Iranian Foods, Polish Foods, Bulgarian Foods, Slovenian Foods... Eastern European Foods!…read more Now, I have to say, I was a bit sceptical, before setting foot in here I imagined Eastern European food was like our food... excepts maybe a bit warmer! You know, like goulash (is that spelt correctley?)... But no, I was wrong! My eyes were opened to the delights that our country just can't offer. Worth a pop in if you want to top up the old kitchen cupboards with some random tasty delights that your friends can't compete with!

Another shop catering for the Eastern European community has sprung up here and as per I am glad to…read moresee its arrival. These are shops that focus on independent, personal retail. The fruit and vegetables are fresh, as is the meat and the dairy. The sweets and chocolates are unique, different and exciting. The promotions and offers are not sent down by a head office but made by the workers themselves, hand written on chalk boards. This shop is no exception. I pick up fruit here daily and am always treated to some pleasant conversation and a smile. The enormous range of pickled goods does little to whet my appetite but is fascinating nonetheless, as are the gigantic (if thus a little rude?) sausages in the fridge. The beer is mostly Polish as are the spirits. Variety is, as we know, the spice of life. This shop then is very spicy indeed.

The shop close to, and on the same side as the McDonalds drive through, but the new shop sign makes…read morethe shop harder to find as the shop looks closed, I think a led 'OPEN' sign is needed. The patrons are always friendly, and helpful. The shop provides groceries of English, Indian, East Euro, Turkish quite a mix, and getting a tin of Chickpea Chana Masala, to eat with rice or some naan...just lush. The store is like stepping into Dr Who's Tardis :-)

Nowadays it's very important to back the smaller stores as opposed to the larger, faceless…read moreorganisations (in my opinion anyway) and with the International Food Centre it couldn't be easier. Like the Sweet Mart in Easton this is a store that is all about the customer. They buy in only the best quality fruit and vegetables, for example, and sell it at reasonable and affordable prices. It's all organic and locally sourced where possible - stocked full of love and good energy. The Asian food section is immense with every type of spice and raw bean imaginable. It's a good place too to find adverts and posters for local and ethical happenings. A great store that comes highly recommended.

Being half Finnish I'm quite happy to see the recent emergence of Polish shops springing up all…read moreover Bristol. Finland may not be Eastern Europe but a lot of the smells and types of food are similar. Take the cooked meats for example or the different hams and sausages. In a glance you could see nice looking sausages for a couple of quid, or you could look closer and see memories of barbecues under the eternal Scandinavian sunshine - taste the oak smoked flavours and remember a far off home. The vast piles of beer and wine may also look like a stack of bargain booze to one customer, but to another they are thoughts and memories of times past and old friends. You see, shops like this strive very hard to stock specific products - in this case Polish. For those that don't know, they offer new tastes, smells and ideas. For those that know however, there's a wealth of old tastes, smells that remind you of houses, people and places forgotten, and memories. This is also a good place to find colourful cartons of multi-vegetable and high energy drinks, as well as notices for employment and accommodation with other foreign speakers.

I really like the Eastern Chinese Supermarket, which is just down the road from the Millennium…read moreStadium and bus and railway stations. I visit here reasonably often as its next door to The China Supermarket. Despite being considerably smaller than its neighbour, it is well stocked in orderly rows, and tends to be more colourful. It is often busier too. There's always a smattering of people milling around lending the place a breezy vibe. I think that they come here, like I do, for the fresh produce, as it's of a really high quality, and the range is exceptional. Ling, one of the owners, is often serving behind the counter. She's really friendly, and more than happy to point you in the right direction, if you are in a rush. The prices tend to be slightly higher here, but despite the scale of China Supermarket, the Eastern Chinese Supermarket stocks a number of things that you can't buy next door. I recommend that you set aside an afternoon and visit both stores, buying something from each! Heaven!

If you're Chinese and wondering where you can get what you need to do some proper home-cooking in…read moreWales, look no further. I've learned how to cook a bunch of traditional Chinese dishes from my grandma, but was legitimately afraid that I wouldn't be able to find any of the sauces in Wales (unless I ordered online for extortionate prices). After a quick search, I found Rachel W.'s review for Eastern Chinese Supermarket and returned home with a huge haul of materials that I'd never thought I'd find! ~ Atmosphere: To be honest, it's a pretty small and dingy shop. I can imagine that if you're here and you don't know exactly what you're looking for, it may be difficult to manage. ~ Customer Service: I was served by a middle-aged Mandarin woman and when I couldn't find tian mian jiang, she was very helpful with pointing me in the right direction. She also helped me double-bag all my purchases when I didn't even ask! --- I thought the prices were fair for what I got, but to be honest I haven't been to any other Chinese grocers to compare. Even if it is a bit more pricey, I don't feel by much though as it was all affordable and cheaper than if you would order offline. I'm well happy about my visit to Eastern Chinese Supermarket and left giddy and excited that I could put all my grandma's recipes to actual use now!

A proper traditional butcher selling a great variety of meats and cuts - even the less popular or…read moreless well-known. The meat is locally sourced, mature and flavoursome. Staff are very knowledgeable and it's always bustling. All that's missing is sawdust on the floor..

This is the most popular butchers in Salisbury, situated behind the Guildhall in Salisbury, its…read moreeasy to find. The store is small but they have everything you can possibly need! The Butchers are all really friendly and helpful and will make any special cuts for you and prepare the meat for your recipe, they can offer you advice on how to cook the meat too. The store is small but very well looked after and clean. The prices are great, far more competitive that supermarkets and the quality is amazing.

