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re: Cuisines/Meals that are not economically justifiable to cook yourself
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:08 am to hungryone
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:08 am to hungryone
quote:Speaking of, I cannot find cardomom or tamarind. Should I care? My Massaman comes out great, but I wonder if I'm missing something.
--thai curry: like a prev poster said, once you buy a jar of paste, it's easily made from standard supermarket ingredients & scalable, as you can use just a little paste at a time. Canned coconut milk doesn't break the bank. See my first point about growing a small herb patch...
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Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:10 am to AlxTgr
I found tamarind at Calandro's recently... it was with the BBQ sauces.
Posted on 1/27/16 at 10:16 am to AlxTgr
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Speaking of, I cannot find cardomom or tamarind. Should I care? My Massaman comes out great, but I wonder if I'm missing something.
Yes, you should care. Those are two really distinct flavors. Ground cardamom is fine as long as you use it quickly & should be in any walmart with a McCormick spice array. It's good for baked stuff too, as it is very finely ground.
I prefer the whole pods, as I use them in lots of other dishes (chai, biryani, lentils, etc). Tamarind pods are a PITA to me, so I'm lazy and buy the paste in a jar. Whole Foods carries it, so does any asian grocery store. I think the brand I buy is called Neela's.
A core of basic spices from your favorite cuisines is a good investment....spread out over many meals, the cost is tiny. Dunno why people will spring big bucks for hunks of red meat but skimp on the spices. Can't cook without flava...
Posted on 1/27/16 at 3:34 pm to AlxTgr
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Speaking of, I cannot find cardomom or tamarind
Do you live in Baton Rouge? If you do, go to Red Stick Spice Company. I can't recommend that place enough. They'll sell you spices in just the quantity you need for a recipe. (I've gone in and bought quarter teaspoons of some spices). And it costs practically nothing to buy a teaspoon of cardomom.
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