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Hello sir, you’ve a lovely shop here … does everything come from Pakistan?
No, I’ve food that comes from Turkey too, India, Syria, China and Albania!
I see you’ve ghee, basmati rice and tea … and look at all these spices too!
167 spices from throughout the orient, 6 types of basmati as well as 5 types of patna rice and 7 types of green tea, including Chinese!
And do you have halva, what of baklava? I’d love some filafel and samosa too!
Alas, the halva is all sold out now and no one in Italy I know can bake baklava. I have a mix for filafel, and samosa snacks in three flavors as well as frozen to be fresh fried! I’ve coconut milk and tahine …
I have fresh baked goods from Milan, made by a baker friend of mine. (They’re really very very good.) Look at these 5 types of cookies, these pastries and in the fridge I have some special treats … just like we have in Pakistan.
Oh my! I see you have henna as well … both for my hair or to decorate my hands.
Yes, and kohl for your eyes as well … and tiger balm from China.
As I looked around I saw Quaker oats, peanut butter and bottles of Coke imported from foreign lands. Special cooking pots, fans as well as vegetables and meat … halal of course!
I bought some samosa, some cookies, ginger beer and a tube henna, and promised I’d be back!
Inspired by dVerse Poets Pub – Conversation Poem
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oh that sounds like a wonderful place… i would be back quickly i think… love to try new food…and just imagine… 167 spices … wow…. i wanna try them all…smiles
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I’m pulling out my Indian cookbook…there are so many spices that until now I’ve never even thought I could find!!!
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I love those shops… I could walk through for hours.. and finding new spices.. (but so far I have never used any asafoetida
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I do so agree! There are very few such shopes up here in Trentino-Alto Adige … for this sort of thing I usually have to go outside of the region, like to Padova! Hmmm … don’t even know what I’d use asafoetida for ;-/. Thanks for dropping by.
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oh your poem and the photo made me hungry! Nicely captured dialogue to put us there!
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Thanks…it is a fun form glad it was good enough to make you hungry!
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..i love spices..and what a delightful display both in words and images.. 🙂
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Thanks Sumana … I too love spices and after living for a long time in north and east Africa I learned how to use some of them too! This shop just delighted me so much I had to write about the experience!
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What a delightful shop you described! I love spices too, though I’d rather not speak of my (non-existent) culinary skills! :-p
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Lol…Madhura, you’ll maybe pick up some great recipes traveling as I did…when I began my adult life I knew how to pop frozen food into and oven and boil eggs and potatoes. 😉
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YES! That much I can do.. so maybe there’s hope for me yet! 😀
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Sure…my son, since he’s been on his own has learned how to make pizza from scratch and a mean risotto as well! There’s always hope!
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Interesting shop – but what about the food miles?
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Oh…you’ve stumped me, what are food miles?
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The distance food travels to reach our tables contributes disproportionately to the damage to our planet, specially food that’s flown from far countries. I try to buy local as much as possible.
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Ah…yes, I understand. Well, I’m afraid that outside of fresh goods, my dear shop owner contributes to damaging our planet importing his goods. For the most part though I agree with what you’re saying … local is better, but I’m afraid certain spices and goods just don’t exist outside of exotic stores like this.
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Indeed, and our diet would be the poorer without them. We can but do our best!
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Too true … still for the most part, outside of indulging in the basics for exotic cooking I prefer to buy local products and cook from scratch. I have friends who feel very eco … and buy macrobiotic products from Belgium …
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🙂
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As a Mexican living in Norway, I am always looking for good spices, chiles, and fresh produce. I would love to have a shop like the one you describe here.
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Wish I could send it to you…it’s really a great shop, but he didn’t have jalapenos for example … 😉
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Yum – love those shops that offer the taste and aromas of our wonderful world.
Anna :o]
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I do so agree Anna, and am happy you enjoyed the poem! Georgia 🙂
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This shop sounds great! Is it in Rovereto? I haven’t been able to find any Asian grocery stores in Rovereto…
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Yes, at least it was when I wrote the piece. It’ was in via Calcinari (and I guess it still is) – the name of the shop is Al Baraka Supermarket.
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