcane, mangoes, papayas and breadfruit in season. African peanut butter, jute, cassava and water leaves, palva sauce, Bird’s custard powder, Effie’s West African bread, jerk seasoning, plenty of cloves and cumin. Ginger beer, colachampagne and ping (a grapefruit soft drink) are some of the unusual beverages that are on the shelves.

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Sierra International Foods 5145c Duke StreetAlexandria, VA 22394 703 823 0129

Smoked, frozen koko fish from Sierra Leone, frozen cassava leaf, potato leaf, red palm oil, Marmite (from England), ground shrimp, ground cassava fufu and gari.

Effie’s Bakery and Caterer 6441 General Green Way, Suite BAlexandria VA 22312 703 642 2888

West African bakery and caterer with sweet white bread, tea bread the the buns bread from Ghana.

ASIAN AND HISPANIC

Super H Mart 10780 Fairfax Boulevard (Lee Highway)Fairfax, VA 22030 703 273 0570

Grand Mart 6326 Arlington BoulevardFalls Church VA 22042703 533 1700

Grand Mart and H Mart both have extensive selections of Asian foods, particularly produce. Both have seafood and meats as well. Grand Mart also features a wide selection of Hispanic and Indian products including spices and condiments.

H Mart 12012 Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20902 301 942 5071

Wonderful store with lots of fresh produce, and every conceivable Asian goodie. Prices are very reasonable.

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Korean Korner International Market 12707 Veirs Mill RoadWheaton, MD 20906 301 933 2000

The vegetable bins overflow with fresh Mexican guava, chayote and jicama, canned Longan fruit, horchata juice, giant radishes and spaghetti squash. The meat counters offer: sliced shank beef, pork bellies, sliced fajita and innards. Fish of all sizes and types on ice in the baskets lining the aisles. Also salted croaker with chopped, salted brined seaweed. The ready-to-eat section has boxes of seasoned pickles, squid, anchovies and pressed pork.

Maria’s Bakery & Cafe 1701 Rockville Pike, Suite BRockville, MD 20852 301 984 2228

Delicious Asian baked goods, plus a cafe.

Kam Sam Supermarket 300 No. Washington St.Rockville, MD 20850 301 315 9558

Good Asian market with fresh produce, fish, plus loads of canned, dried and frozen items. It is also very clean and has some hot foods.

Las Americas International Market 785 E. Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 301 424 9550

Wide assortment of food products from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Spain. Meat department has Spanish, Mexican, Argentine and Salvadoran style sausages; Peruvian, Salvadoran and Colombian style tamales. Deli with cooked, made to order food is superb. Great wine selection. Frozen lulo and other tropical juices.

Lotte Assi Plaza 13625-A Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20906 301 962 3355

If you live in Aspen Hill, MD and it is convenient for you, OK. Otherwise go to H Mart - more variety and better prices.

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BRAZILIAN

By Brazil 11333 Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20902-4619 866 638 3090

Brazilian brand name products from Acia, Guarana and Salgados. Cookies, beverages, rice, beans, flour, candy, chocolates. Fresh baked pastries including pastel and coxinha. Acai smoothies, manioc starch, goaibada, queijo minas, linguica calabreza. Super friendly folks run it.

Brazilian Bakery 13655 Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20906 301 962 7109

Bakery & deli. Coxinha, pao de queijo, empanadas. Very friendly - great if you live in Aspen Hill area.

European Foods 2700 N. Pershing DriveArlington, VA 22201 703 524 6800

Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish imports: seafood sardines, cheeses, wines, homemade Argentine, Guatemalan and Brazilian sausages. Produce, olive oils, coffee. Thursday deliveries of imported fish from Portugal - sardines, bacalhau. Baby goats and suckling pigs to order in advance.

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN

BestWay Supermercado 3178 Mount Pleasant Street, NWWashington DC 20010 202 265 3768

Spicy red sauces and products from familiar imported brands like Goya, Inca and Mexican Nestlé. Pickled radish and jugo de coco, thick corn tortillas and Peruvian hot peppers. Some African and Asian products.

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International Progreso Market 3158 Mount Pleasant Street, NWWashington, DC 20010! ! 202 462 1529

This store is smaller than BestWay and focuses more on food from Central and South America. Brazilian cassava flour, lots of beans, cream from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Corn husks. Friendly atmosphere.

