islandergirl

Part 3 of my trivial questions, I am reassured now about fences and bathroom cabinet, so...

I have got into Asian (as in Far East) food a lot in my time here, it is one of my favourite things about Aus.

Can I get the pastes and other ingredients for laksa, tom yum, tom ka ghai etc in Tesco and the like, or will I need to seek out an Asian supermarket?

What about lime leaves, and coriander plants (which I take it would have to live inside).

Thanks people.

TruBrit

tesco do online grocery shopping/home delivery. they might have your items listed >

http://www.tesco.com/

islandergirl

Thanks for the link, had a look - not looking good so far, at Tesco or ASDA.
Will try Sainsburys and Waitrose and report back presently.

TruBrit

yeah or failing that google Asian supermarkets in your future UK location

btw i know tesco's stocks some goods that are not on their home shopping lists, dunno why.

islandergirl

Sainsbury's and Waitrose don't sell that stuff either!

Will have a google.

TruBrit

nope, i thought tesco's would have been your best bet tbh.

firefox

Which part of the UK you going I know of plenty of places around the UK which have chinese shops where you can get both from.
Tomyum is one of my fav love it hot very hot.
Firefox

islandergirl

Probably Glasgow - I will need the tom yum paste to keep me warm.

northernbird

Lime leaves and coriander would be widely available in most supermarkets. I cook a lot and I was always able to get these ingredients in the supermarkets there. I can't speak for ready made pastes because I have never bought convenience foods.

islandergirl

That's good about the lime leaves northernbird, I doubt I will be growing a lime tree of my own in Scotland.

As for making all the curry pastes yourself from scratch - respect, I don't mind cutting up the meat and veggies but have never made the pastes myself from the raw ingredients, well done - do you make a big batch and freeze it or make it fresh every time you make a curry or laksa?

northernbird

If I am making a thai curry paste then yes I make large amounts and freeze. I have some massaman and penang curry pastes in the freezer at the moment. I have never made laksa or tom yum so I don't really know what goes into those. If I am making a regular curry I just use the fresh spices which I get from my local indian shop.

Fleaflyfloflum

When iwas back there in the summer, I wanted to make a laksa and a thai recipe for my daugther using kaffir lime leaves. Laksa paste and ingredients easy to get in any supermarket. Kaffir Lime leaves were very difficult. Didnt not find fresh anywhere.
I tried, Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda. M&S. The only thing i managed to get in a supermarkert was a jar of dried kaffir lime leaves in Waitrose. However, i did mange to get a large packet of frozen leaves in a little speciality chinese supermarket. The lady told me it would be hard to get frsh leaves as they are expensive to import and do not keep long fresh.

northernbird

I have bought them in Tesco before but I could have just been lucky.

This place will pick and mail the leaves to you. http://www.citruscentre.co.uk/kaffir.htm

You can buy the plant from here, you could keep it indoors, it has lovely flowers.

http://www.davids-exoticplants.co.uk...itrustrees.htm

Fleaflyfloflum

Wonderful C thank you. I will bookmark them for when i get back

onepearlyb

Sainsburies do Thai red and green curry pastes which are imported from Asia. I used to use them all the time. Can't remember what they are called but they come in big plastic tubs and the paste is in a plastic sachet inside.They kept it in their specialist cooking area.

Lime leaves,corriander and curry leaves etc - all easily available back home.

There's a huge asian or maybe it's chinese warehouse in Glasgow near the George Square turn off on the M8 coming into Glasgow past Canniesburn Hospital on the left. There's also loads of Indian supermarkets around the westend so I'm sure there will be other asian shops there too where they sell traditional cooking products.

We're from Hamilton. ( about 10 miles outside Glasgow ) Have never wanted to go back and live my life there. Been away for AGES but I love,love,love going back there every time and will ALWAYS say that's where I'm from.
We are moving to York.Never lived there before but have always liked it when we've been there on breaks.
It's all part of the moving back and trying something else plan.

Remember you get a great chinease/indian in Glasgow - so you may never have to cook again!! ;o) ;o) ;o)

*pearly* x