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Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
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I would recommend sourcing your mangoes from an Indian or Middle Eastern grocers. I buy them by the box from such a place in Hounslow when I am passing and they are delicious.
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I’m currently in Thailand and eating the most delicious pomelos. The red pomelos are my favourite and there’s a little street stall near my apartment where two ladies sit all day peeling and preparing the pomelos for lazy buggers like me … and then, of course, I could mention the mangoes and the pineapples and on it goes. Local fruits and vegetables are full of flavour but tomatoes (slightly unripe but mainly used in cooking), strawberries and cherries are hopeless.
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Steveam wrote:I’m currently in Thailand and eating the most delicious pomelos.
Lucky you.
But citrus fruit does travel well: much of the stuff in our UK shops is delicious. I don't feel the need to go elsewhere for them.
Not like those mangoes. And indeed, better than so much of our native fruit - like pears or plums - when picked unripe.
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redsturgeon wrote:I would recommend sourcing your mangoes from an Indian or Middle Eastern grocers. I buy them by the box from such a place in Hounslow when I am passing and they are delicious.
John
Agreed. I lived in Southall for 9 months in 1989, and bought all our fruit and veg from the indian shops, (are there any other in Southall?) The mangos and other items were often stacked outside against a lamp post! I now live in the South West and if in Exeter visit the Mesopotamia Emporium on the high street. About the only place around here where I can buy okra, chicken gizzards, mutton etc. and of course mangos if they have any. They even sell tripe if that is your thing. One thing they don't sell that I sometimes need is galangal, I have to get that over the internet and freeze it.
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Talking of fruit that doesn't travel well I give you the custard apple aka Cherimoya, I first tasted this delicious fruit in Peru (possibly where it originates) and it was a flavour sensation. I've since found them on food markets in Spain but rarely here unless you count the laughably overpriced underripe specimens you sometimes find on Borough Market. If you haven't tried one you're in for a sweet, sticky treat.
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johnstevens77 wrote:redsturgeon wrote:I would recommend sourcing your mangoes from an Indian or Middle Eastern grocers. I buy them by the box from such a place in Hounslow when I am passing and they are delicious.
Agreed. I lived in Southall for 9 months in 1989, and bought all our fruit and veg from the indian shops, (are there any other in Southall?) The mangos and other items were often stacked outside against a lamp post! I now live in the South West and if in Exeter visit the Mesopotamia Emporium on the high street. About the only place around here where I can buy okra, chicken gizzards, mutton etc. and of course mangos if they have any. They even sell tripe if that is your thing. One thing they don't sell that I sometimes need is galangal, I have to get that over the internet and freeze it.
I think you mean the Mesopotamia Food Bazaar. It is on Sidwell Street which is the continuation of the High Street, beyond John Lewis.
In fact the Sidwell Street area has quite a few Asian food shops and supermarkets, as well as ethnic restaurants. This reflects the large number of Asian students in Exeter, and the money they have! Sidwell Street has taken over the mantle of the street with independent shops now that Fore Street is all head shops and vintage clothing
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Lootman wrote:johnstevens77 wrote:Agreed. I lived in Southall for 9 months in 1989, and bought all our fruit and veg from the indian shops, (are there any other in Southall?) The mangos and other items were often stacked outside against a lamp post! I now live in the South West and if in Exeter visit the Mesopotamia Emporium on the high street. About the only place around here where I can buy okra, chicken gizzards, mutton etc. and of course mangos if they have any. They even sell tripe if that is your thing. One thing they don't sell that I sometimes need is galangal, I have to get that over the internet and freeze it.
I think you mean the Mesopotamia Food Bazaar. It is on Sidwell Street which is the continuation of the High Street, beyond John Lewis.
In fact the Sidwell Street area has quite a few Asian food shops and supermarkets, as well as ethnic restaurants. This reflects the large number of Asian students in Exeter, and the money they have! Sidwell Street has taken over the mantle of the street with independent shops now that Fore Street is all head shops and vintage clothing
Mesopotamia Food Bazaar it is, and well worth a visit.
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Lootman wrote:In fact the Sidwell Street area has quite a few Asian food shops and supermarkets, as well as ethnic restaurants. This reflects the large number of Asian students in Exeter, and the money they have! Sidwell Street has taken over the mantle of the street with independent shops now that Fore Street is all head shops and vintage clothing
Is that the road just outside the city centre with the fantastic veggie restaurant? I've been there with friends who know the place, but never seem to find it when there on my own, and sadly I can't look it up 'cos I don't know the name!
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UncleEbenezer wrote:Is that the road just outside the city centre with the fantastic veggie restaurant? I've been there with friends who know the place, but never seem to find it when there on my own, and sadly I can't look it up 'cos I don't know the name!
You might be thinking of Herbies, on North Street, other end of the high street. Website for reference: https://www.herbiesrestaurant.co.uk/
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rabbit wrote:UncleEbenezer wrote:Is that the road just outside the city centre with the fantastic veggie restaurant? I've been there with friends who know the place, but never seem to find it when there on my own, and sadly I can't look it up 'cos I don't know the name!
You might be thinking of Herbies, on North Street, other end of the high street. Website for reference: https://www.herbiesrestaurant.co.uk/
Yes, there is also Sacred Grounds and The Cheeky Vegan. But from the description of the location I would guess he means Herbies.
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And talking of vegetarian (in this case vegan) restaurants I can highly recommend Mallow in Borough Market (near London Bridge). Really interesting and tasty vegetarian food. Wine list is ok but nothing special. Very buzzing and can be a bit noisy.
https://mallowlondon.com/
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https://mallowlondon.com/
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Steveam wrote:And talking of vegetarian (in this case vegan) restaurants I can highly recommend Mallow in Borough Market (near London Bridge). Really interesting and tasty vegetarian food. Wine list is ok but nothing special. Very buzzing and can be a bit noisy.
https://mallowlondon.com/
Best wishes, Steve
There's also Stem and Glory, there's a couple in London and one in Cambridge.
https://stemandglory.uk
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