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The Korean-owned K-Young’s Deli serves Korean,

American and Latin American dishes. Fill up on kimchi,

hamburgers and yucca-corn soup.

Dress up those Levi’s with Batman or Superman

belt buckles or groovy rhinestone disco belts

($24 for a dozen) from Lu Holiday Wholesale.

Kick your bad habits at Y.S. Health Food, whichcarries numerous kinds of honey, gunpowdergreen tea, Siberian deer horns (for making soup)and a frog-shaped humidifier.

Find rock-bottom prices on fresh produce — sevenorganic bananas for $1, six cartons of strawberriesfor $5 — at Mexican Fruit Co.

Restock your pots, pans and other kitchennecessities at Best Equipment & Supplies.

For Islamic-sanctioned halalmeats not commonly available insupermarkets, such as the Al Safabrand, stop at Caribbean Crescent.

A. Litteri Italian SpecialtyDelicatessen, around since1926, sells nearly 100 kindsof olive oil.

Add another Bruce Leeaction figure to yourcollection at SunlightWholesale.

Grill up some burgers Jamaican-style: Pick up 50 patties for $37along with jerk seasonings atJamaica Distributors.

Wear your heroes on your shirtsleeves: The Che Guevara andJesus T-shirts hang side by sideat D.C. One Wholesaler.

For items that defy category —and sometimes taste — pop intoJumbo Trading Co., where waresinclude yak hair for extensions andDudley Do-Right baseball caps.

For mango madness, grab acase of the tropical fruit fromLa Villa Food Distributors,a family-operated biz thatspecializes in Mexican andLatin American products.

D.C. Farmers Marketis more than just applesand oranges; butchersand seafood vendors selltheir goods alongsideproduce growers.

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WHAT: Capital City Market.

WHY: Jamaican hamburgers, Korea Row and superhero style.

HOW BIG: 1 million square feet.

Y ou just can’t find good oxtail these days. Or can you?Capital City Market, a historic shopping area in the shadow of Gallaudet Univer-

sity in Northeast Washington, contains an eclectic mix of goods that are hard to findon standard supermarket shelves. Built in 1871, Center Market evolved into UnionMarket and then the current Capital City Market, whose earliest buildings date to

1929. The market covers an astounding 1 million square feet of commercial space. Known forits low prices and wide selection, the retail complex attracts shoppers of all distinctions, in-cluding restaurant chefs, store suppliers and foodies with global tastes.

Initially, the market’s size and state (slightly dilapidated warehouse units) might seem a lit-tle intimidating, but focus on the retail — while keeping an eye on the zigzagging forklifts —and you’ll be shopping like a pro. The area is anchored by the D.C. Farmers Market structurebetween Fifth and Sixth streets NE, where butchers sell exotic cuts of meats (beef tongue andoxtail, for example), vendors stock underground go-go CDs and Washingtonians make a mealout of fresh vegetables and fish, pork rinds and pig’s feet. In addition, on weekends through-out the year, an outdoor flea market doubles the shopping opportunities with new and usedclothing, jewelry, music, books, DVDs and more.

But don’t shut that wallet yet. Additional warehouses to the south and west contain special-ty stores. There is an entire row of Korean businesses along Morse Street, and nearby, Mex-ican, Jamaican, Chinese, Italian and Ghanaian merchants import their cultures with food-stuffs, cleaning products and cosmetics. Although some businesses are exclusively wholesale,many welcome individual shoppers as well. Ergo, you won’t have to buy a whole case of oxtail.

— Jon and Monika Youngs

Road Trip maps are available at www.washingtonpost.com/roadtrip, as areaddresses and hours of operation (be sure to check before you go). Have an idea for

a trip? E-mail roadtrip@washpost.com.

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Out with the new, in with the old:

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