Dried Peas

[Konini]

Hello everybody

I'm about to make a trip back to England and already have a list of things I can't get here in Chiang Mai to bring back with me - mostly food. One thing I haven't come across so far is dried peas. I've seen some dried split green peas, but I don't think they are the same thing. Can anyone confirm it for me please? Also, I intend to bring a wheel of Parmesan cheese in a (small hand luggage bag which won't look heavy)as we go through a lot of it. Is this a wise move? I'm a little concerned about the heat/humidity during the travelling, although I want to buy a full wheel so the thick skin may protect it. Again, I'd love it if someone could confirm if I'll be safe to bring the Parmesan.

Thanks in advance

[thaigerd]

Are you sure about a whole wheel of Parmesan??? it will be quite heavy and big!

Dried beans are available here in Phuket, 500g bag/80Baht.

Good luck!

Gerd

[Musongman]

Didn't mean for this to be used!

[Musongman]

Be careful about carrying the cheese as hand luggage. A friend returning from Sydney to BKK recently, had 4 X250gm hermetically sealed packs of Ambrosia cheese taken by security. Had nothing to do with liquids, but they would not allow them onboard? Better in your suitcase where it will be kept at cold temps during the flight even though Parmesan has the half-life of an atom bomb!

[Konini]

Thanks for all of your help. I've seen all kinds of different dried beans in supermarkets and on the markets, but never seen the actual full green peas used to make mushies, just the split ones. I'll go out hunting again. Does anyone happen to know the Thai name for them please?

Also, is there a restriction on bringing dairy products into Thailand? We lived in Australia for 20 years and they're so over the top there it's not funny - how can cheese be dangerous on a plane? Unless it's unsealed Stilton or some other stinky. The reason for it being hand luggage is the weight - a wheel would fit into a very small backpack which my husband can easily carry without making it look heavy - they never weigh the small ones, and the bulk of our weight always goes into small. I carry a big one with pretty much the allowance and it's been weighed several times (I once had to take my laptop out and carry it in my hand to be within the allowance), but it's a great trick - our record is 17kg in a small bag. Although that will be the least of his worries, because we're bringing his bike riding gear with us, and I don't care how hot it is in England, there's no way his very heavy body armour, leathers and boots are going into a suitcase - he's going to have to wear them until we get onto the plane

[angiud]

Sure her means a wheel of Australian Parmesan (), around 5/8 kg, not one of Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano (), around 39 Kg)

[Konini]

Sure her means a wheel of Australian Parmesan (), around 5/8 kg, not one of Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano (), around 39 Kg)

Ah, does that mean I can't get the wheels that I used to get in Australia from England? We haven't lived there for 25 years, there was no such thing in the provisional northern towns when we left. I know Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano are better, but I've never seen them in the wheels of about 10kg in Australia, so I just assumed I would have to go with a wheel of Parmisan. We've got to make a quick trip to Aus later this year, so if I can't get anything in England, I'll get some in Melbourne. We go through so much of the stuff and it's soooooo expensive here. For information, all cheese here is about double the price in Malaysia, but the milk in Malaysia is about 30% higher than it is here. Go figure

[RabC]

Sure her means a wheel of Australian Parmesan (), around 5/8 kg, not one of Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano (), around 39 Kg)

Ah, does that mean I can't get the wheels that I used to get in Australia from England? We haven't lived there for 25 years, there was no such thing in the provisional northern towns when we left. I know Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano are better, but I've never seen them in the wheels of about 10kg in Australia, so I just assumed I would have to go with a wheel of Parmisan. We've got to make a quick trip to Aus later this year, so if I can't get anything in England, I'll get some in Melbourne. We go through so much of the stuff and it's soooooo expensive here. For information, all cheese here is about double the price in Malaysia, but the milk in Malaysia is about 30% higher than it is here. Go figure

Not sure about Chaing Mai but down here in Pattaya can get fresh Lithuanian or New Zealand parmigiana considerably cheaper than any in UK. OK not as good as Reggiano but fine for cooking.