"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2009-10-17, Zeppo > wrote:
>
>> able to get kaffir lime since last spring when FDA officials raided all
>> the
>> Asian groceries in the region and confiscated all the lime leaves. WTF?
>
> What state was this in?
>
> No one expects the FDA to look out for the consumer, only agribiz,
> which is what that's all about. Foreign grown Kaffir lime trees are
> verboten in many citrus producing states. Apparently, those shops
> didn't have "papers" for their trees. One grower ships their US
> raised kaffir lime trees to all but 3 states:
>
> http://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/
>
> See their FAQ.
>
> If you order one, read up on "scale", the bane of citrus trees... and
> keep your receipt!
>
> nb
>
So I found some leaves after all.

We met some friends Saturday night before a play to go to an Italian
restaurant for dinner. Something happened with our reservation and they
couldn't accommodate us. We walked across the street to a Thai/Vietnamese
restaurant and were seated right away. I was BS'ing with the waiter for a
few minutes before we ordered and asked him where they sourced their leaves.
He said they had a few friends that grew them as a side business and
supplied the Asian restaurants in the area. I asked if he might have an
'oversupply' and be able to help me with the shortage I was experiencing.
Although he just laughed when I asked, when I opened the leatherette folder
for the check, they were 6 lime leaves enclosed in saran wrap.

The dish came out great.

Jon