494974 Sun Mar 02 08:36:04 -0800 2008 5 10 Florida 0 3451695 My apologies if this has been covered before, but I did a search back about 6 or 7 pages and didn't find anything comparable. I'd like to start a thread of favorite ethnic grocers in the greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward county area. It happens all the time - I pull out a cookbook and don't have one ingredient, like ground rose petals or fig leaves. I'm interested in: Middle Eastern, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese, Thai, South American, West Indian, Malaysian, African, Eastern European, just about anything where I can go poke around and try go find what's in the packages I can't read. :) Here are my contributions to get started. Flavors of India 2088 N University Dr Sahara Mediterranean Delight 3570 N State Road 7 --Lisa Sun Mar 02 08:36:04 -0800 2008 166380 ldkelley 1 3454001 Fernanda's International Food Market 3045 N. Federal Highway Mon Mar 03 05:46:40 -0800 2008 3451695 17087 Munchkin 1 3454308 Just take a trip down 441 between Commercial and Sunrise-ish. In that stretch there are at least 2 or 3 of lots of different markets, Thai, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Lebanese, Caribbean, Jamaican. On Military Trl. and Sample Rd. there is a huge Brazilian supermarket as well. For produce, I suggest the Swap Shop on Sunrise and Martin Luther King Jr. (Lyons). The produce area there has fresher, better produce with a much wider selection that almost any market or supermarket. Mon Mar 03 07:42:38 -0800 2008 3451695 160165 johnmlinn 2 3455023 I have heard that the Swap Shop has good produce...Do you know if it is local? Is there a convenient place to park there if that is all you want to get?Thanks! Mon Mar 03 10:39:03 -0800 2008 3454308 68726 gblcsw 3 3455440 M-F the parking is free, on the weekends it's just a buck at the main entrance (34th st). I doubt all the produce is local, since there's a huge array of goods, things like jicama and seranos, etc. I'm sure some of it is local, like really fresh coconuts and sugar cane. Mon Mar 03 12:04:04 -0800 2008 3455023 160165 johnmlinn 2 3455701 I work around the corner from that area, and frankly, my results have been hit or miss. Sometimes I find great stuff, other places I wander into are just plain dirty. Any recommendations in particular? I do hit the swap shop once a month or so for produce - I should have thought of that and included it in my initial post. Thanks for the response! Mon Mar 03 13:01:03 -0800 2008 3454308 166380 ldkelley