"Julian Vrieslander" > wrote in
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>
> Cindy and I have only been to the spice place in Pike Place Market a
> couple of times. Maybe we bought some tea there, I'm not sure. So I
> hesitate to make any conclusions. But my impression, from looking
> around, is that much of their stuff looks like it's been sitting around
> for quite a while, and often in big non-hermetic containers.

When I buy spices at the Market, I shop at the Souk. They damn sure are
fresh there.
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