For receipes forWasabi go to http://nmd.hyperisland.se/studentzone/crew2/martin_ragnevad/ Hope that helps. Elaine ---------- > > > > How many other English Chile Heads are there? > > My list is up to 23 now. That's just those of us who post once in a while, > of course, not the lurkers. > > 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... > > For restaurant listings - curry not chile, but compatible :-) > > http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/index.htm > > Mary > > 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!) ? >