Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:55:23 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>>
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>
> -snip-
>>>> I'll look for it at the stores. I don't usually peruse the spice
>>>> section to much anymore because I just don't trust some of that stuff.
>>>> But we do have a new store in town where all the stuff should be
>>>> fairly fresh.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>> Gee, I wonder why you don't have such trust, Steve. For that
>>> matter, thinking of the prickly oil...
>> Some of the stuff in Asian stores looks like it's been there since the
>> store opened. Especially in the freezer sections where it's pretty
>> obvious. It's why I like to hit up the stores when they first open.
>
> That does seem to be a universal problem. Someone warned me that
> Asians rub the sell-by dates off things and I scoffed and wrote them
> off ---- but now I see it often. If I can't find the sell-by date, I
> pass. Only took one big box of rancid almond cookies to make a
> believer out of me.
>
>
> Jim

I am reminded... The last such experience I had was with frozen
paneer. It smelled awful, and I made the mistake of putting it
into a sauce, which contaminated the whole batch. The shop that
has the really old merchandise started out being pan-Asian, but
they now devote much of their space to Indian food, because the
almost the whole strip mall is now occupied by Indian and Halal
shops, and those draw shoppers from pretty far away. This shop
still has a decent selection of some other Asian groceries though,
and it is nice to be able to get ANY Southeast Asian, etc.
supplies near here. (By "any", I do mean beyond the things that
many supermarkets purvey now.)

--
Jean B.