[Sca-cooks] Herby things

[Susan Fox-Davis]

If you are looking for nigella seed, look also for "black caraway" which 
is how it is frequently labelled even though it is not actually caraway.

I would like to get my mitts on some Sichuan peppercorns, which have 
long been unavailable in the US.  Grr.

Long pepper:  US$7.00 for 1 ounce at Olivier & Co., purveyors of many 
astonishing Olive Oils and related preparations as well as interesting 
peppers     http://www.cpostores.com/oliviersusa/browse.cfm/4,819.html

Hope this helps, Selene


Sue Clemenger wrote:

> Mmmm...nice question.
> I'm pretty spoiled, in that I have not one, but two local places at 
> which I can purchase many odd herbs (we even have a place that sells 
> grains of paradise, and cubebs ;-)
> Packaging would be ideal for me if it had options--starting with 1 oz, 
> and then maybe 4 oz., etc.  That way, if I'm doing something that 
> requires large quantities, it'd be easier to buy a 4 oz. container of X.
> Things I'd be likely to buy include:
> nigella seed
> true cinnamon
> unusual peppercorns
> long pepper
> culinary-safe lavender and rosebuds
> (in other words, stuff I usually get from the Pepperers' Guild)
> --maire
>
>
> Judith Kirk wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I'd like to have an informal poll :-)
>>
>> If you had the opportunity to buy culinary herbs or spices (in
>> person, not via mail) that you don't normally find at your local
>> store, but they could be ones you find at Pennsic, what might they
>> be? E.g. juniper berries..and then, what quantity? Half ounce?
>> Ounce?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Siobhan
>
>
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