Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. It is not only the center of American economy and technology, but also an international metropolis full of people around the world.The following introduces eleven "foreign supermarkets" in Los Angeles, suitable for you who love cooking different cuisines~

Craving a pretzel stuffed with peanut butter?You can get it at Trader Joe's.But what if you want to eat not only pretzel, but also some special foods, such as fish balls, fried pork rinds, and tossed pancakes?When you want to eat those things that traditional supermarkets can't buy, these 11 specialty supermarkets in Los Angeles can satisfy your taste buds' curiosity about "exotic food" (of course, Chinese food is not a local specialty for us but a hometown specialty) ).No matter what food or cuisine you want to cook, you can find the ingredients/semi-finished products you want.

El Mercadito De Los Angeles

Friends who want to eat Mexican food come here! Walking into its three-story maze, it was found that the shelves for food were full. Any plans? Grab a pork skin, cucumber, potato chips and takis ilocos impregnated with hot sauce and chamoy pickles. When you meet a small shop selling fried pork skins and bacon dipped in hot sauce, don't you stop quickly?

Address: 3425 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90063 网站

Cheviot Farms

Friends who want to eat Indonesian food come here! This supermarket is like an Indonesian 7-11 convenience store with canned durian, frozen Indonesian tempeh, and cassava flour cake. There is also a small bar specializing in durian milkshakes and a subsidiary restaurant, Simpang Asia, which can easily satisfy your craving for fried rice and Indonesian shaved ice.

Address: 10433 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: (310)836-5333

India Sweets & Spices

Friends who want to eat Indian food look here! This small supermarket has a small bar specializing in South Indian and North Indian vegetarian food, such as pumpkin curry and Indian spinach cheese. For only 7 bucks, you can have a set course with two main dishes. You can choose rice, Indian scones or Samosa dumplings as the main food. Is it very tempting? Want to eat tossed bread and not make it yourself? No problem, there are 12 different types of quick-frozen toss in this supermarket. You can also buy all kinds of spices when you make Tikka chicken.

Address: 3126 Los Feliz Blvd, Glendale, CA 90039
Phone: (323)345-0360

Elat Market

This supermarket mainly sells Persian and Middle Eastern food. You can choose to come to this Persian supermarket on weekdays, or patronize the supermarket at the risk of being stomped by Iranians on the weekends. What exactly is in this supermarket? They have an entire area selling baklava, and a variety of carefully prepared foods, such as crunchy rice cakes made from orange rice, chicken and yogurt.

Address: 8730 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone: (310) 659-9250

99 Ranch Market

Needless to say, of course, it is Dahua for the convenience of the Chinese. Chinese fruits and vegetables, spices, vegetables, snacks, and tableware are all available.

Address: 8150 Garvey Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91770
Phone: (626)458-3399

Seafood City Supermarket

Definitely go here for Filipino food. Although seafood (such as catfish, red octopus, octopus, and bouncing Korean crabs) is a specialty of this Philippine supermarket, you can still find cassava flour, guava leaves, and various Philippine ice creams in their frozen area. Ling. It's incredibly delicious to grab a halo-halo bar that is the same color as a dinosaur.

Address: 134 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (213)365-9100

Merkato Ethiopian Restaurant & Market

What if I want to make Ethiopian food? It's right when you come here! After 20 minutes of tangling in the parking lot before parking the car, take a deep breath and then walk into this mysterious Ethiopian supermarket (near Ethiopia). There are smoking pipes, CDs, traditional burning incense, and of course, the food we ask for. Take away a traditional food, Ingela, the kind of soft bread that goes with all kinds of food. You can also order a red pepper stew chicken in the surrounding small restaurants

Address: 1036 1/2 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Phone: (323) 935.1775

Mitsuwa Marketplace

Fans of the squad must be too familiar with this supermarket. Many powerful Japanese supermarkets in Los Angeles have fresh kelp and fun sweets that will make you hungry, buy crazy and then have fun. That's why Mitsuwa can become a leader in Japanese supermarkets. Try the secret ramen of crispy tempura and mountain fire: the soup is thick and the meat is thin and even.

Address: 3760 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: (310) 398-2113

Galleria Market

Korean food is here! When you roam in the huge Korean supermarket, you may be full before you know it: there are often fried dumplings and beef on the weekends. But even if you are full, don't forget to go to the side dishes to buy a little kimchi, fish tofu, and kelp salad. Rice cakes filled with brown sugar are also worth trying.

Address: 3250 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (323)733-3800

Papa Cristo's

This supermarket is a Greek specialty supermarket. When you shop here for super invincible fresh feta cheese, Greek imported olive oil, baba ghanoush (a delicious grilled eggplant), you may encounter Cristo father who looks like Super Mary. The friendly supermarket owner also runs an attached small restaurant and small deli. In that little shop, you'll slap bread with thick Greek pita sandwiches, grilled squid, and nearly perfect crispy Greek pies.

Address: 2771 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (323)737-2970

Claro's

If you are going to make an authentic Italian meal, you must come here to buy it once. When you want homemade pepperoni, fresh pizza dough and imported pasta, this supermarket located east of downtown is definitely your best choice. A little hungry? Come to the deli at the back of this supermarket and take a look at the meaty sandwiches. It has authentic salami, smoked pork; and an extra large Italian ring sandwich stuffed with raw smoked belly and shared by 10 people.

Address: 2771 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (626)288-2026

(The above address only lists one branch. For example, Dahua, Mitsuwa, etc. have multiple branches. For details, please refer to their official website.)

Text: Leo
Edit: Shao Yi

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