Indian Grocery in Lakewood
Driving home this afternoon, we stopped into what may be Lakewood's newest business:
India Food Emporium
17796 Detroit Road Lakewood
216.221.2620
We entered to find a very friendly woman, anxious to answer any questions we may have about Indian cuisine and excited to introduce us to new recipes, ingredients, and methods of cooking. She is very eager to demonstrate that Indian cuisine is not all that difficult. She suggested I think about it this way: if she wanted to cook Mexican or Italian at home one night for her own family, it might be a challenge because she doesn't have any ingredients common to those cuisines sitting around in her own cupboards. It might be easier, then, to pack up the car and head up to Little Italy or over to El Tango. That doesn't mean it's hard per se, it simply means that if she gets the right ingredients and someone to answer a question or two about the basics, she'll gain the confidence to take a chance making eggplant marinara or a lovely mole sauce in her own kitchen. I think she's right, and I'm glad she's here to point me to the right ingredients and answer my questions about Indian cuisine, which I'll undoubtably have. If you're in the neighborhood, stop in and pick up some mango ice cream and a tamarind or mint chutney for your samosas. Bring a question, too, because she loves to share what she knows. I'm motivated by my friend Tim, who's culinary courage has produced some incredible delicacies recently, so I believe I will stop by again soon and purchase myself some spices, sauces, flours and lentils so I can set out on a journey of my own. Once I finish the garlic nan, vegetable samosas and malai kofta in my freezer, that is.
India Food Emporium
17796 Detroit Road Lakewood
216.221.2620
We entered to find a very friendly woman, anxious to answer any questions we may have about Indian cuisine and excited to introduce us to new recipes, ingredients, and methods of cooking. She is very eager to demonstrate that Indian cuisine is not all that difficult. She suggested I think about it this way: if she wanted to cook Mexican or Italian at home one night for her own family, it might be a challenge because she doesn't have any ingredients common to those cuisines sitting around in her own cupboards. It might be easier, then, to pack up the car and head up to Little Italy or over to El Tango. That doesn't mean it's hard per se, it simply means that if she gets the right ingredients and someone to answer a question or two about the basics, she'll gain the confidence to take a chance making eggplant marinara or a lovely mole sauce in her own kitchen. I think she's right, and I'm glad she's here to point me to the right ingredients and answer my questions about Indian cuisine, which I'll undoubtably have. If you're in the neighborhood, stop in and pick up some mango ice cream and a tamarind or mint chutney for your samosas. Bring a question, too, because she loves to share what she knows. I'm motivated by my friend Tim, who's culinary courage has produced some incredible delicacies recently, so I believe I will stop by again soon and purchase myself some spices, sauces, flours and lentils so I can set out on a journey of my own. Once I finish the garlic nan, vegetable samosas and malai kofta in my freezer, that is.
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