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Specialties/Ethnic Meals
When you are yearning for someone to cook ethnic or specialty foods for you, we have found terrific resources for you to rely on. Authentic Knishes, pierogis, homemade kielbasa, real BBQ, genuine tamales, the original Buffalo chicken wings - just to name a few. Have them delivered to your door for an instant party or to add excitement to any old meal!
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DITALIA - DITALIA began as a wholesaler & distributor of fine Italian foods supplying fine foods. They created an online marketplace for Italian gourmet food specialties, to reach food lovers worldwide. We sampled their Frutto d'Italia Olive Mix, a 5 Lbs tub shipped directly to you from family owned olive groves in Italy. Wonderful green & pink olives with a oil/spice dressing. A standout value.
Zum Zum - Homemade polish foods - stuffed cabbage, pierogis, kolacky, nut rolls, and much more.
Kasia's Deli - Kosia Bober's homemade pierogis - just like your grandmas - voted Best Pierogi in Chicago.
Millie's Pierogi - Handmade fully cooked pierogis.
Grandma's Chicken Soup - Homemade, with matzos balls or noodles, fresh challah rounds out the meal!
Polana - Smoky, garlicky kielbasa , pierogi (filled dumplings) and golambki (stuffed cabbage rolls).
Portuguese Foods - Salt cod, presunto (Portuguese cured ham), classic sausage chourio.
Pickwick Catfish Farm - Straight from the catfish ponds in Tennessee, smoke catfish! Marinated overnight in a brine solution then peppered thoroughly. The fish are hung tail-down from the smoking racks in the special smoker using hickory saw dust.
Crepini Cafe - Hand-made to order, using local organic & natural ingredients, and delivered to your doorstep! Crepinis fuse the French crepe with the Russian blini, with sweet & savory fillings. We found they very easy to heat and very fresh & delicious.
Callie's Charleston Biscuits - Real southern goodness. A legend in the low country, Callie's biscuits will satisfy anyone's calling for authentic southern biscuits. We tried the country ham and the cheese biscuits. Improving on traditional ham biscuits, Callie dices her ham to make them easy to bite into. Excellent!
Corky's BBQ - Ribs & hand pulled BBQ - old fashion Southern style
King´s Barbeque - Country ham, BBQ meats/sausages.
Sticky Fingers - Everything BBQ, ribs, pulled pork, wings, sauces, dry rubs.
Salt Lick BBQ - Austin, TX BBQ meats & secret recipe sauces. The brisket is slow cooked for 14hrs, pork ribs and sausage all cooked with the secret sauce.
Dreamland BBQ - These famous ribs from Alabama are still cooked over an open hickory-fired pit much as they have been since 1958.
Gullah Gourmet - Southern meals in a bag, batters, boils, sauces, mixes.
Leona's - New Mexican handmade tamales from Leona's in Chimayo, NM. Several fillings available.
Salsa Xochitl - These are the best tortilla chips! We found them in a local shop and did research to find them online! Prepared the authentic way the Aztecs used to make their tortillas, grinding kernels of corn with water & oven baked Non Hydrogenated Oil to create a very thin & crispy chip. You will not believe the flavor of this chips! They also make many salsas which we have not tried .
Texas Tamale Company - Texas corn husk-wrapped pockets.
Corn Maiden - L.A. Gourmet tamales.
Twin Hens - Homemade chicken pot pies. Free range chicken, organic vegetables, buttery crust - delicious.
The Cleaver Co. - Famous pot pies.
Gunpowder Foods - Ready to heat homemade chili.
Chef John Folse - Brings the tastes of Louisiana worldwide - Cajun & Creole style meats, sausages, cheeses to complete Cajun meals. Gumbo, etouffee, jambalaya, shrimp Creole & many more. All of our meals are shipped fully cooked, frozen & ready to serve.
New Orleans Overnight - Cajun/creole cuisine all over New Orleans overnight.
Cajun Grocer - Online resource for authentic Cajun & Creole foods.
Philly Foods - Philadelphia specialties to your door; Cheesesteaks, Taylor pork rolls, soft pretzels.
Arnolds Sausage - Scrapple lovers unite! The real Philly scrapple. They also offer other pork products.
Tastes of Chicago - Deep dish pizza & other specialties of the city.
Anchor Bar - The original Buffalo Chicken wings.
Sylvia's Canasta - Mexican prepared meals delivered.
Yonah Schimmel Knishes - The knish is believed to have been developed by Eastern European Jews, who wrapped dough around potatoes or kasha as a way of adding interest to these inexpensive staples. After the turn of the century, Yonah Schimmel, a rabbi from Romania, began making them for sale to New York immigrants.
Kasilof Fish Company - Direct from the smokehouse, smoke wild salmon & other seafoods.
New York Bagel Box - Authentic knishes; deli combos, all the ingredients to assemble their famous corn beef or pastrami sandwiches.
Guss's Pickles - NY Half-Sour Pickles, Hot Pickles, Deli Mustard, Sweet Peppers, Hot Cherry Peppers, Giardiniera, Marinated Mushrooms, Pickled Tomatoes.
NYC Pickle Guys - This is a barrel cured pickle. The pickles are made by letting them sit in salt brine with garlic, spices, no preservatives. New pickles, dills, garlic, pickled tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, fresh horseradish, mustard, much more.
Arthur Avenue - Authentic Italian specialties from THE place in the Bronx, this site saves you the trip!
Ottomanelli - Prime aged meats, oven ready roasts seafoods, pastas, breads, fully prepared/cooked meals in the tradition of Southern Italy.
Citarella - Fresh pastas & sauces.
Al Dente Pasta - High quality pastas/sauces.
Florentyna's - Florentyna's fresh pasta factory.
Fratelli Ravioli - Homemade ravioli, sauces, mozzarella.
Alfonso Gourmet Pasta - Taste of old Italy.
Far Away Foods - Specialty foods, gourmet foods, appetizers, cooking ingredients.
Thai Kitchen - Thai cooking kits and Thai products.
The Online Sushi Connection - Specializing Futomaki recipes and futomaki ingredients.
Taku - Fresh wild salmon (or halibut) cold or hot smoked.
Les Troi Petits Cochons - Award winning pates/terrines.
Russ & Daughters - High quality smoked fish, caviar, smoke sable, herrings. The quintessential old-world food shop.
Ruthie & Gussie's - The 1st of its kind, Ruthie & Gussie's Traditional Potato Pancake (latke) batter is a easy way to enjoy delicious home made potato pancakes minus the fuss. No more graters, peelers / knives. No more kvetching (complaining)! Heat oil in a frying pan, and fry. They also offer matzo ball batter and kugel.
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Love Street Living Foods
They offer organic, raw, vegan foods, free from all genetically modified or processed ingredients. We sampled their raw chocolate with goji berries - it was delicious. Their concept take a semi superfood like dark chocolate and make it a true super food by offering it raw with only organic ingredients (no proceed sugars). Terrific resource.
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Recchiuti Confections
Wonderfully inventive chocolate creations. Tops of our latest tasting their slivers of green apple/lime drenched in deep dark chocolate & Asphalt Jungle Mix ( burnt caramel almonds & hazelnuts, cherries & PB pearls all dipped in chocolate. Oh, and their seasonal flavor lavender vanilla is dreamy.
