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- American Almond Products has an online retail store. Here's where you can find all the nut pastes like pistachio, almond, hazelnut, praline and fruit pastes so important to Eastern European pastries.
- Solo Filling Products is another company specializing in fruit and nut pastes.
- Melissa's World Variety Produce has every obscure vegetable on the planet. There's an online store locator or they'll ship directly to your door. So if your grocer can't get you kohlrabi or horseradish root, Melissa's should be able to assist.
- King Arthur Flour has all the unusually shaped molds, flours and ingredients Eastern European recipes call for.
- Sur La Table has all the gadgets and ingredients you need to get the job done.
- Williams-Sonoma is another source for obscure and high-end ingredients and gadgets.
- Kitchen Kapers is an online-only store that ships quickly. You can find everything from rosette irons to European coffee machines for that dark brew we love.
- Nielsen-Massey Vanillas makes the world's best pure vanilla extract from different countries -- Madagascar, Tahiti, Mexico and more. They also make wonderful coffee extracts.
- The Spice House sells online and at retail stores. Here's where you can find ground and whole spices like nutmeg, cardamom, juniper berries and pickling spices.
- Polilsh Pottery Online features intricately handpainted ceramics that lend an air of authenticity to your serving table.
- Balkan Buy is where you'll find prepackaged items common in European grocery stores.
- Euro Food Mart is another grocery-store-type online seller.
