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| - Stepping through the front doors of The Silk Road Spice Merchant is like a quadruple shot of espresso for the nostrils. All of your brain's energy goes entirely toward your olfactory sensory neurons as they try to make sense of the billions of scent molecules that came crashing past the flood gates. Your brain's diagnosis of the experience - I have no idea what the heck that is, but I know I like it!
There so many smells in this store and you're going to sniff them all, and then you're going to want to put them in your mouth. I don't know why, but it's just how it works.
It's incredible how a quick stop at the vanilla shelf can so quickly bring back memories of Grandma's baking, or how the smell of cinnamon can take you back to a cold Christmas Eve when you you were eight, drinking apple cider in front of the fire place.
Be warned, this is one of those places that you don't know what you're missing out on until you go. Maybe you thought the spices in your life were keeping you interested and happy, but if you try Silk Road, you won't want to go back to what you had before. Plus, you already know what they say about variety, life, and spices - so go ahead and try something new.
While you'll be unable to give up the quality and variety after your Silk Road experience, the good news is the price point really isn't all that different from what you could expect to pay in the grocery store. Let's face it, your nearby Safeway is by no means cheap when it comes to spices, so you might as well get something good.
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