The holidays are here! You’ve started to plan your Thanksgiving meal and made a list of must-have ingredients, but now you must decide where to shop. Luckily, Allentown offers a variety of specialty food stores where you can stock up on all your holiday favorites.

Far East Grocery Market

Serving up an Asian-inspired Thanksgiving this year? Check out the Far East Grocery Market in Whitehall. Not only will you find all your staple Asian vegetables, but also delicious pastries such as egg tarts and sponge cakes. This is also the place to come for exotic spices on a budget, including yellow rock sugar and star anise flavor packets.

Karl Ehmer Meats

Since 1932, Karl Ehmer Meats has been serving up smoked meats, sausages, and deli favorites in Allentown. Think of it as your old-school neighborhood butcher. Karl Ehmer specializes in making the best bacon, ham, wieners, and bratwurst in the area, and the flavors are out of this world. The shop’s holiday packages include enough food to feed a large crowd, so check out the selection of smoked, spiral ham, bone-in ham, mini franks, and even marzipan.

Josh Early Candies

What holiday meal is complete without sweet treats? At Josh Early Candies on Tilghman Street, you’ll discover an assortment of chocolates, fudge, brittles, roasted nuts, toffees, and caramels. This is also the place to find sugarless candies for those relatives with special nutritional needs.

With so many great specialty grocers in Allentown, you’ll have no trouble pulling off an amazing Thanksgiving dinner this year.

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