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Tue, Jul 08, 2008

Ingredients

Posted at 11:13 pm MDT to Technology

I got another piece of birthday present from work today: a set of Mario Batali utensils to accompany the cookbooks.

I went down to Salvaggio's deli to see if they had any Pecorino Romano cheese, but it was very disappointing. It's just a sandwich shop. (Years ago it had some actual imported stuff.)

Herb's Meats, which I visited last week, does a better job of being an Italian deli. But it didn't have imported cheeses. I have a rabbit from Herb's in the freezer.

I think there is an Italian deli in downtown Louisville, but I didn't go there. Instead I explored some of the other international markets in Boulder, to see what other ingredients are available.

Next door to Salvaggio's is the Mediterranean Market and Deli. Arab rather than Greek: they sell halal meat, along with a lot of other interesting stuff. I bought some orange blossom water (they had rose water but only in large bottles) and pomegranate concentrate. I suspect there may be a kosher deli somewhere in town... I should explore. Probably starting with the yellow pages.

A few blocks away there is a strip mall with a deli/sandwich shop and three sources of international food. I didn't go into the Panaderia Mexican bakery. But I bought rice, tapioca (pearls and flour), fresh ginger and soba noodles at the Asian market (which also stocks Mexican ingredients).

The Indian market was more sparse, but smelled wonderful. Incense and curry. I mentioned to the shopkeeper that I was recently diagnosed with allergies to milk and eggs (many of the packages did not have English ingredient lists), and he said he was a nutritionist who had spent some time in medical school, and had experience dealing with allergies and Ayurveda. I think I need to look up Ayurveda cuisine... I got some bake-at-home naan bread, and a curry sauce mix for chicken to try. The shopkeeper said he has 65 different sauce mixes.

I came home the long way, and picked up (finally) the Mario Batali lasagna pan I've been thinking about. Now I need to figure out how to make a dairy-free lasagna. Or buy a roasting chicken. I need to check the allergy cookbooks I got for my birthday.

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