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What spices can be found in Uruguay...?This forum post has messages dated from 05/17/11 through 06/07/11, please be sure to read all the messages. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it.
| What spices can be found in Uruguay...? Can someone please clarify for me what spices they have in Montevideo? For example, can one find cumin, turmeric and cayenne? cardamom? coriander? mustard? fenugreek (see my drift...heheheehe..!), garlic, ginger? oregano? basil? Is it okay to bring in ground spices and just not whole spices? I just need to get an idea as to what to bring and simply cannot imagine my life without spices! Thank you..! |
| "Bring sharp flavors and ruly piquant spices..."
While there are a couple of companies that sell bulk spices here, they seem to me to be light on srong flavors. Nearly all the herbs and spices you mention are available here, if you have persisence. Hot-spicy is a different matter. We make a pilgrimmage to Buenos Aires every year or so, specifically to the three excellent supermarkets in Chinatown. There we stock up on brewed shoyu, Chinese curries, and Sichuan chillies. Other than that whenever friends offer to bring things down when they come we nearly always ask for chillies. Two wonderful friends sent us a care package last fall filled with smoky chipotles, New Mexico hatch chilies and oher delights. Yumm. Let us know when you're coming - snd how much weight/cubage you have available. We'll reward you with tasty, spcy meals in recompense.Expert Page: Enjoy life a bit at Feligreta |
| "Spices and heat!"
Hi Ken!Thanks for letting me know. I was thinking that they may not let the whole seed spices into Uruguay, but ground spices. Although I am in Canada, we do have some access to whole chilis, but nothing like you'd find in the southern states or Mexico. As a matter of fact, I've been checking out the prices there, and going "Oh! Reasonable!" just to give you some idea about the cost of living in Victoria, BC - it's one of the most expensive cities here and everything I eat is organic. So, I will have to bring my hot sauces and will touch base if and when the move time comes, to see if there is anything I bring you. I imagine that powders would be easier to bring through, do you think?? And thanks a lot for responding! |
| "Spices and heat!"
Oh, we do have a super Chinatown here, so those peppers should be available. |
Comment #405/18/11 16:14Rural east Colonia departmento | "Curry addict"
I lived in Loei Province, Thailand for many years so even after nearly 5 years here, I still NEED supplies of imported strong flavours though a reasonable selection of milder herbs and spices are available in MVD if you are prepared to hunt through the various supermarkets and specialist stores. I live mid way between MVD and Bs As so I too have easy access to the Chinese supermarkets across the river.I grow my own fiery peppers (don't ask where I got the seeds :-) and I'm fortunate to have Indian relatives in the UK who fill my suitcase with exotic powders and sauces each time I visit. There is a large Indian software house in MVD with a lot of Indian employees so a couple of years ago I blagged myself into their works canteen at lunchtime in the hopes of a good Indian meal. Sad to say the cooking was pure Uruguayo :-) The quality of ingredients here is good but when it comes to fiery herbs and spices, you have to make your own arrangements. |
| "Spices and heat!"
Oh yes, Patrick, I remember your story! That is so funny..and desperate, and I would be doing exactly the same thing! I love the Asian spices markets (Ubud, Indonesia; Chiang Mai...) and have an _extensive_ spice and sauce/vinegar collection. I really don't want to part with what I have but have heard stories about the Customs folks taking away whole spices in Chile.I imagine it's because they're concerned about seeds sprouting. I would neither want to place myself in that position nor get into trouble for trying to bring in the wrong thing. It would be so much work to try to find all of these things there. At least, I want to bring my Indian spice basics (I might have to ask Customs if I can bring in whole seeds). But I must ask why hasn't anyone started a spice store there?? Or a small curry restaurant? Also, where are you from, Patrick? |
Comment #605/18/11 21:41Rural east Colonia departmento | "Non-spicy local tastes"
I shipped a lot of spices in my container under "assorted kitchen items" and was once questioned by Uru-customs about the various jars and bags of strange looking stuff in my suitcase but the very smell of Aunt Rutna's extra fiery paste caused them to send me on my way :-)I reckon the reason for the lack of exotic restaurants and spicy food is the extreme culinary conservatism of the vast majority of the population and, (more charitably) in defence of their non-burned-away palates. We have an annual cheese festival here in Valdense and although all the mild Colonia cheeses taste uniformly bland to me, I see and hear heated arguments over the differences between the various cheese makers' alleged masterpieces. My neighbours can taste things that don't register at all on my taste buds. So you can view it as conservatism or as delicate palates according to your own preconceptions :-) I'm a wild goose Irishman from Whest Cork who spent most of his working life in Suffolk, England and Loei Province in Thailand. I'm now a retired play farmer. |
| "Spices and heat!"
