Choices! What will it be? #44

I'm very excited to participate in the contest 'Choices! What will it be? #44' as this is my 11th post in the serise. As per the rules of contest I would like to invite two lady fellow Steemians to participate in the contest @eveetim @paholags

My choice is

We have categorised grocery items into 13 groups and this list may be helpful for purchase online or at stores. To make this list exhaustive and universal please write the missing items in the comment.

6. Fresh vegetables	13. Pantry
Cauliflower	Tea bags
Broccoli	Spaghetti
Carrots	Uncle Bens rice
Celery	Egyptian rice
Cucumbers	Basmati rice
Corn	Olive oil
Lettuce	Oats
Onions	Beef stock cubes
Kale	Chicken stock cubes
Potatoes	Vermicelli
Tomatoes	Tomato sauce
Squash	Coffee capsules
Zucchini	Coffee jar
Cherry tomatoes	Walnuts
Lemon	Raisins
Koosa	Almonds
Asparagus	Sugar
Mushrooms	Soups
Kaak	Quinoa
Green beans	Lasagna
Sweet potatoes	Flour
Garlic	Com Flour
Eggplant	Vegetable oil

In order to prepare a weekly grocery list one can use this list ticking check boxes according to weekly plan of manu and availability at home.

I usually prefer to buy fresh and local vegetables, fruits, meat and fish from local market every week. Rest of the items can be bought on monthly basis to get bulk quantity discount and free delivery.

In this connection I would like to inform that Vasco da Gama's discovery of India first initiated export of spices to Europe. Most of the South Indian state along with West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam produces black pepper, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric, red chili, coriander, cumin, and fenugreek. These states have long history of cultivation and trade. They have significant contribution in the global consumption. 200 spices of 4 billion US dollar worth are exported to 180 countries from India every year. Global top brands have collaborated with Indian companies to process spices here. India has become global processing hub of the world.

I have deep relationship with the wholesale market of Kolkata from my childhood. The place is called Burrabazar, means big bazar, really it means. Everything is available here. It's daily turnover crosses thousand of cores. 300000 traders and hawkers workout from here every day. It is spread over 25 sq. km area including residences. There are kataras and market of each goods. One gets the smell of goods while crossing a particular market. Likewise when one gets the smell of onion, ginger, potato and mustered oil, one blind person also knows he is crossing Posta. Similarly I used to walk through Mechoa to get the smell of hips and piles of fresh fruits. Oranges and Sweet lime are seen like hills on the road. No public vehicles are allowed other than fruits vehicles. The Raja Katara famous for spices smells like a mistereous aura of mixed raw spices.

Ofcourse it's worthwhile to mention my stay at Nasik in Maharashtra, the fruits hub of India. There main plantation is grapes. Few Kilometres before and after Nasik railway station one can see unending grapes vine for several minutes even from the superfast train.

Thank you for reading my post.

@impersonal