betel leaf

[yoyodyne]

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?

[iMarilyn]

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

[yoyodyne]

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

[foodyDudey]

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

[yoyodyne]

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

[JonasBrand]

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

[Hondapendragon]

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

[iMarilyn]

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.