Comments on: Introducing the Kiosko, Chino, Supermercado, and the Verdulería

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:28:07 +0000

Fresh lemongrass, check. Hot red peppers, check. Ginger, check. Spices, check. On some days, things look a little tired, so make sure to check around. SUERTE!

By: Lizzy Lee

Lizzy Lee — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:32:51 +0000

Thanks so much for your reply and I look forward to visiting the Barrio Chino. I assume that you were able to get lemon grass (fresh or powdered) for your Thai red curry (which, by the way looked very professional)and the other ingredients to make up the curry paste. If you every come to Punta del Este let me know so we can get together!

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:38:10 +0000

Lizzy! Great to hear from you -- and I totally feel your pain! When you are in Buenos Aires, you can get a very wide variety of spices, sauces, y otras cosas picante in Chinatown. It is very small, but there are several grocery stores there and they are really one-stop shopping for ethnic food. Indian curry powders, Thai fish sauce, chili oil -- it's all here. (I did a series of posts on some ethnic dishes we recently cooked using stuff from Barrio Chino: Spicy Food 1, 2 and 3). Barrio Chino is located in the Belgrano neighborhood and can be reached on the D line from the Juramento stop. The neighborhood starts at the intersection of Arribeños and Juramento. It runs only a few blocks along two parallel streets. Just walk the whole thing while you're here and see what you can find! Good Luck! Let me know how it goes!

By: Lizzy Lee

Lizzy Lee — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:09:47 +0000

I am a Londoner who has emigrated to Uruguay. I miss Asian (and Middle Eastern) restaurants dreadfully and have to try to cook my own asian food. Although I brought spices with me I have run out of stir fry sauces and various other things such as tahini sauce. Uruguay only has a tiny selection of such products which are hideously expensive because of the import tax. If I take a trip to Buenos Aires would I find such things? I would be very grateful if you have time to let me know. Thanks in anticipation.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:05:01 +0000

Robert, you’re right in one sense (cents!), but the rounding is really quite generous. I continue to use both verdulerias and supermercados, as both have good and bad products at good and bad prices. I was just pointing out one reason that I tend towards supermercados over verdulerias in some cases. I completely understand why verdulerias round due to moneda problems, but they are my hard-earned centavos after all.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:20:36 +0000

Dennis, you’re in a country with a huge devaluation, why do you mind about the cent, please!

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:57:57 +0000

kittykat, it’s a process, that’s for sure.

By: kittykat32

kittykat32 — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:06:15 +0000

Word on the relationship building with your verdulero!

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By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:43:56 +0000

Excellent point.