http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: OT: where to buy fresh exotic ingredients? en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:23:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264523 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:26:14 +0000 panyagua 264523@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A quick StreetView search was enough to convince me that Thai@Haymarket would be the place to go. Galangal and lemongrass duly sourced in a very slick operation that only required 15 minutes of my lunch break. Thanks for the suggestions.</p> <p>My Kalio has the potential to be a flavour sensation....</p> <p>And no, it wasn't the Bay City Rollers, or the Scouts; it was the Carpenters.</p> <p>After me: "Every galangal, every kalio-o, still shines...." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264522 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:23:26 +0000 chdot 264522@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La">the book of the film</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264518 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:10:18 +0000 kaputnik 264518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You're thinking of Shalangal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264514 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:00:41 +0000 chdot 264514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No it’s <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ging_Gang_Goolie">the Scouts</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264513 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:56:59 +0000 steveo 264513@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>galangal</em></p> <p>Isn't that a Bay City Rollers song? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264505 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:26:14 +0000 chdot 264505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>galangal</p> <p>Had to look it up. </p> <p>Found this -</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agyfdhFK9Y0&amp;sns=em" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agyfdhFK9Y0&amp;sns=em</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264504 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:19:31 +0000 panyagua 264504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And thanks @SRD - I'll try Dalry Rd if no luck at Argyle Place. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264503 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:18:22 +0000 panyagua 264503@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks @wingpig and @kaputnik - I thought Argyle Place might be my best bet so I'll try there. Will report back later by way of closure... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264502 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:18:20 +0000 SRD 264502@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a thai shop on Dalry rd, not far from Haymarket. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264501 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:13:59 +0000 kaputnik 264501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd try the fruit and veg shop on Argyle Place, it's got a name like Global Exotics or something like that, just the other side of the Meadows from you.</p> <p>Further afield if anyone ever needs pretty much anything Asian/African/Indian Sub-continental then get yourselves to Global Foods, which is hidden in an unremarkable warehouse in Norton Park (off of Rossie Place) in Abbeyhill. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264499 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:12:14 +0000 wingpig 264499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dunno about fresh, but there's a wee shop on the west/south side of Brougham Place which has huge bags of a wide variety of tasty spice things. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18280#post-264494 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:03:00 +0000 panyagua 264494@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm looking for a source of fresh lemongrass and galangal, within ~ 5 mins cycle from Lady Lawson Street. Does anyone have any suggestions? </p>