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Jamaican meat patties spotted

The melting pot that is Las Vegas gives us lots of opportunities to find wonderful ethnic foods, and that’s the case with reader Bram Charles Linesky and the Jamaican meat patties he’s seeking.

Shelley Herrick e-mailed to suggest Tasty Island Caribbean Food & Deli, 6820 W. Flamingo Road., and Liz Jackson suggested the frozen patties at Fofana Imports, 3913 W. Charleston Blvd. …

For Linda Battersby, who’s looking for Snaps candies, Julie Summers e-mailed that they can be found at any of the three Harry & David stores in the valley, and Judy Walton recommended Smith’s at 6150 W. Flamingo Road. …

For S. Kumor, who’s looking for green tea in one-gallon containers, Marlene Patrick recommended the Splenda-sweetened Arizona Green Tea at Wal-Mart, CVS and Walgreens, adding, “it’s also great heated in the microwave for a quick cup of hot tea.” …

For Jacquelyn Wirthlin, who is looking for cajeta — which is similar to dulce de leche but made with goat’s milk — Barbara Gates e-mailed that she found it at a Wal-Mart Supercenter, in the baking area among the chocolate syrups. …

For Erma Johnson, who’s looking for frozen strawberry-rhubarb pie, Treasa Teliska of Pies Unlimited, 9310 Sun City Blvd., said her shop makes strawberry-rhubarb pie and it can be frozen if Johnson wishes. …

More on Chicago deep-dish pizza: Ray Moreton recommended Chicago Brewing Co., which is at 2201 S. Fort Apache Road and at the Four Queens, 202 Fremont St. …

Reader requests: Amy Thomason is looking for Szeged Hungarian Hot Paprika. …

Linda Skelley is looking for green figs packed in light syrup. …

Joe Bahr is looking for Old Bay Crab Classic. …

Hal Rhea is looking for large bottles of Alta Dena chocolate milk. …

Nancy Pritchard is looking for Reese’s Honey Lamb Mint Sauce, preferably in Henderson. …

Michele Anderson is looking for Keebler’s Onion Crackers. …

Corinne Diaz is looking for Baders Short Bread Cookies. …

Richard Bautista is looking for sugar-free instant Nestea, Frank’s Hot Sauce with Lime and Manhattan Special Coffee Soda. …

Marlene Peters would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of chef Gabriel Gregoriescu, late of Green Lips in Henderson. …

Tracy Marin is looking for ground celery seed. …

D.L. McGraw is looking for French’s Sweet and Zesty Mustard. …

Sheila Kaufman is looking for a local source for Sauce Arturo. …

Sarah Ham would like to find freeze-dried strawberries, like those found in cereal. …

John Soso is looking for milk-chocolate-covered Italian creams, a place that serves sweet or saltwater perch and reader recommendations for a good New York egg cream. …

And Karen Marshall is looking for caffeine-free diet Pepsi or Coke in bottles.

Readers?

Submit information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or e-mail her at hrinella@reviewjournal.com. Include your first and last names and, if e-mailing, put “Taste of the Town” in the subject line. Because of the volume of mail received, we can’t respond to each request.

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