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It is not really just about the restaurants. For example, there is this grocery store in midtown NYC. There are spices there that you cannot fucking literally f

by eshvk 12y ago

It is not really just about the restaurants. For example, there is this grocery store in midtown NYC. There are spices there that you cannot fucking literally find in Austin or even San Francisco. Ground fucking mango powder? Boom. Moroccan meat rub? Yes, certainly. That Afghan syrup that you put in water and you grew up drinking? Easy. I have lived in three continents for 3/4th of my life and I have not seen such an amazing place. This is the Istanbul Grand Bazaar compacted in one tiny store in Manhattan. This is the New York Experience. Some people really like food. You want to live elsewhere? More power to you. Just don't fucking trivialize the reason why other people want to live their own life the way they want to.

losvedir 12y ago
Wow, that store sounds awesome. I'll have to check it out. Where/what is it?
- eshvk 12y ago
  Kalustyan's ( http://www.kalustyans.com/ http://www.kalustyans.com/ ).
  - losvedir 12y ago
    Cool, thanks!
lilsunnybee 12y ago
I didn't have a problem with the OP living life the way they wanted to; it was the tone that was really irritating and implying that anyone else not making the same choices was doing so out of personal preference, rather than out of necessity. It's nice that you're able to buy exotic spices where you live, but i'm fine with how you said it because you didn't say something like: you couldn't live anywhere else besides where you are or you'd shoot yourself. Or that you use exotic spices in your cooking because you enjoy variety in your life. Don't we all!
tptacek 12y ago
Just to be puckish: you can get amchoor ("ground fucking mango powder") at pretty much any Indian grocery. If you search for ["amchoor" "san francisco"] (not "ground mango powder"), you'll find Yelp'ers and Chowhounder'ers comparing SF stores on price for it. :) That Afghan syrup you put in water and you grew up drinking, you may have me there.
- selimthegrim 12y ago
  I suspect he is referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooh_Afza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooh_Afza which can usually be found by poking around the shelves of Indian stores in bigger cities. Certainly Austin and SF would have it, it might take some phone calls to locate though.

by eshvk 12y ago

losvedir 12y ago

Wow, that store sounds awesome. I'll have to check it out. Where/what is it?

eshvk 12y ago
Kalustyan's ( http://www.kalustyans.com/ http://www.kalustyans.com/ ).
- losvedir 12y ago
  Cool, thanks!

lilsunnybee 12y ago

I didn't have a problem with the OP living life the way they wanted to; it was the tone that was really irritating and implying that anyone else not making the same choices was doing so out of personal preference, rather than out of necessity. It's nice that you're able to buy exotic spices where you live, but i'm fine with how you said it because you didn't say something like: you couldn't live anywhere else besides where you are or you'd shoot yourself. Or that you use exotic spices in your cooking because you enjoy variety in your life. Don't we all!

tptacek 12y ago

Just to be puckish: you can get amchoor ("ground fucking mango powder") at pretty much any Indian grocery. If you search for ["amchoor" "san francisco"] (not "ground mango powder"), you'll find Yelp'ers and Chowhounder'ers comparing SF stores on price for it. :) That Afghan syrup you put in water and you grew up drinking, you may have me there.

selimthegrim 12y ago
I suspect he is referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooh_Afza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooh_Afza which can usually be found by poking around the shelves of Indian stores in bigger cities. Certainly Austin and SF would have it, it might take some phone calls to locate though.