The food in Spain is diverse and of excellent quality and it is available in abundance from any number of outlets. Supermarkets stock pretty much all the Spanish food you could need, and you will also still find an array of green grocers and butchers in high streets and shopping areas. But when it comes to looking for more exotic foods and ingredients, it can sometimes be a little more difficult to purchase these ingredients or products.
The supermarkets have got a bit better in stocking overseas products, but it still falls short of being able to purchase things you are used to being able to get in places like the UK.
Take Indian cuisine as an example. Most UK supermarkets will sell pretty much all the spices and herbs you could need for Indian cooking. Things like ground coriander, coriander seeds, turmeric, fenugreek, onion seeds, cardamom pods, ghee and even chapati flour. Sadly, in Spain, you are highly unlikely to find any of these ingredients in a supermarket.
If you live in Marbella on the Costa del Sol area you are in luck. There is a fabulous place where you can go and buy pretty much any Indian spice or food product. From different types of curry powder to rice, flours and even oils.
In fact, they don’t just stock Indian products, they specialise in Asian and Moroccan foods and ingredients so whether it is Thai, Chinese, Japanese or Indian spices you need, you will find them all at Leo Foods.
They also stock a great range of organic, Mexican, British and Italian food products and what is more exciting is that the prices are very reasonable. They operate as both a retailer and a wholesaler, so they provide important ingredients to the commercial environment as well as for personal use.
The good news is that people not local to Marbella in both Spain and Portugal can also access this amazing International food thanks to the online shop with products delivered within these two countries.