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What Are Your Favorite Ethnic Markets in Wheaton?

Share your stories about local groceries.

Are you more of a and kind of person?

Or do you enjoy stocking your pantry and refrigerator with food from Wheaton's small ethnic markets?

Emily Wax, a former foreign correspondent in New Delhi, writes in the Washington Post how when she shops at Wheaton's , she hears announcements over the loudspeaker in Korean, Spanish and English.

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But H-Mart is a chain, and most of Wheaton's local mom-and-pop marts do not have this "cosmopolitan" flavor.

, some adventurous eaters said that they sometimes felt nervous going into an unfamiliar market or café where English was not the primary language spoken.

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We want to know how you have experienced Wheaton's small ethnic markets. What's the most unusual food you've found? What was your most disastrous buy? Share your stories in the comment section below.


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