but i'm not going to the asian supermarket for the good stuff, i'll end up spending a fortune, i always do
(, Wed 4 Aug 2021, 17:41, archived)
where we live now, they've got Indian cash & carrys which are almost as bad, go in for 100g of turmeric, come out with 500g grams of it in a big bag, fucking great big cinnamon sticks, black cardamoms, fresh curry leaves etc etc
(, Wed 4 Aug 2021, 17:45, archived)
but I will now never run out of liquorish
(, Wed 4 Aug 2021, 17:50, archived)
came home with 2 bamboo steamers, a huge bag of potstickers, a box of squid, green-lipped mussels, 4 different bottles of hot sauce, a variety of rice noodles, pea aubergines, green curry paste, those metal tongs you cn't resist clacking every time you pick them up and a firm desire to never taste durian fruit
(, Wed 4 Aug 2021, 17:59, archived)
I understand that Vietnamese fish sauce is milder and more fragrant than Thai but I always forget to try some and go for the Squid
(, Wed 4 Aug 2021, 17:51, archived)
blue dragon do a passable one, too. a bit milder, but does the job
(, Wed 4 Aug 2021, 17:56, archived)