A Global Pantry for Fall: Día De Los Muertos, Diwali, and More
Fall is one of the best times of the year for food-focused holidays. During this season, cuisine changes, and people begin using more toasted chilies, warm ghee, and fresh sweet spices.
Global Foods carries items from more than 50 countries, so you can plan all of your autumn shopping with ease.
Día De Los Muertos, November 1-2
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday that brings the whole family together. Many people build ofrendas and home altars, offering their favorite dishes to people who have passed away.
The main dish on this day is pan de muerto. This sweet, soft bread is flavored with orange zest and anise and is often styled with pastry or dough shaped like bones. It’s also simple to make. All you need is butter, flour, eggs, and sugar, and then a few flavorings.
Food on Día de los Muertos comes with ancho, guajillo, and pasilla chiles, which provide mole and other sauces with a smoky flavor. Other additions include masa harina, piloncillo, and bitter chocolate to complete the Mexican spread. Find them all at our store.
Diwali, November 8th
The Festival of Lights, traditionally known as Diwali, is celebrated on November 8. Families gather together, often with lamps and a lot of sweet food, making boxes that they can share with friends and neighbors.
Most Diwali recipes are made using ghee, a type of clarified butter. Other ingredients include jaggery, saffron, cardamom, semolina, and chickpea flour, alongside pistachios, almonds, and cashew nuts. Sometimes adding some savory snacks made of lentils, rice flour, and various whole spice mixes crushed in a pestle and mortar works well, too.
We have plenty of Indian food items in our store, ready for you to use on Diwali.
Additional fall flavors from around the world
Fall flavors vary substantially across the world, but we stock all the options you need in our store from countries as diverse as Peru, Greece, the Philippines, Iran, Bosnia, the Dominican Republic, and more. What’s nice about this approach is that you can pick up ingredients for various cuisines in a single visit. You can find all of the sausages, deli meats, and cheeses you need for your full spread in a single location. Country-specific beer and wine options are also available to go with your meal.
We are your fall pantry
If you’re looking to put together a delicious meal and need an international grocery store near me, you don’t need to drive around all the shops in your area to get the items on your list. Global Foods has everything you need in one place, whether you’re looking for fresh, frozen, or packaged foods.
So, next time you search for international foods near me, come and see us at 421 North Kirkwood Road in St. Louis between 8 am and 8 pm. Browse our products on our website or sign up for our newsletter to get early updates on our monthly specials.
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