Re: [CH] UK CHers & sources, wasabi

Elaine & Eric (vassar@ols-inc.com)
Wed, 02 Dec 98 14:35:03 PST

For receipes forWasabi go to http://nmd.hyperisland.se/studentzone/crew2/martin_ragnevad/    Hope that helps.  Elaine

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> > How many other English Chile Heads are there?
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> My list is up to 23 now. That's just those of us who post once in a while,
> of course, not the lurkers.
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> Most English towns of any size have an immigrant population, usually
> Indian / Pakistani, who run small shops where you can get a good range 
> of curry spices and fresh chiles absurdly cheaply. If there's a West
> Indian presence you'll find good sauces, like the Encona range, and possibly
> spice pastes. Chinese, lots of chile and ginger based sauces and pastes.
> The bigger Chinese wholesale/retail provisioners will also have Thai and
> Japanese. Admittedly we're especially well off in south/central Manchester,
> but even the small provincial town in the Midlands where I used to live
> was adequately supplied. I'd expect posh Anglo places like Harvey Nichols
> to be more limited and more expensive, though I never go near them so I
> could be wrong...
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> For restaurant listings - curry not chile, but compatible :-)
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> http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/index.htm
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> 	Mary
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> ps Speaking of shopping, a bag of wasabi powder followed me home from 
> the local Chinese recently :-) Any suggestions for how to use it, besides
> the excellent mashed potato recipe posted recently (thanks Myron!) ?
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