Asian Groceries Like H Mart and Patel Brothers Are Reshaping America

Re:Asian Groceries Like H Mart and Patel Brothers Are Reshap... by PhasmaFelis on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:12PM (#40780166)

> It's an unfortunate mix up - curry leaves and curry powder/paste are different things.

Reminds me of buying "chili powder" from an Asian grocery and getting powdered chiles instead. The resulting pot of chili was very bland and way too hot at the same time.

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Re:Asian Groceries Like H Mart and Patel Brothers Are Reshap... by andybak on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:28PM (#40780345)

I'm from the UK and I'm curious what you would expect chilli powder to be?

Over here it's always just chillis.

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Re:Asian Groceries Like H Mart and Patel Brothers Are Reshap... by PhasmaFelis on Monday June 24, 2024 @05:56PM (#40781322)

In the US, it's a spice mix for cooking chili. (AKA "chili con carne," a popular meaty, spicy stew.) Chili powder has a bit of cayenne but mostly cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, etc.

I can imagine it being different outside the US, but this store was in Seattle so you can see my confusion.

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Re:Asian Groceries Like H Mart and Patel Brothers Are Reshap... by zem on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:48PM (#40780567)

I made the opposite mistake when I first moved to the US (: the bottle of chili powder sat in my pantry for years, being used for the very occasional pot of chili.

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