Americana Grocery6128 Columbia Pike! 10897 Main Street 8541 Piney Branch RoadFalls Church, VA 22041! Fairfax, VA 22030 Silver Spring, MD 20901703 671 9625! ! 703 934 0100 301 495 0864

Every kind of dried chili, spices, frijol, queso, cream, Knorr Suissa products and coffee. The bakery has real bollios. The meat counter has chorizo, ceviche and milanesas. To make mole there are the three kinds of chili and the semillas. Bolivian empanadas. Fresh produce and food items from Mexico and Central merica like yuca, wheat bulgur, corn tortillas and fine maize meal. Unique soda from Latin America.

Caribbean Market! ! ! ! ! 7505 New Hampshire AvenueTakoma park, MD 20912!! ! ! ! 301 439 5288

This market has everything you may be looking for if you are from the islands - seasonings, produce, fresh meats, candies, baked goods. Barrels of brown sugar, bun and cheese. Ovaltine cookies, canned ackees, cassava hips, runner beef, cured navel beef, Irish sea moss, almond paste, milo sugar cane, hard dough bread, tamarind balls, genips, callalou, yams, breadfruit, saltfish, king fish. It is all there. Imported sodas.

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CHINESE

Great Wall Supermarket Great Wall700 Hungerford Drive 2982 Gallows RoadRockville, MD 20850 Falls Church, VA 22042 240 314 0558 703 208 3388

The seafood counter is multiple times as long as the “normal” seafood areas. Buffalo fish, carp, tilapia are all swimming around in water in glass walled tanks. You can point to the one you want and they will fish it out for you. Crabs of different kinds: Dungeness, Stone and Crystal. Jelly fish skin is also available as well as fresh eels and frogs. At the meat counter you will find boneless duck feet, pickled pig snout and calves intestines. At the large vegetable and fruit tables, select from the array of banana flowers and bamboo shoots. Birds’ nests. Swallow nest beverage. Shelves of different kinds of soy sauce

ETHIOPIAN

Habesha Ethiopian Market 1919 9th Street, NWWashington, DC 20001 202 232 1919

This shop is also an informal eatery. It sells roasted Ethiopian coffee beans, tea leaves, vibrant-colored spices like turmeric and berberé and injera.

Skyline Shopping Mall 3800 block of South George Mason DriveFalls Church, VA 22041

Lots of small shops with ethnic foods. The best ones with the most variety of goods are in the back of the mall. Most of the markets carry: injera (the Ethiopian bread), meat (most of the markets have their own butchers), dry ingredients (red pepper powder, spices, legumes), coffee (green beans and roasted), incense (frankincense, myrrh), coffee accessories.

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Of particular note are:

Al Amanah Market! ! ! No. 3811-I 703 37ied figs, Indian and Ethiopian spices, labeneh, Moroccan sardines, dates, couscous, halal meat and bins full of beans.

Al Amal Market! ! ! ! No. 3817-G 703 820 2828Frozen food, samosas, Chinese green tea, Goya canned food, dried lemons, pickled cucumbers, canned eggplant in salt, sesame paste, fresh vegetables and marshmallows - lots of marshmallows!

Marhaba Market!! ! ! No. 3819-S 703 820 7589!Breads, halal meat - whole lamb, chicken, teff, coconut oil, natural sizma and tea sets.

House of Spices - Nazret Baltina !! No. 3821-EFun shop. Small sunflower seeds, charcoal, dates, whole wheat, white tigray honey (yet gray nechmar), strong mustards from Ethiopia. Black seed oil and halal butcher.

Azieb Market,Inc.! ! ! ! No. 3823-SBakery with ambasha and injera. They make their own flour. The bread is baked on the premises. So fresh and delicious.

Skyline Butcher Shop No. 3823-EOpened in 1984 by a Palestinian. Halal. Will come and butcher your goat for Eid. Whole lambs. A few groceries, ghee, grape leaves and cream cheese spread.!

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FRENCH

Paul’sWashington, DC 20004 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW202 524 4500

Washington, DC 20007 1078 Wisconsin Avenue, NW202 524 4630

French bakery and cafe. Croissants, baguettes, pastries, quiches, salads.

Patisserie Poupon 1645 Wisconsin Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20007 202 342 3248

Pastries, breads and super salads with ice cream in summer

Saint Michel Bakery 5540 Wilkins CourtRockville, MD 20852 301 770 5090Wonderful French bakery with croissants, baguettes and great pastries.

FILIPINO

Manila Asian Foods 9709 Fort Meade RoadLaurel, MD 20707 301 776 9655

If you are checking out the Dutch Farmer’s market this shop is worth a visit. They have lumpia shanghai, Yan-Yan, siopao, sitaw.

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GERMAN

Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe 2150 N. Culpeper StreetArlington, VA 22207 703 527 8394Every kind of pastry, marzipan animals and shapes at holiday time.