This well stocked shop is packed with curiosities (curious to a Westerners eyes at least). Produce…read moreranges from red tofu in an eathenware jar to frozen dim sum pastry and an array of functional and decorative kitchenware. A lot of the food is labelled in both English and Chinese, those goods which aren't labelled in English can be translated by one of the friendly staff and unfamiliar food stuffs explained. Most of the ingredients here are really cheap compared to supermarkets. The dried nuts, beans and fruit are particularly good value and I often buy my wolf berries here. Man Fung also stock a fantastic selection of Sake (rice wine), which I am rather partial to. Top tip: Good place to get presents for your foody friends, as a lot of the packaging is beautiful and the produce unusual. Man Fung Store is open Monday-Sunday late.

A small but well-stocked Chinese supermarket, split across two rooms so if you glance in the window…read moreyou'll think it's only half the size it actually is. I pop here all the time for cooking sauces, it has a great range and is generally a bit cheaper, as well as having a more interesting range, than somewhere like Tesco. There are a lot of snack and novelty items- Pocky (biscuit sticks with different flavours of chocolate on- very nice with coffee), all sorts of different nuts and strange seaweed snacks. You can buy things like noodles in bulk. To be honest I would personally avoid some of the frozen meats here, especially the seafood stuff- not because I think it's dodgy, but because a lot of the stuff stocked here doesn't have any English cooking instructions on it and I'd be scared of poisoning myself by cooking something wrongly but that's just me being cowardly. As long as you're not a coward, and you like Chinese food, then this is a great place to get what you need for Chinese cooking at home. Enjoy.

This is truly a great find! I have been by this Polish Deli a number of times. Yes, I have…read morestopped to stare at the lovely looking cakes and pastries in the window, but have been so intimidated I haven't gone in. Until now. I was going to head into town anyway, but when Mr. Snarky sent me a message saying it got a new position at work and the details, I decided we needed a little something to celebrate... like cake :) Every time I have walked by the store is always busy! This time was no different with a queue snaking to the back of the store. It is a narrow store, making it quite cozy as you are trying to make your way through. The only downside for me was that I couldn't really read any of the packages or signs as everything is in Polish. On one hand, I think it is a great because it means adventure, but on the other hand, if I'm looking for something in particular or trying to avoid certain ingredients... like dairy, it could be difficult. For me, the best parts of the store are the cakes near the entrance and the meat. Oh the meat! In the states we have Hillshire Farm Polish Kielbasa and it is a lovely, smoky accompaniment to sandwiches, pasta, even breakfast, but finding something similar here has proven difficult... until now. They have quite the variety of smoked Polish Sausages, but also a great variety of other meats like salami, roast pork loin, etc. The next time we need lunch meat for sandwiches, I know where I will be going. I had a poke around and really it is a complete store with dairy products, pasta, canned items, salads, an entire section of powdered mixes... some looked like sauces, others looked like drinks. They also have some delicious packaged cookies and crisps. As the queue disappeared, I went back over to the cakes to have a look. They do have full, beautifully decorated cakes starting at £20 or you could have a slice that would definitely serve 2-3 in a variety of different flavors. Choosing one was difficult as I love chocolaty sorts of cakes while Mr. Snarky enjoys cakes with fruits like strawberries and raspberries. I found one with a mix of chocolate and vanilla sponge with what looked like a layer of jam or fruit sauce as well as a strawberry on top. I also saw that they had packaged up some of their fruit tarts and at £1.49 each, I decided to grab a few of those too... will make nice treats on the train to Twickenham :) The staff are very helpful, but I did notice that everyone in the store was speaking Polish except me! However, they were able to help and for the amount of lovely cakes and tarts I picked up, it was just over £7.00. We some of the cake an hour ago and it was definitely a Black Forest Cake and it was definitely as delicious as it looked! I was a bit worried that it would look lovely, but not have much flavor, but that was not the case at all. Really excited to try the tarts tomorrow.

they are an amazing shop amazing varity of foods from all over the worl so great full this is in…read moretaunton

International food store is on East Reach and is next to a indian restaurant and is opposite The…read moreFoam Shop. Inisde they sell food from all over the world such as Poland, Russia, The Phillipines and other European countries. The food is not very tasty and is imported and takes a long time to fly over and makes it taste a bit funny. When ever I go past I never see anyone in there. If you were initially from abroad and miss the tastes and food from your country then this is good place to buy those foodds that you can not buy in the super market.

Like Kin Yip Hon's chinese supermarket (see previous review) Wai Yee Hong is a stupendous supplier…read moreof all things chinese! From easter Drinks (get yourself loaded up on Saki) to Wok's of all shapes and sizes, and I haven't even mentioned the food yet! But before I get to the food, for those who prefer the eastern methods of healing to our bog-standard western approaches there is a great selection of tonics, and general 'wellbeing' herbs and tonic type things (it's all very precise with me!) And now the food! Well, in a nutshell... to much to comprehend! I never thought I would see so much foriegn writing in one dose in my life, make sure you know what you are after, and check before you but (even though there are guidlines it might not be quite what you were hoping for)

A paradise of Chinese shopping, this supermarket contains just about everything oriental you could…read moreever want. It's not just restricted to Chinese produce either, this is a whole pan-Asian experience. The other glorious thing is that it's all so damn cheap. Even if you're not exclusively seeking oriental ingredients, you can pick up useful basics at a respectable price indeed. It's a little way out of the city and not particularly close to any train station (regrettably), however it does neighbour the Eastville retail lot containing an enormous and very, very cheap Tesco. So if you're after good value eats, make sure you head way out East.