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Default dried mushrooms? source?

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:41:17 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:09:49 GMT, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> blake wrote on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:03:38 GMT:
>>
>>>> tintalle wrote:
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>> anyone know of a source for good dried mushrooms that is
>>>>> either in canada, or will ship to canada? ideally i'd like
>>>>> to get a larger sized jar of mixed wild varieties... but if
>>>>> i have to buy a bunch of different ones to combin myself
>>>>> that will work too. I used to be able to buy a large jar at
>>>>> Costco here, but haven't been able to find them lately.
>>>>> They are the perfect addition to the mushroom soups
>>>>> and risottos i make, along with so many other things.
>>>>
>>>> You can usually find dried mushrooms in an oriental market.
>>>> If you live in an area large enough to have a Costco there is
>>>> bound to be one.

>>
>>> for black mushrooms, sure. for other varieties, not so much,
>>> at least in my experience.

>>
>> In your area and mine, Blake, the two Chinese supermarkets in Rockville,
>> Maxim's and Kam Sen, are good sources.

>
>for morels and other mushrooms not thought of as particularly asian?
>that's what i thought the tintalle was looking for.
>

I didn't think the OP was looking for asian mushrooms either.


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