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yoyodyne Dec 28, 2011 10:52 AM

betel leaf

i'm looking for fresh betel leaves (la lot in vietnamese) for a vietnamese beef recipe. checked broadview chinatown and they don't have any. Anyone seen the leaf anywhere in the city?

  1. iMarilyn Dec 30, 2011 06:09 AM

    Have you tried the bigger Asian grocers on Spadina north of Dundas?

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      yoyodyne Jan 2, 2012 12:10 PM

      I haven't checked Dundas/Spadina but will have a look. Perhaps a trip to T & T is in order as well.

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        foodyDudey Jan 2, 2012 12:13 PM

        Why not go to Gerrard Street, where I am sure you will find them? I think someone mentioned that already

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          yoyodyne Jan 3, 2012 09:04 AM

          Gerrard and Broadview? I've looked through the supermarkets along gerrard and couldn't find it. Or at least nothing that looked like it.

    2. JonasBrand Dec 29, 2011 11:23 AM

      Head a bit further east on Gerrard to little india / pakistan, Paan will be easy to find.

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        Hondapendragon Dec 28, 2011 05:38 PM

        I think what your looking for is called "paan", in India. It's found in most East Indian groceries.

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          iMarilyn Dec 30, 2011 06:11 AM

          Betel leaf is in paan, but paan is a sort-of Pakistani "chewing tobacco". La lot (betel leaf) is an aromatic Vietnamese herb used in soup, etc.

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