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Offline DalPuri

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London's best Asian supermarkets
« on: November 20, 2013, 12:48 PM »
Found this handy guide for Asian shops the other day.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/05/londons-asian-supermarkets

Have been to brick lane already and stocked up on tej patta.
100g for 99p from Banglatown c&c ;D
All the searching ive done around the UK for cassia leaves and only finding bay laurel, then i walk into this place and see pallets of them!! 



Also picked up some Pran naga pickle and also Mrs naga (only to see when i got home that theres no naga in it at all, just scotch bonnet!!! )  >:(

Something else i noticed was that a lot of the cookware in and around brick lane came from dadibhais. 
(and a lot more expensive than up north)
e.g. bought some 8mm square skewers from a place in Accrington for
« Last Edit: November 20, 2013, 03:39 PM by DalPuri »

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Re: London's best Asian supermarkets
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2013, 04:54 PM »
A timely post Frank, as four of us are due to head off to bricklane Saturday week, once Michael T confirms.  A few drinks, bit of shopping and hopefully a good meal should make it a good day. There are still places available should anybody else care to join us  :)


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Re: London's best Asian supermarkets
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2013, 08:36 PM »
I have confirmed  :)


 

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