When my husband and I decided to learn to cook Thai cuisine, we couldn't find galangal anywhere. Finally, we asked the folks at our local Thai restaurant where we could find galangal and green papaya...they sent us here. It's a tiny little hole in the wall on route 80, around the corner from a Domino's pizza and a cell phone store...but it has all the Asian ingredients you could hope for, either frozen or fresh, with an emphasis on Thai imports (although chinese, japanese, and korean specialties are available). The proprietress may look at you funny, and ask - in a stern voice - what you are going to do with the ingredients you're buying. However, if you explain to her satisfaction what you are trying to make, she'll help you out and give you tips or her own family recipe.
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