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Located on the corner of Abingdon road and Victoria road this Asian food store has much local…read morecompetition thou this is by far the better of all in Middlesbrough. The majority of the stores customers are from the local Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani communities thou this is the favourite for westerners who are clued up about avoiding supermarkets for the Asian groceries. The stores deals in all of vast range of Indian spices, Asian fruit and vegetables, Halal meats, loads of freezers to cover the large range of Asian fish and sea food and a few other bits and bobs like cooking utensils. Ideal if you know what you are looking for but also the staff are helpful if you need help. A lot of these Asian stores are scruffy looking but this is probably the best in the area.

I love this place it is not expensive , it sells all kinds of spices large sacks of rice Some of…read morethe things are same as other shops but the fresh fruit and veg is cheaper, it has lots of veg needed in asian cooking you cant get everwhere else Try the packs of burfi a fab asian sweet which is so good The packs of flavoured rice pudding are lovely and this is coming from a girl whos skin crawls at the thought of rice pudding If you cant see it straight away it is on the street with the charities shops you just keep walking and walking and walking and you get there eventually only problems is the long walk back to the bus stop with all the bags

An ideal place to go if you need some asian food ingredient for home cooking not available in the…read moremain supermarkets. The other food is remarkably good value as well.

East West cash and carry is an Asian convenience store / mini supermarket / cash and carry…read moreThere are only a handful of these specialist stores in the town and this is the best one. Never buy spices, Indian herbs or any Indian cooking ingredients from a supermarket as you pay way over the odds and for such small quantities. Practically all of the customers who shop at East West are Bangladeshi or Indian and they also supply a number of restaurants and takeaways. They get a delivery of fresh Asian vegetables every week (normally on Monday) and their in-shop butcher looks after the Halal meat side of things. It's great to try all of these Asian vegetables as they are cheap and if you don't know what to do with them the shop owner are happy to help or just have a look on the net. They have about 10 large chest freezers what are full of Asian fish and other special foods. I buy my mutton from here as these Asian supermarkets are practically the only places that sell mutton. Mutton is great for curry or any slow cooked meal and it is cheaper than lamb. If you have not shopped in one of these places before then it may be a new experience at first as sometimes when I shop here I have to step over the odd guy who has just unrolled his mat out for one of their many prays they do each day. Also don't be put of by the untidiness as this is how they all are, In general, shop here for all of your ingredients, don't be afraid to ask if you are unsure and give the supermarkets a miss.