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@toad3000,
You're in luck because you're in LA. The Armenian string cheese contains nigella seeds (also called "black caraway" even though it 's unrelated to caraway), and you can find it at any of the Jons supermarkets or at Armenian grocery stores. Trader Joes carries a version of the braided Armenian string cheese, without the nigella seeds, marinated in olive oil, herbs and red pepper flakes.

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The Chinese food section of this review appears to have been cribbed from very old reviews. As a previous commentor notes, Triumphal Palace has been closed for some time. Lake Spring hasn't been good for at least a few years. And why pick Chinois on Main and ignore the myriad other regional Chinese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley?