I have a real weakness for Asian food. Getting hold of the
right ingredients in small cities and towns can be somewhat challenging, that
said, all you really need is one good shop. So after a recent visit to Exeter, I thought I'd do a quick list of the main ones. Exeter has quite a few as it
happens!
This is a great
Chinese supermarket with very long opening hours, till 10pm most days, it has a
bewildering selection of noodles, sauces, pastes, dried and tinned ingredients,
as well as cookware and sweets. It has a very small fresh section where you can
find large bags of beansprouts, pak choi etc and a small frozen section with
dim sum, wonton wrappers and veg.
established In 1983, CONTINENTAL FOOD STORES of
Exeter is the South West’s largest authentic international food & drink
specialist, stocking a huge variety of Indian, Bengaladeshi, Chinese, Thai,
Filipino, Korean, Malay, Japanese, Iranian, Arabic, Turkish, African, Nigerian
and Jamaican brands and ingredients.
The range of spices, rice, pulses, pastes is really
impressive and the store also contains a wide variety of imported vegetables
and fruits. The only problem is these tend to be past their best, so make sure
to root around to find good ones. Although most of the stock is reasonably
priced, some items can be very expensive.
Famed as Will Young’s favourite shop in Exeter when he was a
student at the University , this shop contains a good range of dried
ingredients, particularly for Indian and Thai cooking. They also carry their
own baked goods such as samosas.
Seasons -
This little shop sells organic fruit and veg, whole foods
and local produce. It specialises in vegetarian, vegan and gluten free foods
but also carries a large range of Clearspring Japanese products
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