Café Mozart 331 H Street, NWWashington, DC 20005 202 347 5732Besides being a restaurant it has a fairly good sized shop with a selection of German food.

German Gourmet 5838 Columbia PikeFalls Church, VA 22041 703 379 8080German, Swiss and Belgian specialities: meat, seafood, spaetzle, dumplings,dairy, chocolates, wine, beer and toiletries.

GREEK

Aphrodite Greek Imports 5886 Leesburg PikeFalls Church, VA 22041 703 931 5055

Olives, large golden raisins and Easter foods. Dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with rice) and frozen goodies like spanakopita. Freshly prepared specialities like tzaziki, taramosalata. Decorative items.

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INDIAN

Daily Spices 8424 Lee HighwayFairfax, VA 22031 703 752 2314

Indian, Pakistani, Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific groceries. Frozen foods, seeds, spices, samosas, chutneys, nuts and pastes.

Lotte Plaza 13955 Metrotech DriveChantilly, VA 20151 703 488 6600

This store carries foods from all over Asia at very reasonable prices. Good supply of Indian food. Large selection of vegetables and seafood.

Kiran Grocery and Halal Meat 156-B Enterprise StreetSterling, VA 20164 703 450 5531

South Asian sweets, halal meat, abundant supply of spices.

Pooja Groceries 298 Sunset Park DriveHerndon, VA 20170 703 471 4378

Makhan ghee, teas, spices, samosas, Indian dishes, frozen food, kulfi, chutney.

Indo-Pak Spices 422 Elden StreetHerndon, VA 20170 703 709 5842

This is a small curry heaven. Lots of spices, vegetables, naan and roti. Flatbread, dairy, beans and all sorts of chutneys.

India Bazaar 383 Muddy Branch RoadGaithersburg, MD 20877 301 963 7070

Indian spices, produce, sweets and a good selection of ice creams

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INDONESIAN

Indonesian food online store www.indonesdianfoodmart.com

Wide selection of Indonesian products from pickled mango, quail eggs to pandang extract.

ITALIAN

The Italian Store 3123 Lee HighwayArlington VA 22201 703 528 6266

Vodka sauces, fresh mozzarella balls, basil bunches and floury raw dough. Fresh lobster-stuffed ravioli, subs and pizza.

A. Litteri (closed Sundays and Mondays) 517 Morse Street, NEWashington, DC 20002 202 544 0184

Large, very large selection of wine, olive oils, vinegars. Pastas, sauces, dried spices and Italian staples. Deli. Great prices.

Vace3315 Connecticut Avenue, NW 4705-07 Miller AvenueWashington, DC 20008 Bethesda, MD 20814202 363 1999 301 654 6367

Italian delicatessen homemade pizza dough, meats, sausages, assorted frozen and canned Italian goods.

Bella Italia 4934 Hampden LaneBethesda, MD 20816 301 654 2667

Fine Italian gourmet and ceramics. Olive oil, vinegar espresso, pasta, spreads and sauces, truffle products, grains, beans and chocolates.

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JAPANESE

Hinata Sushi Carry Out (closed on Mondays) 4947 Saint Elmo AvenueBethesda, MD 20814 301 656 1009

Market and carry-out. Three small tables. Japanese staples. Sushi. The fish is from Tsukiji, Japan - the most famous fish market in the world.

Hana Japanese Market 2000 17th Street, NWWashington, DC 20009 202 939 8854

Fresh vegetables, frozen and prepared food. Thursday deliveries of fresh organic Japanese bread from Chicago, sushi from a Japanese chef. Japanese rice, soy sauces, teas, snacks and candies. Onigiri, Yakult and green tea ice cream.

Maruichi Grocery 1047 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852 301 545 0101

Sake and beer soft drinks, some sashimi, uni odeng and decent selection of snacks. Green tea ice cream. Great hair products - Shiseido Tsubaki, Kzo Assence and Gatsby hair wax. Everything is imported from Japan.

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KOSHER

Kosher Mart 4860 Boiling Brook ParkwayRockville, MD 20852 301 468 0400

Large assortment of kosher foods and kosher wines. Good fish counter. Small café.

Shalom Kosher Market 2307 W. University BoulevardWheaton, MD 20902 301 946 6500

Meat department is glatt kosher, parve (non-dairy) bakery, kosher wines, full line of groceries. Deli.

LEBANESE

Lebanese Butcher and Restaurant 150 Hillwood AvenueFalls Church, VA 22046 703 533 2903

A halal butcher shop and café where most meats come from the owner’s slaughterhouse. Pita bread, pickled lemon, chicken shawarma, vegetables.

