grumps Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 As this forum is entitled 'French Food and Wine I may be in wrong place, but.....................I like to cook (French, Indian, English, Chinese and Persian cuisines).Now that I live permanently in France I've started stocking my cupboard but I cannot find a shop or supermarket which sells some essential ingredients for Persian food.These include :Dried edible rose petalsHarissa and rose harrisa pastesSumacRose waterDried barberries TahiniI can make my own pomegranate molasses and preserved lemons but I can't make the above ingredients.Does anyone know of a specialist shop which might sell these items.I'm near Baud, 56150 and would gladly travel (say up to 40 miles) to obtain them.I'm sure there must be somewhere in L'Orient which is nearby but I haven't found it yet.Any help will be appreciated.Mark.[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hi I think I might go on line for these items and save the fuel and time doing the 40 miles ... They will post to you and if over £50 spent with them...... for free http://www.seasonedpioneers.co.uk/cuisinedetail.aspx?cuisine=middle%20east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I can get some of that sort of thing from A local chinese shop and from a loose stall in our Halles.There is this site which offers these sort of things for deliveryhttp://www.mayrig.com/fr/I believe the firm is based in Marseille, and I have absolutely no first-hand experience of their service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 No problems with harissa, tahini, preserved lemons and rose water here in Normandy. For the rest we stock up in the UK. We went to an amazing specialist supermarket in Bradford and also found a small Persian supermarket just outside Oxford. Otherwise it would be worth trying online. Try foodbiotic.com as they seem to have most things, though we haven't used them. I recommend getting whole dried limes too!Have you got Persiana? It is my favourite cookbook at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumps Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hello people,Thanks for your replies - most welcome.All the recommended sites look good and the general consensus seems to be that online shopping for these specialist items is the way forward; so that's what i'll do.Yes EmilyA, I have got Persiana...........utterly delightful recipes from a very good chef and (her) salads are superb.Happy new year !!!Mark.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Grumps, will you come here sometimes please and talk to us about cooking? Recipes, tips, etc would be very welcome.When I read your OP, I'd never heard of pomegranate mollasses and blow me, I was watching Tom Kerridge in Food and Wine on the telly tonight, if he didn't use pomegranate mollasses![:D]I enjoy the Forum precisely because it's full of lovely surprises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Mint, this is a link to the Guardian atticle that made me order the book.http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/apr/12/persiana-recipes-sabrina-ghayour-cookbookI find you have to interpret and adjust quantities a bit though.Grumps, I substitute goji, dried cherries or cranberries for barberries. I did buy barberries in England, but I think the others work just as well. I also love the salads, especially the preserved lemon and pistachio nut combination. Also love the slow-cooked lamb in rose petal crust and the spicy, vegetable soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyA Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Sorry no blue linkey thing. Google Persiana and it comes up pretty high in the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/apr/12/persiana-recipes-sabrina-ghayour-cookbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 [quote user="EmilyA"]Sorry no blue linkey thing. Google Persiana and it comes up pretty high in the list.[/quote]I always have the same problem and Norman good as he is may not be around to fix the links and highlight them for us ...I just post the link and let people drag the cursor along it to light it up then right click and then click on " Go to " to bring it up .... That's the only way I know to do it as Chrome does not do "blue linkey things " for me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Thanks, guys, and especially EmilyA.I know nothing about middle eastern cooking apart from trying a couple of Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes and they are always very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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