Where to buy spices and ghee in Burlington, MA

Towne Market, at 120 Cambridge St in Burlington, is a grocery store where you can buy spices and ghee, with a full spices aisle and an oil and ghee category in a catalogue of 1,536 products from 264 brands. You can walk in any day from 9:00 AM or order for pickup, and this page explains what is on the shelf and how to get it.

Where can you buy spices and ghee in Burlington?

Towne Market, 120 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA 01803, sells both. Spices are one of the main categories in the catalogue, and oil and ghee is a category of its own, so you do not need to visit two shops to stock a kitchen that cooks with both.

The shop carries 1,536 products in stock across 26 categories with something on the shelf, from 264 brands. Spices and cooking fats sit alongside rice, dal, atta, naan and frozen goods, which means one trip can cover the whole of a recipe.

We are the shop writing this, so we will stick to what we can show you: what we stock, when we are open, and how pickup works. The rest of this page goes through each of those.

What spices does Towne Market stock?

Our spices category is where to start. Among the products we carry for this are Swad Cumin Seed, SWAD Coconut Flakes, MTR Garam Masala, TOOBA Achar Masala, Shan Liver Masala and Shan Aaloo Bhaji.

That list shows the range: single spices such as cumin seed, a finishing ingredient such as coconut flakes, and ready blended masalas made for a particular dish. SWAD Coconut Flakes is one of our best sellers, and it is in stock now.

The spices category page shows our own best sellers first, in stock today, so it is the quickest way to see what is on the shelf before you come in.

For a longer look at the aisle, our article on the best spices in Burlington goes through it.

Which spice brands do you carry?

We carry several well-known South Asian spice makers. Swad, Shan, Tooba and Mdh all have their own brand pages on our site, and so do Deep, Laxmi and Radhuni.

These are the makers we carry most of, so their pages are a good way to see everything we stock from a brand you already trust. If you cook from a recipe that names a brand, check its page first.

With 264 brands in stock across the shop, the spice makers above are only part of what is on the shelves, but they are the ones our customers will find the most of.

What about ghee and cooking oil?

Ghee and oil are grouped together in our oil and ghee category, so you can compare what is on offer in one place instead of hunting through the shop.

If you want to see what we stock in more detail, our article on oil and ghee at Towne Market covers the selection.

Stock changes from day to day, so the category page is the most reliable view of what is available. If you need a specific product, the page for the brand you want will also show what we have from that maker.

What else can you pick up on the same trip?

Spices and ghee are rarely used on their own, so we stock the things they go into. Rice, dal, atta, naan and paratha all have their own categories.

Two of our best sellers are dals: Shahzada Moong Dal and Godavari Urad Dal, both in stock now. Our piece on dal varieties at Towne Market goes through the range. Deep Tandoori Naan is another best seller if you want bread ready to serve.

For the rest of a meal, we also carry chicken, beef, goat, lamb and fish, plus chutney and sauce and tea. Whole Chicken, Chicken Leg With Skin and Goat Shoulder (Mixed) are among our best sellers.

If you are building a pantry rather than a single dish, the Staples collection and Snacks and sweets collection are worth a look.

Which spice goes with which dish?

Some of the blends we carry are named for the dish they are made for. Shan Liver Masala is made for liver, Shan Aaloo Bhaji for potato dishes, and TOOBA Achar Masala for achar, the spiced pickle. MTR Garam Masala is a general blend you can use across many dishes.

Cumin seed is a single spice you add yourself, and Swad Cumin Seed is the one we carry for this search. SWAD Coconut Flakes are a different kind of ingredient again, and they are one of our best sellers.

If you are not sure which one fits what you are cooking, ask at the shop when you come in. The names on the packs tell you a lot, and the brand pages show what else each maker sells.

When can you shop, and how does pickup work?

The shop is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Saturday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Besides walking in, we offer pickup. Pickup hours are every day of the week from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. You can browse the spices, oil and ghee categories on our site at townemarket.esplanda.com and see what is in stock before you head over to 120 Cambridge St.

If you want a gift for someone who cooks, we also sell gift cards.

Do you serve shoppers outside Burlington?

Yes. Besides Burlington, we serve Woburn, Wilmington, Lexington, Bedford, Winchester, Reading, Stoneham, Billerica and Wakefield. Each has its own page: Woburn, Wilmington, Lexington, Bedford, Winchester, Reading, Stoneham, Billerica and Wakefield.

We also have pages for Arlington, Medford and Melrose.

Pickup is the way we offer to get your order, so if you live in one of these towns, you can choose your items online and collect them at the Burlington shop during pickup hours.