Lebanese Taverna Market 4400 Old Dominion DriveArlington VA 22207 703 276 8681

Delicious freshly prepared mezze daily - hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanouj, stuffed grape leaves. Lots of canned goods and spices from Lebanon and the Middle East. Their shawarma is worth the visit.

Al Nakheel Lebanese Grocery 340 Maple Avenue WestVienna, VA 22180 703 938 4220

Call ahead and order meat or kebabs to be prepared. Kefta kebab is particularly good.

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MIDDLE EASTERN

Shemali’s 3301 New Mexico Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20016 202 686 7070

Great hummus, baba ghanouj, taramosalata, fruit syrups (the raspberry syrup is particularly delicious on fresh berries), pita bread, cheese, olives.

Union Halal Butcher and Grocery5102 Wilson BoulevardArlington, VA 22205 703 294 6070

Halal meat and organic chickens. Bulgur, Moghrabieh, fava beans, black turtle beans, spices teas, nuts, cheeses and frozen vegetables.

Gourmet Basket 6829 Tennyson Drive McLean, VA 22101 703 848 2456

Delicious cocktail size meat and cheese pies and vegetable kibbe. Imported food items include pine nuts, rose water, candy, tahina and string cheese.

Yekta Deli Imported Grocery 1488 Rockville Pike, Suite ARockville, MD 20852 301 984 1190

Great selection of Persian and Middle Eastern food. Dried and preserved fruit, pickled foods, spices, kosher foods, Israeli products, ghee, cheeses and yogurts. Herbs and baking products. Pomegranate molasses, fenugreek seeds, angelica powder. Cookies. Fresh produce. Olives, olive oil. Spacious and spotless.

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Asadur’s Market Montrose Plaza 5536 Randolph RoadRockville, MD 20852 301 770 5558

Large selection of Middle Eastern and Turkish products. Turkish delight and sahlab mix, Turkish teksut, falafel mix and red and white vinegars from Greekwines along with white kalamata balsamic vinegar. Lebanese pickled labneh and pickled lemons. Sugar-coated fennel and other seeds as well as toasted and untoasted red lentils.

Mediterranean Bakery and Café 352 Pickett StreetAlexandria, VA 22304 703 751 0030

Groceries as well as eat-in and take-out options. Rows of olive oils. Large selection of balsamic vinegars. Argan oil from Morocco. Cheese. Variety of Middle Eastern sweets. Tea pots.

Halalco Supermarket 155 Hillwood AvenueFalls Church, VA 22046 703 532 3202

Wide variety of halal meat, they have a great selection of cheeses from the Middle East. Spices, daal, herbs and some fresh vegetables. Very clean and well stocked.

Fair Price International Supermarket 5703 Edsall RoadAlexandria, VA 20852 703 751 0786

Orange blossom water, spices, breads, snacks, fresh halal meat, large selection of syrups, pickled foods, honey with nuts, tahini paste, pickled labneh, teff flour from Ethiopia, who wheat flour from India, plantain fufu, lamb tripe, teas, beans, lentils, Moroccan sardines, hair products, Al Fahke tobaccos for hookahs.

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POLISH

Kielbasa Factory 1073 Rockville Pike (upstairs)Rockville, MD 20852 240 453 9090

Mostly Polish, some exceptions: Hungarian and a smattering of Germanproducts. Great selection of pirogis, sweet as well as savory - such as fresh cabbage or blueberry and cheese. All kinds of blintzes - recipes for preparation of same are provided. Soup mixes such as cabbage and white borscht are available, plus multigrain rye and pumpernickel breads and some Ruegenfish goods. Wonderful selection of sausages - yes - kielbasa, as well as lean Danish bacon. Variety of mustards.

PORTUGUESE

European Foods 2700 N. Pershing DriveArlington VA 22201 703 524 6800

Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish imports, seafood, cheeses, wines, homemade Argentine, Guatemalan and Brazilian sausage. Olive oil, coffee. Thursdays imported fish from Portugal: sardines and bacalhau.

RUSSIAN

Russian Gourmet11431-B Rockville Pike 1396 Chain Bridge RoadRockville, MD 20852 McLean, VA 22101301 816 0550 703 760 0680

Assorted foods from Russia, Poland, Hungary and Moldova. Farmer’s cheese which is the equivalent of European cottage cheese i.e. Topfen. Large assortment of sausages. Various kinds of ham, soups, sour cherries, preserved mushrooms. Pickled cabbage leaves (for the delicious cabbage rolls with pork meat and rice - “sarmale”) or salt pickles.

