A thumbs up to asian grocery stores

lapat

there is lots of shops around longsight and cheetham hill in manchester
fruit/veg and herbs are of exceptional value and always in stock

and if anybody is in the warrington area there is a little italian guy on the market in the corner of the meat section who sells some wonderfull hams that you cant even get in the best delicatesants.he also does the best ever sundried tomatoes

lapat

and any reciepies for vegatable dishes would be greatley appreciated

pingu

goldilocks wrote:

another recipe for the kerala is roughly scrape the more knobbly parts of,slice, take out seeds, rub with salt and leave overnight.ths removes some of the bitterness.next day,wash and fill with spicy keema mix cooked,[spicy mince]which has been cooled.tie cotton thread round it to keep the filling in place and shallow fry on lowish heat till cooked
remove the thread and serve with chappatis or nan
kerala's are good for you,too
hope you enjoy

thats how i remember this my mum and sisters used to cook and i think some extra tomotoes

shame my wife can't cook any asian food and have to do with tin sauces:o :sad:

and restaurants etc... to enjoy different dishes:D

lellie

Worldwide have a few stores in Manchester which are pretty good. We also particularly like the "green" store on stockport road in longsight - kinda opposite the library. I can't remember the name but it has a green shopfront and loads of veg outside.

We once got a box of red peppers for £3 in there. There were about 30odd peppers in the box. We chopped most of them and froze them. Fine for use in salsas and currys from frozen. Some of the freshest ones went in the fridge to use fresh in salads. Bargainous when considering you can pay £1.20 in a supermarket for just 3 peppers.

Fresh herbs and spinach are also very good.

ti1980

I absolutely adore peppers(except green ones). When I get home after buying them though I can never be bothered to chop them up! I usually leave it for a couple of days before I go near them again to chop them up! I really need to invest in some sort of cutting implement that will do the hard work for me.
I need to investigate Worldwide properly, there is one in Rusholme.
Friends of mine recommended Fine Foods which is also in Rusholme for fruit and veg but there are quite a few places along Rusholme that sell fruit and veg at a fraction of the supermarket prices.

lynzpower

theres loads of them around here in East london ( bow, bethanl green, stepney etc)

Best buys are
herbs & spices
chillis loose eg bird eye? are they called( done by weight)
bags of rice I got a kilo for 59p the other day of basmati, half the price for double the amount I pay in Mr Ts
thinks like coconut milk powder are cheaper than any supermarket for jumbo packs
I go to china town now & then & get things like p crackers for frying, jars of sauce, rice noodles, pancakes for making duck at home the pancakes are about 35p for 6/8 in the chinese supermarket and I know Ive paid well over a quid in sainsburys for these before :money:

goldilocks

longsight has some great stores,and cheetham hill. from stockport rd,in logsight,i got 10 bunches of spinach for a pound,this was a while back and towards the end of the day.mind you took me ages to clean,chop,etc. shared hlf with my mum.brilliant.
another great store is in bolton,off derby st,got 800g of whole allmond, for £3.99.tesco has the same for £6 or £7.99,also 1 kilo of salted pistachios for £3.99 too

fmhm

the best part about indian grocery stores is the price!!

the customer service is rarely any good, but sometimes i dont blame them - they're earning a living and cant speak the language very well. but good on them for getting so far!

price comparison on a few things i buy all the time...
peppers - about 30p vs tesco's 69p
tinned fruit - loads of 3 for a £1 deals vs tescos ...er... nothings!!
tilda basmati rice - 2.50 for 2kg vs 4.99 at tescos
flavoured water (volvic) - 69p vs 99p tescos!

loads more, but i dont wanna tell everyone everything that i eat!!!!!

Pottermuss

Bury market.

suman_das

Watching this thread with interest as I am Asian (Indian).
For non-Asians in Manchester area to shop Asian groceries, one shop I highly recommend is Appna Continental supermarket in Longsight (Mitre Road, 50 yds north of Dickenson Lane off A6).
Fabulous store, good price, transparent (just like British supermarkets) transactions, parking and English-speaking helpful people. Try rice, frozen snacks, tinned food, meat, shellfish (frozen), vegetables, fruit, herbs, spices, and anything else. Their chicken somehow tastes much better than supermarket's, 3 baby chickens for £4.99 or 10 drumsticks for £2.99! Big packs of cashewnuts etc are much cheaper too.
I suggest experiment with one or two items at a time. Regarding vegetables, you may try aubergines (much cheaper, try roasted!), spinach, variety of beans, okra, peppers, but English vegetables are not cheaper.
Please let me know if I can help with any queries.
I know this post reads like their advert, but believe me, I have absolutely no financial interest with them. I do my fortnightly Asian shopping exclusively from them, though!