Yekta Kabobi Market

[Anna Blume]

1488 Rockville Pike is where you'll find Joe's Noodle House and as you face the restaurant, to its left, Yekta.

On my way back from the Kielbasa Factory and Penzey's, I dropped in.

Persimmons for $1.49 a lb. next to an old guy who taught me how to discriminate between good and bad pomegranates.

Quinces from CA that look very different from my local ones ($2.47 each).

Paid $5 for 12 oz. of almond flour (called powder) vs. meal: nuts skinned before being ground. Looks very fresh.

Best price around for dried, sweetened tart cherries.

Borage water and other bottled herbal infusions w medicinal uses.

Frankincense to give that special someone January 6.

Dried rosebuds, brightly hued sumac and all sorts of cool seasoning and flavorings.

Big and little jars of halved nuts including pistachios, hazelnuts and walnuts, each type packed in its own strata before the honey was poured in.

Whole-milk yogurts.

Greater variety of dates and raisins and other dried fruits than you'll find in other places I've shopped.

Couldn't find a couple of intrinsically Turkish ingredients, but noticed a fair number of packages indicating Pakistan as country of origin. Afghanistan, too.

[DanielK]

Technically, Yekta Kabobi is the name of the adjacent restaurant. The name of the store is Yekta Market.

[DC Deb]

I have shopped at the market but not tried the kabobs. I'll have to give it a go some time. My Persian friends swear by this store.

[Anna Blume]

Technically, Yekta Kabobi is the name of the adjacent restaurant. The name of the store is Yekta Market.

Fine by me to remove "Kabobi" from title and delete both this post and the one quoted.

[pras]

Happened to be in the vicinity yesterday and therefore stopped by.  The market has now been remodeled and taken over the restaurant space.   They still have kabobs to go at a counter, but no longer ear-in tables.  The market is now bigger and not cramped like before.  It is a nice refresh and makes for a better shopping experience.