Asofoetida

[Xanadu]

Is it? I bought some jaggery last week which is supposed to be good for lung complaints. Maybe my subconscious is trying to tell me something.

My mum makes the best pancake filling with coconut and jaggery. But I'm not allowed to give out her recipes

 

[ringo]

Great stuff. Smells minging but adds something a little different to a recipe. The Australian Krishna chef Korma uses it a lot in his dishes and they're all winners.

 

[mr steev]

Yes. It stinks but you can't make proper bombay tatties without it

True, and for saag paneer (although only a tiny ammount)

 

[Sunray]

*wonders why Sunray said "Probably because Hare Krishinas are a branch out of Hinduisim."*

Hare Krishna is another name for Vishnu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu

 

[Orang Utan]

do you know where in brixton i can get this? i know it's called hing on the indian subcontinent but no-one in the stores in brixton around electric avenue knew it. it may be known as something else?

 

[boing!]

Sainsbury's?

 

[Idaho]

So do all Hindus eschew garlic and onions?

I thought passion was celebrated in Hinduism...

It's all down to castes and karma. Hot earthy things carry heavier karma. The earthy castes are meant to be into that stuff, and the noble, priestly castes are meant to avoid it.

 

[selamlar]

Yeah. Use it in potato curry type things.

 

[story]

do you know where in brixton i can get this? i know it's called hing on the indian subcontinent but no-one in the stores in brixton around electric avenue knew it. it may be known as something else?

Brixton Wholefoods, Orang Utan.

59 Atlantic Road

 

[story]

It's all down to castes and karma. Hot earthy things carry heavier karma. The earthy castes are meant to be into that stuff, and the noble, priestly castes are meant to avoid it.

Ah okay. So Hare Krishna devotees are less earthy? Less weighed down by karma?

*is discovering depths of own ignorance about Hinduism*

 

[Orang Utan]

Brixton Wholefoods, Orang Utan.

59 Atlantic Road

oh fuck, is that the only place?

 

[story]

oh fuck, is that the only place?

*shrugs* dunno. Never tried to buy it elsewhere. You hate the place that much?

 

[Orang Utan]

i don't like that place, no. in fact, i'm half tempted to bus it to norbury to get some (thanks for the anonymous PM tip)
thanks for the heads up though, it's saturday tomorrow, so may have to settle for brixton

 

[crustychick]

My mum makes the best pancake filling with coconut and jaggery. But I'm not allowed to give out her recipes

well, once a rule is broken....

 

[story]

Baldwins sell it, Orang Utan. But they're pretty expensive, and you have to buy quite a lot.

 

[Orang Utan]

need it sooner than that, i'll just have to bear those horrible people in the brixton wholefoods!

 

[story]

You can buy it over the counter at Baldwins. Just peg it down there, won't take long. They're on the Walworth Road. Quicker than Norbury, I should think.

 

[Spark]

need it sooner than that, i'll just have to bear those horrible people in the brixton wholefoods!

it's not that bad - some of them seem a bit friendlier recently

 

[Idaho]

Ah okay. So Hare Krishna devotees are less earthy? Less weighed down by karma?

*is discovering depths of own ignorance about Hinduism*

I know very little about it myself other than bits and bobs of reading and literature.

Hinduism is more about being a part of a complex world, than everyone trying to do one thing/follow one code.

 

[Herbsman.]

Right I've finally tried it, and I thought it was supposed to smell bad? WTF?? It doesn't smell of anything.

 

[butcher]

My sadarji mate said it stopped flatulence when added to beans

 

[innit]

Orang Utan, I am pretty sure they sell it in AC Continental (portuguese deli) - appreciate this is probably a bit late for you though.

 

[Biddlybee]

If you still need some, I've got a huge pot and only use a pinch every now and then... happy to give you half

 

[felixthecat]

Being common, I bought mine in Tesco.