Toronto Cash & Carry

Went to buy some Indian spices, found that this store had the greatest prices and everything you would ever need in terms of spices. Now I always shop here, it’s not too far from me (I’m at Greenwood and Danforth). The owner is really nice and helpful.

Excellent service! Wide range of fresh fruits from all over the world. Loved the quality and the choices available. Found the best Indian and Pakistani mangoes here… Humm yummy!

If you are looking for quality spices, nuts and lentils then this is store! What a clean store with excellent service! Both husband and wife are very helpful and great service! I will always and will continue to shop at this store!

I’ve been looking for curry leaves in order to make a rendang and to add to other curries, but they do not seem to be a standard item at St Lawrence or any of the chinatown shops. A mini-​trek to Little India was in order, during which I stumbled upon this place.
This is a great shop just at the start of Little India, which had curry leaves and other Indian produce on display out the front. I was able to pick up a nice little bag of curry leaves for a buck fifty.
They’ve got a bunch of the essential Indian spices inside, so it is the perfect place to go to if you are planning on making any authentic Indian recipe.
For those that have not used curry leaves before, they add a great flavour and the bag I bought will last in the fridge for more curries than I’ll be making in the near future.

I’m just gonna come right out and say it: fuck Tommy Atkins.
I hate that guy.
I have no idea why these mangoes (
), the green and red ones that yield approximately one square centimetre of actual edible fruit, are named after him, nor do I care to find out. They’re a huge bummer and waste of money, and they give the other, superior mango cultivars a bad name. They are also, almost certainly, the cause of many knife slips (I speak from experience — I’ve many wasted minutes trying to salvage something from these inedible and fruitless beasts). Anyone who doesn’t like mangoes hasn’t ever tried an alphonso or ataulfo.
The soft, sweet yellow orb that I have a salacious love affair with every summer looks like this (
) and can be had for $ 10.99 a crate (12 – 15 mangoes) at the curiously named «Toronto Cash & Carry». Kohinoor Foods down the street brags about having them for $ 8.99 a case, but almost all of theirs are shrivelled and wrinkly, way overripe and past due.
I have no clue why this tiny grocery store in Little India has a name fit for a pawn shop or payday loan shop, but like the origins of the Tommy Atkins mango, who cares?