Cool! And I'm sure I have NO tastebuds left, frankly...I can use habanero sauce without wincing anymore, not a characteristic I am proud of! I wish I could tell the nuances between mild cheeses, but don't think I could. Don't you think there are enough foreigners there and employees at Tata to keep a small Indian place alive? I've written my Indian friend in Tokyo to see if he'd be interested in starting a place with me. I adore Indian food....Thai is good too, but I love the deep flavours (no necessarily the hot spices) of Indian food. I love flavour (but can't handle chillis, really...). Besides what a challenge it would be to access lemongrass...I don't imagine that is there, at all. I don't know Loei province...where is that?? |
Comment #805/19/11 06:54Rural east Colonia departmento | "Lemongrass and Loei"
You can grow lemongrass in frost-free places here.Loei Province is due north of Bangkok up on the Lao border and is the most north westerly province of Isan. Its a place of large mostly smoothish mountains, magnificent limestone caves, is mostly Lao-speaking and it used to be the punishment posting for Thai civil servants because of the malaria, the itinerant hill tribes, the bandits/communists and the lack of communications... but its peaceful nowadays and is ideal for walking holidays and camping. I used to live in the south of the province at Phu Kradung near the famous plateau... the only place in the kingdom with a climate suitable for seed potatoes. The plateau is now a national park. |
| "Loei, Thailand"
Oh I see, it's not quite as far North as Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. It has been many years since I have been to Thailand. I see the park here on the map. The last time, we stayed with the Karen tribe for a few days and went up to the Burmese border. This was exactly the time when the country was taken over and by the time we returned to Tokyo the hills were full of people and stories and name had been changed. About the hill tribe, I remember this couple from Maritius standing on the deck overlooking the hills. The woman dragged on her cigarette and said, "What is this place? These people don't actually live here. This is their....Summer home...nobody could possibly...live in a place like this..." It was definitely the funniest moment of our trip. Wish I'd never been to Bangkok, though..wow, what a place and what an experience (missed my flight back to Tokyo, if we ever meet, I'll tell you the rest). It was memorable for all the wrong reasons. Back to spice, living in Thailand would definitely be enough to permanently alter ones tastebuds. So, are you growing lemongrass then?? Where you get your Thai ingredients? You must be quite the Thai cook! |
| "Lemongrass, spices and Asian food"
I have a huge lemongrass plant in my garden (close to the beach). I bought it as a tiny one, and now it is huge! You can get it at the 'vivero' on the Avenida Brasil in Pocitos. Instead of 'Djeroek poeroet' I use the leaves of my brazilian lime tree. I buy coconut milk at the supermarket in Brazil, in Chuy. The supermarket is called "Londres" from an Arabic owner. They sell very hot chilli peppers as well and a lot of spices like cumin, cayenne pepper, etc. In Montevideo there is a veggie store named Bambú (San José, Centro) where they used to sell a lot of spices, fish sauce, oyster sauce, Sushi equipment, dried mushrooms, etc. But since they moved further down the street, their core business moved to veggie take-away food. They do still sell spices and Asian stuff but sadly less then before. There is also a supermarket at San José owned by a Chinese, he sells some Chinese oriented food as well or you just ask him where to get the spices. I don't remember the name of the supermarket, but it has a bear logo. He sells take away food as well (though it doesn't look very attractive). There is a Chinese take away restaurant in Pocitos. With a Chinese cook who doesn't speak a word Spanish. The guy behind the counter is a Uruguayo who doesn't has a clue about Chinese food so it's free cabaret over there ;) It is situated @ San Martí y Juan Benito Blanco. We actually liked the food! Not spicy but Chinese! |
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