Comments on: A Tale of Two Curries https://dinnerdiary.org/2010/11/27/a-tale-of-two-curries/ A (photo) diary of our dinners Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:44:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Stephen https://dinnerdiary.org/2010/11/27/a-tale-of-two-curries/comment-page-1/#comment-44133 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:44:59 +0000 http://dinnerdiary.org/?p=6184#comment-44133 In supermarkets the coriander is just stems and leaves. It’s only in Thai supermarkets (and in Chinatown) that you get them with the roots attached. I think the roots are usually just thrown away by western supermarkets, which is a shame.

PS I like what you did there with the “coriander root might stump me” 🙂

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By: Caramella Mou https://dinnerdiary.org/2010/11/27/a-tale-of-two-curries/comment-page-1/#comment-44130 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:39:37 +0000 http://dinnerdiary.org/?p=6184#comment-44130 Yes, the coriander root did stump me and I’d struggle with the green peppercorns too, but you’re right, I could bring them over from the UK. I’m pretty sure it’s a special type of coriander that has a good root, not the stuff they sell in pots in the shop. I think I’ve seen kaffir lime leaves in Sweden, but dried, hopefully they would do.

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By: Kerri https://dinnerdiary.org/2010/11/27/a-tale-of-two-curries/comment-page-1/#comment-44044 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:57:08 +0000 http://dinnerdiary.org/?p=6184#comment-44044 In reply to Caramella Mou.

I’m really glad you enjoyed it! I think it is worth taking the time to make the paste and you have to with something like this anyway because you can’t find it ready-made. It does make a difference to the freshness and vibrancy of the end dish I think.

I imagine it’s probably the coriander root and lime leaves that you’ll struggle with. Perhaps you can take them back with you next time you’ve visited? The lime leaves freeze brilliantly so you could attempt to take them back frozen. If you can’t get the coriander root then I think you could improvise with some coriander stalks, they have a huge amount of flavour which is not quite the same as the root but might be close enough.

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By: Caramella Mou https://dinnerdiary.org/2010/11/27/a-tale-of-two-curries/comment-page-1/#comment-44030 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:39:40 +0000 http://dinnerdiary.org/?p=6184#comment-44030 Yay, I’ve soo been looking forward to this blog post and in particular the pork dish, which was just fantastic. It’s so going on my cooking list right away.
Well, I’m not sure I can get hold of all the ingredients in Sweden, so I’m not sure when I’ll be able to do it.
Besides, I always admire you making your own paste every time and always think I should take time and try my luck with that and what better dish than this wonderful pork dish.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou,

Caramella

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