tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post7997717555829846664..comments2023-10-24T03:10:47.088+11:00Comments on A Goddess In The Kitchen: Exotic stuff!!purple goddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205284829507903435noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-70541610123009123082008-11-18T12:30:00.000+11:002008-11-18T12:30:00.000+11:00We are a US based company that currently sells the...We are a US based company that currently sells the Nabali and Rumi (certified Organic and Fair Trade Palestinian Olive Oil) and other Palestinian delicacies with free shipping. Please see our website for details, we are hoping to make Palestinian Olive Oil a household name.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/><BR/>Ali<BR/><BR/>Olde City Imports LLC<BR/>PO BOX 153<BR/>Randolph , MA 02368<BR/>http://www.OldeCityImports.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-15422560555196560192008-08-17T19:40:00.000+10:002008-08-17T19:40:00.000+10:00I'd like to think Australian foods as this:1) Indi...I'd like to think Australian foods as this:<BR/><BR/>1) Indigenous Australian food - fish, grubs, the whole works.<BR/><BR/>2) British colonial food - ahh, where would Australia be without it's meat pies with tomato sauce on top, fish and chips, etc.<BR/><BR/>3) Immigrants from all over the world - Malaysia, South Africa, etc.<BR/><BR/>4) A modern mixture of 1 or 2 of those cuisines-types. And you've got Australian food. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-83090845564652217052008-06-29T19:24:00.000+10:002008-06-29T19:24:00.000+10:00It's wonderful when shops near you finally start s...It's wonderful when shops near you finally start selling the stuff you used to have to scour for, although it's a little sad to no longer need to raid the chinese market or indian shops on the Golden Mile for some random spice.<BR/>ToastieAdelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-24106627635261680222008-06-24T07:38:00.000+10:002008-06-24T07:38:00.000+10:00ohhhh the freezer section.My husband couldn't get ...ohhhh the freezer section.<BR/><BR/>My husband couldn't get over the amount of time I can spend staring in the freezer aisles - at each frosted up door and each person opening them to put packets into their trolley.<BR/><BR/>It's fascinating in a way I can't explain. Possibly because, aside from ice cream, peas, spinach and pastry i had never seen any of those things until I started shopping for myself!grocerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860154539429230909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-86479650492450901252008-06-23T21:07:00.000+10:002008-06-23T21:07:00.000+10:00PG I love shopping for food & checking out new pla...PG I love shopping for food & checking out new places is extra exciting. Even the humble old supermarket is interesting.<BR/>I find myself checking out whats in every one elses trolley. The thing that especially interests me though is the freezer cabinet.<BR/>I always marvel at the cross section of people from all demographics, ages & differing cultural backgrounds who regularly pick up the frozen cheesburgers from its frosty shelves.<BR/>Go figure?<BR/>As to the SOLE-locavore issue, I think that supporting ethical producers whereever they might be in the global marketplace is a just<BR/>cause, at least you have an idea wher your money is really going-or at least I hope one does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-24410903099495132562008-06-23T15:28:00.000+10:002008-06-23T15:28:00.000+10:00I guess it just depends what it is and what you pl...I guess it just depends what it is and what you place your importance on...<BR/><BR/>but yes fair point at the end their (and glad you are on the cobram estate - I stock the boundary bend blend)grocerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860154539429230909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-91308085292240183972008-06-23T08:32:00.000+10:002008-06-23T08:32:00.000+10:00Jones the Grocer was pricey. $6.50 for 150g (or so...Jones the Grocer was pricey. $6.50 for 150g (or so) of pashmak, as opposed to $6.50 for a 350g box next door. The cheese prices were comparable with what I'd pay at say, DJ's Food Hall. Their spices/rubs ect were also on par with DJ's or any good deli. The range of coffees (both imported and local, organic and free trade,and neither of those things) were on par with what you'd pay at a good coffee supplier.. more than Slaveways, less than Simon Johnson's.. that sort of range... Obviously the balsamics and imported oils (from both JtG and Oil and Vinegar) were pricey... $38.00 for a 750ml bottle of lemon infused OO. The Oil and vinegar "handle" if you like, is that you can re-fill your bottle from the amphorae on the wall, and that keeps the price down.. some of the OO's were going at about $35 a litre. <BR/><BR/>El Bazaar was cheap. Cheaper than I've seen in Coles et al. Chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, raisins, dried fruits, besam flour, almond.. all sold by scoop weight from hessian sacks. The sesame seeds were about $2.50 for 200g. <BR/><BR/>And G, that's the "sting in the tail" of SOLE, isn't it... do I buy fair trade rice from a co-op in Thailand, or water-wasting local stuff??<BR/><BR/>My take on it is, that sometimes you gots to rob Peter to pay Paul... I wouldn't buy JtG's imported OO, I'd buy the best quality Aussie stuff, but this Nabali Tree stuff fascinated me, in that its description sounded unusual.. and unusual it is!.. AND it is organic and free trade, too. <BR/><BR/>Will it replace my everyday Cobram OO? Nup, but if I am going to buy and "exotic" ingredient it might as well be an organic, free trade, co-op produced one from Oxfam.purple goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205284829507903435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-76516577057369297732008-06-23T07:37:00.000+10:002008-06-23T07:37:00.000+10:00HI PG,How excited are you?Jones the grocer has bec...HI PG,<BR/>How excited are you?<BR/><BR/>Jones the grocer has become a franchise and now owned by a melbourne based company. Always been yummy but expensive.<BR/><BR/>there is an oil & vinegar at Bondi Junction Westfield, so this must be a franchise.<BR/><BR/>I am a little curious as to where SOLE starts and stops. Is it better to buy fair trade Palestinian olive oil or an Australian grown olive oil of good repute?<BR/><BR/>Are the bags of chickpeas etc any different to the supermarket ones, and how are they packaged for purchase?<BR/><BR/>It's all rather interesting to see the market evolving in order to grab the conscience dollar.<BR/><BR/>;] ggrocerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860154539429230909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-60686824978105320152008-06-22T22:35:00.000+10:002008-06-22T22:35:00.000+10:00Hi pg. I've noticed a similar growth over at Highp...Hi pg. I've noticed a similar growth over at Highpoint, though I don't venture there often and haven't examined it further. One issue which I'd ask you to comment on is the prices. Previously, many of these 'accessible for the suburban shopping centre customer' places have priced themselves in a luxury bracket because of their exotic cachet. Are prices becoming more reasonable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com