Parisa International Supermarket

My previous artichoke experience is from Castroville CA, but what I discovered here are frozen artichokes from Egypt. Best international market in central Kentucky!

Parisa is really a fascinating store for me considering that I am from Bangladesh and crave home food from time to time. The store has a wide range of International products starting from Middle Eastern to Indian. I was completely surprised finding all the spices I used to use back home. They even have saffron which is a very rare ingredient that I was not able to find at other international stores. I would highly recommend this store if you are from Middle East, India, or just want to buy some spices to cook some delicious meal.

Wonderful supermarket with a variety of international delights! I was not able to get any products from Africa but was very pleased to realize that most of the general spices that i needed were common to other Asian countries and so i got three of them from here. I also got a Masala spice that i am planning to experiment with and find out if it is similar to what i am used to. Their Basmati rice bag was also a very good deal and we purchased this too. I am very grateful to Mr. Peter Hackbert who introduced me and my six colleagues to this place :) looking forward to more future visits.

Where do I even start!
I am from Lebanon, and I was very happy to find high quality Lebanese goodies sold at this supermarket. It felt like shopping at home. They had everything that I could think of; from spices to chocolates, drinks, bread, meat, canned Hummus, and the list goes on.
I highly recommend this excellent market that brings the Middle Eastern cuisine to your table.

I’ve been to Parisa several times, mainly for spices. (Will Penzey’s never open a store in Lexington?) I’ve also purchased olive oil. The store is not very attractive or inviting, and I do wonder how old some of the products are. Personally, I prefer Sahara’s market in Beaumont.

I’ve read the other reviews and I was not impressed with this place. Over priced on some of the food and drinks, some of the items you can tell have been sitting there too long, it just has a boring feel to it when you walk in, and for an Arabic place I was shocked not to see cuts of meats or anything else that was hot served. I guess my standards are alittle higher because that’s what we have in Michigan. But this place does have some good sweets if you are looking. I’ll still come back for those but nothing else.

Parisa Supermarket is a great place to buy spices and other middle eastern ingredients and food supplies. They have nice, well packed and quality supplies. You should stop by and get yourself supplies for a great meal.

Parisa’s is a wonderful market with a heavy emphasis on spices and ingredients commonly used in Middle Eastern cuisine. Upon walking into the store the warm scent of spice fills the air– none of the slightly ‘off’ smell that permeates some international markets lingers here. The gentleman working the counter was extremely friendly and welcoming.
This is the place to come if you are looking for spices, rice, dal or Halal meats. They stock quail, goat, lamb and chicken (all frozen) as well as samosas, phyllo dough (sheets and shreds) and sauces. Olives can be purchased by weight (and are both amazingly good and amazingly affordable.) There is a large variety of cheeses and beverages to be found in the refrigerated section and candies galore on the shelves (including my favorite pistachio rosewater nougat!)
While they do not have produce, I was not disappointed as I do not automatically assume international supermarket= produce, I suppose that this is because of so much experience with other international markets in various regions I have realistic expectations. While Parisa’s does not stock carrots, they do stock harder to obtain items such as rosewater and orange blossom water at reasonable prices– which is why I went here in the first place.