The Specialty Food Category continues to evolve. In some cases, yesterday's ethnic dishes are today's specialty items. A good example of this evolution is the transition of Couscous and Risotto. Couscous is a staple in Mediterranean cooking and Risotto is an Italian dish. Today you will find recipes in gourmet cookbooks integrating these delightfully tasty dishes as a main course or as a side dish.

To understand Specialty Foods in the Western United States is to understand Fusion Cooking. Fusion cooking became popular on television cooking shows, along with all of the Gourmet magazines creating dishes like Habanera Pepper Sauce over a Rack of Lamb served over a bed of Cranberry Couscous. Combining a Hispanic pepper with traditional continental cooking of the lamb, coupled with a Mediterranean side dish, "Fusion Cooking" at its best.

We at DPI-West understand each of the specialty categories, and the products and brands that make up these categories, to provide our customers with a complete and comprehensive Specialty Foods Program. Listed below is an example of the Specialty and Ethnic Categories that DPI-West offers our customers.

DPI-West Specialty Grocery & Ethnic Food Department stocks over 5,000 items; we represent all of the major manufacturers in the following Specialty categories.

Specialty Teas & Coffees Specialty Pasta & Sauces Specialty Salad Dressings Specialty Cookies & Crackers Specialty Marinades & Mustards Specialty Preserves Specialty Rice & Prepared Side Dishes Specialty Oils & Vinegars Specialty Olives & Vegetables Specialty Soups & Dips Ethnic Categories
Asian Foods o Chinese o Japanese o Korean o Filipino o Thai Spanish Mediterranean
Diet Products
		o Atkins o Estee o 50/50 o Sorbee o Sugar Busters

Our department services include trained Account Executives, category analysts and schematics personnel who can design your specialty sections. DPI-West Sales Representatives will help you design your Specialty Ethnic Food sections to meet your needs.