yummy spices - where ?

yatrayatra · Sep 9th, 2006, 10:06

Kochi is great for black pepper and cardammom - any idea which varieties and what rate ?

What about other Indian spices - any recommendations on shops / cities ?

Thanks !

cyberhippie · Sep 9th, 2006, 20:41

South Goa has a very famous chilli.......the Canacona chilli!! Very small and very HOT!!!

PeakXV · Sep 9th, 2006, 20:51

Turmeric varieties:
Alleppey Finger - Kerala
Madras Finger and Erode turmeric - Tamil Nadu
Rajapore and Sangli - Maharashtra
Nizamabad Bulb - Andhra Pradesh

haritha · Sep 10th, 2006, 00:29

Go to Varkeys Super market in Ernakulam

They stock the spices the people in Kerala use .

It has printed price on them

JjInCt · Sep 10th, 2006, 01:03

I hope this works, did a search

http://www.varkeysindia.com

Nick-H · Sep 10th, 2006, 11:29

Interesting site. Glad to see that they sell Doggy Dog Soap.

Look at the Opportunities page... Where else in the world is a supermarket checkout person expected to have a B. Comm Degree?

haritha · Sep 10th, 2006, 14:09

:d

yatrayatra · Sep 11th, 2006, 12:01

best asafoetida - or hing as it is called, where ? what rate ?

best methi ?

Vibhu Jindal · Sep 11th, 2006, 12:06

For asafoetida - or hing ...the best known variety comes from Afghanistan and is known as "Hing-Talo-Mushq" ( meaning Hing dried in Cattle hide bags)...will be availible readily in North Indian cities...Chandni Chowk, Sadar ae good places in Delhi to buy..

Methi - take any...

Cant say about rates??

Nick-H · Sep 11th, 2006, 14:08

The best spices I ever had in Kerala were bought from the farm that grew them. Even if I paid "tourist" prices (I don't remember) it was still worthwhile, and cheaper than London supermarket prices.

So maybe check out a spice farm tour!

On one of these I was lucky enough to sample Toddy, absolutely fresh from the tree, as well

Vibhu Jindal · Sep 11th, 2006, 18:05

Oh yes ...how can one forget the :

- Large Cardamom from Trivandrum, Kochi and Ernakulum.
- Kerelese Vanilla bark.
- Dried red chillies from Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh.
and afcourse how can we forget:

The big daddy of all spices & flavours:
Precious Saffron from Kashmir Valley, now also grown in north-east, personally found the short thin Kashmiri Saffron much better and flavoursome than Spanish or Morrocan Saffron.

Nick-H · Sep 11th, 2006, 20:29

Your getting your vanilla mixed up with your cinnamon, I think...

Vanilla pods; Cinnamon bark.

I never realised how much flavour pepper can have until I put those Kerala peppercorns in my grinder

And another one you can get in Kerala: Nutmeg

PeakXV · Sep 11th, 2006, 20:47

A vanilla bark does exist but it is usually comes in the form of flavoured white chocolate in tree bark like strips.

Vibhu Jindal · Sep 11th, 2006, 23:00

oops sorry for the mistake..ya long vanilla pods

cyberhippie · Sep 11th, 2006, 23:08

Vaniila is a form of Orchid actually!! That grows up the trunk of trees!! Organic vanilla is available in South Goa, or at least it should be by now, it takes five years to produce pods!! Good cash crop!

Sep 9th, 2006, 10:06	#1
yatrayatra Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: india Posts: 118	yummy spices - where ? Kochi is great for black pepper and cardammom - any idea which varieties and what rate ? What about other Indian spices - any recommendations on shops / cities ? Thanks !

Sep 9th, 2006, 20:51	#3
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,208	Turmeric varieties: Alleppey Finger - Kerala Madras Finger and Erode turmeric - Tamil Nadu Rajapore and Sangli - Maharashtra Nizamabad Bulb - Andhra Pradesh __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Sep 10th, 2006, 00:29	#4
haritha Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kadalikad-Kerala-India Posts: 527	spices Go to Varkeys Super market in Ernakulam They stock the spices the people in Kerala use . It has printed price on them

Sep 10th, 2006, 11:29	#6
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,960	Interesting site. Glad to see that they sell Doggy Dog Soap. Look at the Opportunities page... Where else in the world is a supermarket checkout person expected to have a B. Comm Degree? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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haritha Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kadalikad-Kerala-India Posts: 527	----------------------- :d

Sep 9th, 2006, 20:41	#2
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	South Goa has a very famous chilli.......the Canacona chilli!! Very small and very HOT!!!

Sep 10th, 2006, 01:03	#5
JjInCt Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shelton, Connecticut, USA Posts: 35	I hope this works, did a search http://www.varkeysindia.com

Sep 11th, 2006, 12:01	#8
yatrayatra Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: india Posts: 118	best asafoetida - or hing as it is called, where ? what rate ? best methi ?

Sep 11th, 2006, 12:06	#9
Vibhu Jindal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 423	For asafoetida - or hing ...the best known variety comes from Afghanistan and is known as "Hing-Talo-Mushq" ( meaning Hing dried in Cattle hide bags)...will be availible readily in North Indian cities...Chandni Chowk, Sadar ae good places in Delhi to buy.. Methi - take any... Cant say about rates??

Sep 11th, 2006, 14:08	#10
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,960	The best spices I ever had in Kerala were bought from the farm that grew them. Even if I paid "tourist" prices (I don't remember) it was still worthwhile, and cheaper than London supermarket prices. So maybe check out a spice farm tour! On one of these I was lucky enough to sample Toddy, absolutely fresh from the tree, as well

Sep 11th, 2006, 18:05	#11
Vibhu Jindal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 423	Oh yes ...how can one forget the : - Large Cardamom from Trivandrum, Kochi and Ernakulum. - Kerelese Vanilla bark. - Dried red chillies from Rajasthan & Andhra Pradesh. and afcourse how can we forget: The big daddy of all spices & flavours: Precious Saffron from Kashmir Valley, now also grown in north-east, personally found the short thin Kashmiri Saffron much better and flavoursome than Spanish or Morrocan Saffron.

Sep 11th, 2006, 20:29	#12
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,960	Your getting your vanilla mixed up with your cinnamon, I think... Vanilla pods; Cinnamon bark. I never realised how much flavour pepper can have until I put those Kerala peppercorns in my grinder And another one you can get in Kerala: Nutmeg

Sep 11th, 2006, 20:47	#13
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,208	A vanilla bark does exist but it is usually comes in the form of flavoured white chocolate in tree bark like strips.

Sep 11th, 2006, 23:00	#14
Vibhu Jindal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 423	oops sorry for the mistake..ya long vanilla pods

Sep 11th, 2006, 23:08	#15
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	Vaniila is a form of Orchid actually!! That grows up the trunk of trees!! Organic vanilla is available in South Goa, or at least it should be by now, it takes five years to produce pods!! Good cash crop!

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