roamer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Picked up a packet of "Thai" Chillies from Waitrose the other day to find they no longer come from Thailand but are now grown in India. Don't know when the change of supply took place but it must have been fairly recent as its a pretty frequent purchase and we would have noticed it sooner or later. Not aware of any growing shortage in LOS so I think its safe to assume that this is yet another victim of the ludicrous baht exchange rate, as I posted here a while back, another supermarket chain had stopped stocking Thai coconut milk as it was no longer competitive with other exporting countries. Not many more products more closely associated with Thailand than its chillies but not for much longer it seems. Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBrainer Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Came across these chillies grown in Fiji lately. By the way, a farmer who specializes in growing them says they can grow up to 18" long! Sort of brings a tear to your eyes, doesn't it? Edited September 20, 2010 by NoBrainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zthyadat Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Came across these chillies grown in Fiji lately. By the way, a farmer who specializes in growing them says they can grow up to 18" long! Sort of brings a tear to your eyes, doesn't it? Is there any special preparation required to make those chilis kosher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David006 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Came across these chillies grown in Fiji lately. By the way, a farmer who specializes in growing them says they can grow up to 18" long! Sort of brings a tear to your eyes, doesn't it? Is there any special preparation required to make those chilis kosher? :cheesy: :cheesy: Looks like they already been to see the Rabi.... oops hope your joking? This IS TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Morrison UK,are now importing Chillies from Spain (3 times bigger and 3 times more for the same price),I guess its more cost effective,with the strength of the Baht. Can still buy Thai Coconut Milk though,perhaps old stock. One thing Thailand seems to have a monopoly on is Crab Sticks,which is a huge market,never seen them come from anywhere else,considering the Japanese invented them. Mangoes are still available,small ones at £1 each (wince) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Morrison UK,are now importing Chillies from Spain (3 times bigger and 3 times more for the same price),I guess its more cost effective,with the strength of the Baht. Can still buy Thai Coconut Milk though,perhaps old stock. One thing Thailand seems to have a monopoly on is Crab Sticks,which is a huge market,never seen them come from anywhere else,considering the Japanese invented them. Mangoes are still available,small ones at £1 each (wince) Yesterday Sainsbury had "Blue Dragon" Coconut Milk, produce of Thailand at £1.95 per can!! Got the Sri Lankan brand at 75P instead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaiyapoon Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Morrison UK,are now importing Chillies from Spain (3 times bigger and 3 times more for the same price),I guess its more cost effective,with the strength of the Baht. Can still buy Thai Coconut Milk though,perhaps old stock. One thing Thailand seems to have a monopoly on is Crab Sticks,which is a huge market,never seen them come from anywhere else,considering the Japanese invented them. Mangoes are still available,small ones at £1 each (wince) Yesterday Sainsbury had "Blue Dragon" Coconut Milk, produce of Thailand at £1.95 per can!! Got the Sri Lankan brand at 75P instead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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