Rocking Grass Archives: Obscure Supplies
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9 December 2007
Jewels of the forest
Scandinavians and Scandinavian food lovers in Dubulin Town take note: there are lingonberry and cloudberry preserves to be found in the Fair City, although the presence of an IKEA is still but a glimmer in An Bord Pleanála’s collective eye. What used to the fairly sizable Spar in Camden Street under Fitness Dock has transformed […]
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15 September 2007
Jalebis
I’ve just discovered to my delight that one of the local Middle Eastern shops - Spiceland - sells jalebis. Jalebis, for those who have never heard of them, are the unhealthiest food in the whole world; they’re essentially deep-fried sugar. Variants on them are called jangiri and emarti. I understand they’re North Indian originally, but […]
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17 July 2007
Barbecue Sausages
In Finland, barbecuing in the summer is very popular, but it is perhaps less of an art than in many other countries. I have no doubt that the food product that gets most outing during these sessions is the barbecue sausage. For many, they would even be the only product cooked on the barbecue. When […]
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14 June 2007
Yeast
Those who have been monitoring my various online adventures and/or who know me in real life know that yeast cookery is one of my taller hobbyhorses. In the past, this used to mostly concern its (lack of) availability in Ireland. Understand: yeast baking to me very nearly represents the pinnacle of comfort food. When I […]
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11 June 2007
The Search For Anchovy Essence
Searching for a given obscure ingredient in Ireland can be a very difficult proposition. Dublin isn’t a big city, and there are a limited number of shops, but going through all of them on foot, searching the shelves, and asking shop assistants who don’t necessarily recognise what you’re hunting for, would probably take weeks. Given […]
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6 June 2007
Herbs
Tesco’s in Dundrum has, in the recent months, considerably improved the spice and herb selection. Historical foods aficionados such as myself will be delighted to note that amongst the jars there I have seen dried asafoetida [1] and galangal - dig out those medieval and Classical collections! If it’s fresh galangal you’re looking for, you […]