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Rib-I t1_it7z73a wrote

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Indo-Pak grocery stores are absolute gold mines for spices. You can get big ol bags of whole spices for wayyyyyy cheaper than that McCormick garbage you get gouged for in standard stores.

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lilac2481 t1_it805xf wrote

I've noticed that as well. The spices at a regular market are stupid expensive.

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Hummus_ForAll t1_it98q3i wrote

We’ve been getting spice gouged at supermarkets for years. Patel Bros, Apna Bazaar, and halal markets are the way to go!

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ptolemy_sun t1_it8f9yw wrote

I generally try to do a little research before buying spices: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/fulltext/2019/01001/a_spoonful_of_lead__a_10_year_look_at_spices_as_a.11.aspx

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edman007 t1_it9amrc wrote

Yea, check country of origin on that stuff.

Places like Patel Brothers actually package a lot of their own stuff, so a surprising amount is from the US, but not all. I think most of the lead is really from specific countries with low amounts of regulation. Unfortunately, it means for the exotic spices, very often you're stuck getting it from a source that might not have many regulations in it's supply chain.

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