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European Bazaar 1488-I Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20850 866 912 0798

Homemade baked goods. Primarily a Russian deli, bakery and grocery store.

SPANISH

La Tienda on line www.latienda.comA selection of ham, cheese and rice .

EuropeanFoods 2700 N. Pershing DriveArlington, VA 22201 703 524 6800

Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish imports, seafood, cheeses, wines, homemade Argentine, Guatemalan and Brazilian sausage. Olive oil, coffee. Thursdays imported fish from Portugal: sardines and bacalhau.

A & H Seafood Market 4960 Bethesda AvenueBethesda, MD 20814 301 986 9692

Fresh deliveries on Thursdays of fish from Portugal and Spain. Variety of groceries from Spain and paella pans of all sizes. Spanish sausages and whole cured hams.

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SWEDISH

IKEA10100 Baltimore Avenue 2901 Potomac Mills CircleCollege Park, MD 20740 Woodbridge, VA 22192301 345 6552 703 492 1222

Small selection of Swedish groceries - coffees, breads, chocolates, various fruit drinks and jams, frozen foods, herring, ginger cookies.

SWISS

Swiss Bakery and Pastry Shop5224 Port Royal RoadSpringfield, VA 22161703 321 3670

Artisan breads, French pastries, wedding cakes, ice creams and sorbets. Assorted imported Swiss and German gourmet products.

TURKISH

Cenan’s Bakery 122 Branch Road, SEVienna, VA 22180 703 242 0070

Baked goods are wonderful. The mango mousse cake is delicious. Also have imported Turkish goods - olives, cheeses.

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Le Petit Corner Store 1643 34th Street, NWWashington, DC 20007 202 338 7555

Rose jams, boxes of Turkish delights, tahini, phyllo dough, mulberry molasses and bags of bulgur. Fresh baked baklava and homemade borek. Frozen food and brined sheep’s milk. They also carry a small selection of Turkish wine.

Amity Halal Meat and Grocery 10372 Lee HighwayFairfax, VA 22030 703 532 2959Large selection of meat and hard to find Turkish groceries. A favorite of Turkish diplomats.

VIETNAMESE

Eden Supermarket 6765 Wilson BoulevardFalls Church, VA 22044 703 532 4950

Fresh udon, exotic canned produce like lotus and papaya, silken tofu, fish and lots of sauces - black bean, garlic and soy. This market is in a mall that has Vietnamese restaurants, bakeries, jewelry stores and coffee shops.

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BAKERY

Stella’s 11510 Rockville Pike, Suite DRockville, MD 20852 301 231 9026

Black forest cake, white chocolate mousse cake, fruit custard cakes, baklava, eclairs and croissants.

Silva’s Patisserie 167 Glyndon Street, SEVienna, VA 22180 703 255 6880

Small pastries, creme brulée, cannoli, French macaroons, breads, marzipan, scones, croissants, cinnamon rolls, breads.

SEAFOOD

Captain White’s Seafood City 1100 Maine Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20024 202 554 5520

Freshly caught seafood as well as cooked food. Lobsters and crabs.

Blacksalt Fish Market and Restaurant 4883 MacArthur Boulevard, NWWashington, DC 20007 202 342 9101

A variety of fresh fish.

Cannon Seafood, Inc. 1065 31st Street, NWWashington DC 20007 202 337 8366

Fresh fish and shellfish. Shad roe in season.

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A & H Seafood Market ! ! ! ! 4960 Bethesda AvenueBethesda, MD 20814! ! ! ! ! 301 986 9692

Fresh deliveries on Thursdays not only of fish from Portugal and Spain, but also Portuguese rolls and breads from New Jersey. Variety of groceries from Spain and Portugal and paella pans of all sizes. Spanish sausages and whole cured hams for a large party. A large variety of fresh fish from the area and Chile.! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! SPICESPenzey’s Spices513 West Broad Street! ! ! ! ! 1048 Rockville PikeFalls Church, VA 22046! ! ! ! ! Rockville, MD 20852703 534 7770 ! ! ! ! ! ! 301 738 8707

Glass containers with removable lids let your nose be the judge if that particular spice is worth trying out. Recipes tell you how these spices can be used. So many spices that it is hard to count. A zillion different kinds of sea salt!

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The Spice and Tea Exchange1069 Wisconsin Avenue, NW! ! ! ! 320 King StreetWashington, DC 20007! ! ! ! ! Alexandria, VA 22314202 333 4540! ! ! ! ! ! 571 312 8505

A large selection of gourmet spices. Before you buy you are invited to smell them.

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