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Janet

In article >, says...
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:04:04 -0400, James Silverton
> > wrote:
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> > Buying rooted herbs is difficult where I live. Sometimes basil has roots
> > but very seldom cilantro. That last is a pity, not just for keeping,
> > since cilantro roots are used in Thai sauces and marinades.
>
> I don't see either with roots, even the few times a year that I go to
> a real farmer's market.

Every supermarket here, sells little growing pots of the commonest culinary herbs;
garden centres sell a bigger range.

Talking of roots, the other day I saw fresh turmeric roots for sale in a
supermarket.. that's a first. They looked like little fingers. I've only previously
found it sold dried and ground up.

Janet UK