cauliflower

[mascarabertha]

A friend (i'm being kind) claims that there are no cauliflowers in Chiang Mai. He bet me I couldn't produce ONE.

What has your experience been?

[FolkGuitar]

You've got to be kidding.... Go into Siriwattana Market on Chiang Puak Rd and find all the cauliflower you can eat! It's on every vendor's table. If it's that common in this market, I'd bet it's just as common in all the other fresh markets.

[bangmai]

It's around...might be more prevalent during the winter months. I've seen restaurants mix it in with curry paste dishes, and it gives it a pretty nice texture. Optimal growth temp is 65-68F, during the day...

[HullyGully]

Makro had cauliflower today 11/09

[MESmith]

Probably grown up in the hills. Make sure you wash all the pesticides off. Avoid anything "edible" imported from china....

[worgeordie]

How much did you bet him?, 50 THB or 50000 THB

regards Worgeordie

I bet 20 THB theres no fresh rhubarb in Chiang Mai

[MESmith]

How much did you bet him?, 50 THB or 50000 THB

regards Worgeordie

I bet 20 THB theres no fresh rhubarb in Chiang Mai

Be careful what you bet.....

[Konini]

Nah, if there were rhubarb in them there hills, my delicate snout would have snuffled it out. Although I suppose it may (could, possibly) make an appearance at Rimping or Central Food Hall, I tend not to ever dilly dally in the fresh produce departments of those two shops. We never seem to be in either UK or Melbourne at the right time of year for it.

(We had cauliflower cheese earlier this week, and it was scrum. Too cheap to be imported, although I can't for the life of me think how much it is)

[cmsally]

The past few years, cauliflower seems to have a horrible bitter taste. I hate to think what they might be spraying it with!

I gave up on it a long while ago.

[FolkGuitar]

(We had cauliflower cheese earlier this week, and it was scrum. Too cheap to be imported, although I can't for the life of me think how much it is)

At Tannin Market, I can buy small portions of cauliflower, about as much as I'd want to use for a double serving, for 10 baht. I find it very convenient for making stir-frys as I can buy these small portions of several different vegetables, spend about 40 baht, add enough protein (chicken, pork, shrimp, or tofu) for two for about 60 baht, and make a nice Thai, Chinese, or Italian dinner, depending upon the herbs and spices, at home without having left-over veggies in the fridge to go bad.

[Ulysses G.]

Love at First Bite has rhubarb pie every time I go in there. I have no idea where they get it.

[Sparkles]

Cauliflower is availlble 12 mths of the year at Mae Hia market.Most of the veges come from the Kings Project at Doi Kham , labelled pesticide free, delvered fresh every morning before 10 am.

We still wash eveything but if you worried about every single thing that enters your mouth in a restaurant or market you may as well give up eating.

Can't believe people still buy veges and fruit at supermarkets,overpriced and in cold storage for days....paranoia ?

[Kannikapor88]

What a thread ... Have you ever been to a market or Makro or Big C, S.... ?

[Chiengmaijoe]

Cauliflower is availlble 12 mths of the year at Mae Hia market.Most of the veges come from the Kings Project at Doi Kham , labelled pesticide free, delvered fresh every morning before 10 am.

We still wash eveything but if you worried about every single thing that enters your mouth in a restaurant or market you may as well give up eating.

Can't believe people still buy veges and fruit at supermarkets,overpriced and in cold storage for days....paranoia ?

You can't believe that people buy vegetables and fruit at supermarkets! I don't buy much fruit n veg at supermarkets but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to understand why some people do. Not paranoia, just a lack of imagination and a sprinkling of superiority complex.

[Ulysses G.]

You can't believe that people buy vegetables and fruit at supermarkets! I don't buy much fruit n veg at supermarkets but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to understand why some people do.

Maybe just convenience. I go to the market every day to buy cut fruit slices, but it is probably out of the way for some people.

[FolkGuitar]

Cauliflower is availlble 12 mths of the year at Mae Hia market.Most of the veges come from the Kings Project at Doi Kham , labelled pesticide free, delvered fresh every morning before 10 am.

We still wash eveything but if you worried about every single thing that enters your mouth in a restaurant or market you may as well give up eating.

Can't believe people still buy veges and fruit at supermarkets,overpriced and in cold storage for days....paranoia ?

You can't believe that people buy vegetables and fruit at supermarkets! I don't buy much fruit n veg at supermarkets but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to understand why some people do. Not paranoia, just a lack of imagination and a sprinkling of superiority complex.

I shop for dinner ingredients every day at the fresh market. But every couple of weeks I need to buy things that are only sold in the supermarkets. While I'm there I'll also pick up the stuff needed for that evening's meal. It would be absurd to make a separate trip to the fresh market just to save a few baht, right? Does that fall under the category of 'paranoia,' 'lack of imagination,' or 'superiority complex?' Or would it be closer to Ulysses' category of 'convenience?' It gets sooo confusing!

[Greenside]

More likely your "friend" bet you you couldn't start a thread about something as dumb as where to find a cauliflower. How about where to find a 7-11?

[JaseTheBass]

My sister grows it in Udon. Ready at the beginning of December. Best cauli I've ever had.

If it'll grow in Udon, it'll grow up here.