Cooking Tip of the Day: Ethnic Grocery stores…
COOKING TIP OF THE DAY:
So this is not really a cooking tip per-say…
but something I really recommend is shopping at ethnic grocery stores in your neighborhood. Indian, Mexican, Chinese, etc…
Generally you can find cheaper spices, condiments….you can even find good quality produce and meat/fish as well. With some of your purchases you might need to do a little research, because often times these items are not common items in “American” grocery store, but give them a try, you never know what interesting, exciting flavors you might discover…or flavors that are very similiar to a meat/vegetable/fruit/fish that you have cooked with before.
Today Michael and I purchased “fuzzy squash” which looks much like a gigantic, fuzzy, green cucumber/squash. I am curious to see how this tastes, I will post the results in a few days 
Anyways, I recommend you check out these stores, because you will be surprised at what you find and you will generally save money on most things.
I live in Clintonville, which is absolutely full of little ethnic stores and eateries. We have visited two chinese grocery stores this week on high street. Some of our great discoveries…
-gigantic bags of spices (hot pepper flakes, star anise, cumin, cloves…etc) for a few dollars (mini bags for just over 50 cents)
-frozen pot stickers, dumplings, steamed buns… so tasty, and so cheap! 3 dollars for a large bag!
-wonderful sauces to eat with the dumplings we purchased (hoisen sauce, soy sauce, sirachi.…)
-pots, pans, cooking equipment, plates… very good price
Enjoy we are enjoying our steamed buns and pot-stickers as I am typing this post!
