Goomba38 wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> > If you have a large/decent health food store check them out to see if
they
> > have spices. I discovered that Sherwyn's here in Chicago has a large
spice
> > section, very fresh things at reasonable prices. They have all kinds of
> > stuff, including sesame seeds for something like 4 - 5 bucks per
pound...
> >
> I've found a good source of roasted sesame seeds in the import oriental
> section of the military commissary. It is shocking how much cheaper they
> are there, then three aisles over in the spice section. I have a jar I
> bought that i keep in my freezer that probably holds around 2 cups for
> maybe 3 dollars?


Sesame seeds in the stupormarket are one of the big rip - offs of all time.
In the mainstream US sesame seeds are touted as something "special" and thus
are expensive. In other cultures/cuisines sesame is a staple food, they
don't cost an arm and a leg...

I've also found black sesame seeds at this health food store and "exotic"
stuff like black Vietnamese rice -- all at very reasonable prices.

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Best
Greg