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The Asian supermarket/wholesaler I have always used for herbs, spices and sauces has closed down, so I had to find another.

In the back streets I found this new Aladdin's Cave where I wandered around getting a kilo of this, a jar of that a bottle of the other, but I could not find spring roll wraps. So, anyway, I ask at the tills and the girl calls the head honcho over. He takes me to a small deli counter with spring rolls.....
"No, I want just the wraps..."
"We do very wonderful and best spring roll...."
"So do I..."
"Tell, tell me..."
So I tell him about my marinade, and the different ingredients and how I fold them and all the while he is doing that Asian bottom lip and chin up thing - doubting, but he lets me finish....
"Come, I show... first you must try here..."
I try and it pretty tasty I have to tell you.
"Now you buy this...?"
"No! I only want wraps..."
He laughs, I laugh and he shows me where the wraps are...he is now my personal shopping assistant showing me round everything. Fine man.

As I am leaving he very firmly informs me that on my next visit I have to take him one of my spring rolls.

Oh I want a shop like that close to me... sounds such a fun place to go shopping. And you know you're just going to get excellent service whenever you go

But whatever you do, make sure you take him a spring roll!!!!

meriad wrote:Oh I want a shop like that close to me...

It is one of those places where you can buy one nutmeg or 1 x 25Kg sack of basmati rice, or both! And there are fruits and veg you have never heard of.

I like looking at the jars, cans and bottles with 'Produce of...' Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Utopia and Shangri La.

Not jealous, no - not at all

meriad wrote:Not jealous, no - not at all

Nor me

Did I mention the red, green, black, Scotch Bonnet and Bird Eye chillies?

Maybe not.

I want a shop like that too
There was one near Bb's flat, but it closed a couple of years ago. There is a small, so-so one in the next town but nothing fresh.
Let us know what he thinks of your spring rolls

My ticker tells me it's only 23 days until I visit Mr Patel's Spice Emporium in Birmingham!!