Finding pork belly and special mustards locally

PORK belly is one of those things you find in lots of restaurants, but is more difficult to find in local stores. Readers have suggestions for Cal Thoman.

Kristine Segura said she’s seen it in slabs and slices at Seafood City at 10405 S. Eastern Ave.; there are three other valley locations. Shannon Irving found it at Island Pacific Seafood Market at 467 Silverado Ranch Blvd.; there’s another at 8650 W. Tropicana

Ave. Danny Calico recommended The Butcher Block, whose three local stores include one at 1550 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, and Ann Kaiser suggested 99 Ranch Market at 4155 W. Spring Mountain Road or 3768 S. Maryland Parkway.

For Gail Marotta, who’s looking for Inglehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard and Inglehoffer Creamy Dill Mustard in 4-ounce glass jars, Charles Goodwin reported spotting sets of 4-ounce and 10-ounce jars at the International Marketplace at 5000 S. Decatur Blvd., adding that the two sizes were on separate aisles.

More reader requests

Irving is looking for Oroweat Extra Sourdough Rye Bread, which she used to get at Safeway in California, and reader recommendations for markets with “decentlooking whole crab.”

Connie Burditt is looking for Ray’s New York Bagels, a frozen, thin bagel (“the flavor of a bagel, the texture of an English muffin”) she used to get at Glazier’s Food Marketplace, and low-sugar oyster sauce.

Pamela Moore is looking for sliced gyro meat, which she used to get at Sprouts Farmers Market.

And John Schleich is looking for a dish he liked in Hong Kong called Beggar’s Chicken, a stuffed chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and covered with clay, which is cracked before serving — for less than the $130 he saw it for locally.

Readers?

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