[Sca-cooks] What to buy in Shanghi

[Johnna Holloway]

I would not buy spices abroad without checking with US Dept. of
Ag before going. They are confiscating a lot of things these days
and they ask if you are bringing those things in.

Johnnae llyn Lewis

Volker Bach wrote:

>Another thing I can think of: I don't know how difficult it is to get 
>cassia buds ('cinnamon flower') in America, but it is fiendishly hard to 
>get here and it is more widely used in Chinese cookery. That might be 
>something to look out for. 
>
>Giano
>
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>>>--- Kerri Martinsen <kerrimart at cablespeed.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'll be in Shanghi for about 16 days this
>>>>month, working.  What should I
>>>>look for to bring home?  
>>>>        
>>>>