In today’s Irish Times Pricewatch, you’ll find my article on value (or lack of value) outside the main supermarkets. One local shop that I didn’t mention is Davey’s, a small, independent convenience store right beside a Centra in Rialto, Dublin 8. The friendly owner, Davey, has been in business for almost 30 years, drawing in [...]

Read the other installments of Julie’s Asian Supermarket Tour Parathas are really delicious little flat breads, which are plain or stuffed with potatoes, herbs, spices, paneer, mint, etc. Paratha Recipe Ingredients 2 cups wholewheat flour Water Pinch salt 1 cup veg/sunflower oil (2 tbsps to knead dough and the rest to fry the parathas) Stuffing [...]

Read the other installments of Julie’s Asian Supermarket Tour Earlier this week, I took you on the first leg of my spin around Eurasia Supermarket in Fonthill. My Indian friend, Radha, a food scientist with two kids, is showing me what she puts in her trolley. This week we’re diving into the freezer dept first. [...]

Read the other installments of Julie’s Asian Supermarket Tour Radha’s Vegetable Biryani Ingredients Garlic and ginger paste Cassia bark Cardamons Cloves Javantry (flowers) Cumin seeds Kala jeera Bay leaves Black cumin seeds Cashews Green chillies Carrots, green beans, baby corns, etc (the packaged selection of baby veg in supermarkets is a quick option) Sliced onions. [...]

Our writer Julie asked an Indian friend to show her around Eurasia, an Asian mega-mart in Liffey Valley and give her some expert tips. She got such a wealth of information that we’re giving this whole week over to Julie’s Asian Supermarket Tour.  Follow the blog all week for some great tips and recipes. jean [...]