Selam Market

They have a lot of what you expect from an Ethiopian/​Eritrean store… Plus good customer service.
They are good about picking up their phone an putting some items on hold for you (I do that a lot with Enjera).

I absolutely adore Ethiopian food, so when I decided to start trying to cook it and found out how hard injera was to make, and that I needed all these exotic spices, I set out to find them both. Selam has by far the best injera of the Ethiopian markets in the area, and if I remember correctly theirs is gluten free (I believe it is all teff or teff and barley) — most places blend in wheat flour. They also have all of the spices I needed: korerima, ajwain, koseret (an essential ingredient for making niter kibbeh, Ethiopian spiced, clarified butter) — you can also BUY niter kibbeh here, which is very good. They sell pre-​made berbere too, which is one of the most essential ingredients in Ethiopian cooking (the key ingredient in mesir wat, doro wat, awaze tibs, and many others). They also have all the staples you need like rice, bulgar, teff flour (if you want to make your own injera or just want to experiment with it, it’s super nutritious and gluten free), red split lentils for mesir wot, etc. Basically it is a one stop shop if you loveto cook Ethiopian food. I now live in the Central Valley where there are no Ethiopian restaurants for hours, so I get everything I need to cook my own at Selam. The other really nice thing is that the staff is nice, they’re always helpful and supportive of me as an American learning how to make Ethiopian food!

I was referred to Selam Market by my co worker who has been shopping here since 2011. Boy was I glad I came here! The service here was friendly. I came in to buy their Ethiopian butter and lentils and happen to stumble on their spices, which is very tasty. The prices were reasonable, only cost me less then $ 10.
I would recommended this store, they have allot of international food products that you wouldn’t find at your local grocery store, and for a reasonable price.

Bang opposite our place and we went there only yesterday! An Ethiopian store and we were happy to find the tea that we drink every morning and almost every evening… Red Label! and also different lentils that are used for Indian cooking and spices too that I need for my kitchen every now and then. Only I wish the ambiance was slightly better it would make so much of a difference. It seemed so desserted that it kind of creeped me out a bit.

Not a huge selection, but they have everything you need if you’re interested in venturing into the wonderful world of cooking Ethiopian food at home. The best part, by far, is that they sell homemade inerja bread, which will keep for up to two weeks in the fridge (micro for 20 secs before eating) and is super yummy.

We shared a table at the Cambrian Park Farmer’s Market with a nice Ethiopian American family. We got on the topic of how much we enjoyed Ethiopian tea.
They recommended getting Ethiopian tea and the tea spices (cardamon, cinnamon, etc) for the water at Selam Market.
A quick trip to the store found a small ethnic market catering to the East African communities. The owner was very helpful in showing me the various teas (there are even Lipton and British brands of the tea) and he also had several containers of the spices for making the special Ethiopian water for the tea.
If your fan of Ethiopian tea then this is a great place to get your supplies (they even carry the extra large clear glass tea cups).