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Épices & Saveurs
Although
it may seem like your typical Arabic épicerie (food shop), of which
there are many in Paris, I’ve shopped a lot of them and found Épices & Saveurs
especially well-stocked. The place is as neat a pin and in addition to
the usual line-up of harissas, nuts and dried fruits in bulk, olive
oils, and spices, I always find curiosities on the shelves and in
the refrigerator that I don’t see elsewhere.
For example,
recently there were cans of white truffles (€25) which I almost bought
for the label
alone: a mound of truffles piled up inside a colorful tagine. I didn’t
get them (because I just spent €97 having my heater serviced, which
basically was a guy coming over and finding one of the gazillion empty
jars I have stacked on the upper shelves of my kitchen, which had
fallen into the evacuation pipe), but I’m always intrigued by the
various types of harissas, jars of Sicilian pistachio and almond
pastes, packets of halloumi
cheese, fetas, Turkish
pastrami, the wall of nuts and dried fruits, a
serve-yourself olive bar, and a coffee stand, where the nice guys that
run the boutique are happy to make you a coffee if you feel like
lingering.
Outside
they’ve got an edited selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Recently I spotted some elusive bergamots (the true ones, which are
different than the sweet lemons sold as bergamots
in France). Also outside, you might find fresh turmeric and
small knobs of organic ginger, as well as French shallots longues (the
ones I prefer), and
oignons
rosés (pink onions) from Roscoff, in Brittany.
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