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Recommend somewhere to get decent quantity/cheap spices in the UK? I've been buying them from my local Tesco but I go through too many. I know I've been to places that sell much larger bags before, just can't think where.

>> No.11625219

>>11625148
dont you have a giant pajeet community? shop in an indian spice specialty store

>> No.11625245

>>11625219
not specifically where I live but I'm sure there's one not far. I could probably even swing by brick lane on my way from work.

Those specialty places are good value then? I just burn through some basics - garlic powder/granules, paprika, cumin, white pepper.

>> No.11625322

>>11625245
Brick lane when it's dark? Good luck with that. Have you got a stab-proof vest?

>> No.11627319

>>11625148
Find a paki shop, one with weird arabic writing on the sign that is probably a front for a terrorist training camp

>> No.11627341

>>11625245

>can swing by brick lane on way from work
>not near a giant Pajeet community

Anon...

>> No.11627351

Sainsburys in the polish food section.

>> No.11627378

>>11625148
I can't speak to the UK, but here in the US your best options are Immigrant-oriented shops if you want to buy retail, like Indian/Desi/Paki or Mexican markets.

And of course there's always mail-order.

>>larger bags
You probably don't want that. Spices rapidly lose flavor once they are ground. Unless you are cooking for a fuckload of people a large bag will lose its flavor before you've used up a tiny % of it.

>> No.11627544

>>11625148
>Buying spices at Tesco
Wypipo

>> No.11627580

>>11625245
Sounds to me like you live near a bunch of Indians

>> No.11627894
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11627894

>>11625245
there is a paki shop at the end of brick lane toward whitechapel, it is near Kill the Cat (best beer shop in London), and sells cheap spices and goat brains if you're lucky
also buy whole spices

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11627946

>>11627894
>also buy whole spices
>No clue why would anyone do so, I just thought I'd sound smart

>> No.11627953

>>11625148
thespiceshop.co.uk
great shop in brighton

>> No.11627957

>>11627946
>>No clue why would anyone do so
Really bro? Are you that dumb?

>> No.11627959

>>11627946
Why are they wearing straw hats?

>> No.11627999

>>11627957
have you ground hot red peppers you fucking retard

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>>11627946
you buy spices whole because grinding them greatly increases the rate at which they degrade - the aromas and flavours are lost rapidly to evaporation and/or oxidation
daft cunt

>> No.11628269

>>11627999
At least once a week for 20 years. It's a fuck of a lot more flavorful than buying pre-ground.

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11628272

Not sure where else to ask this but it's worth a try
What dried herbs are good to vape? I've read catnip and chamomile are great, but I have no idea where to buy just the herb, chamomile always comes as a tea with other shit combined.
Wheres a good place to buy straight dried herbs?