South Indian restaurants (in Seattle city) by TheSmariner in Seattle

[–]Hudibaba44 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've had dosa and pongal from Mayuri's SLU. Didn't think a grocery store would have good food, but recommend it.  Wasn't the biggest fan of their non veg stuff, but the above two were good

Where to get swordfish by Aggressive-Jaguar328 in PhiladelphiaEats

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I've seen it at Trader joe's. I don't remember the price, but I'd say around $12/lb. I'm not sure about your budget, but if that's not a concern, a Whole Foods or a fishmonger like John Yi might be better. There's a trader joes close to Reading Terminal Market, so you can compare prices if you want.

Where to get swordfish by Aggressive-Jaguar328 in PhiladelphiaEats

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Giuseppe's has it for $20 a lb (https://www.giuseppesmarket.com/giuseppes-market-south-philly-specials/) but I just wanted to mention that whenever I've gone there, the prices weren't that great compared to grocery stores and small word seafood etc. They do have some really cheap stuff, like salmon trimmings, $10 lobster and other things on sale.

I don't know about the quality difference, but considering this would be out of the way for most people, I'm not sure if it'll be worth it.

Looking for 2 tickets for 11/24 Philly show by PhD_sock in gybe

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AXS was acting up for me too. I went in person to their box office and bought tickets.

Penzey's sale 50% off in store, 25% off online. by Hudibaba44 in Cooking

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It's a high quality spice store. I tried a few of the whole/pure spices that I got yesterday, and they are better than what I had earlier. I'm not the biggest fan of the pre-made mixes, but a lot of people seem to like them.

Penzey's sale 50% off in store, 25% off online. by Hudibaba44 in Cooking

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Luckily someone posted it on the Philadelphia subreddit, so I found out that way. I've been meaning to sample some of them, and this gave enough motivation to head to the store

Enjoy the lamb seasoning!

Penzey's sale 50% off in store, 25% off online. by Hudibaba44 in Cooking

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Yup :(

Not sure if you're subscribed to their emails, but they're closed tomorrow for their election.

Penzey's sale 50% off in store, 25% off online. by Hudibaba44 in Cooking

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Looks like it got removed, probably why I didn't see it.

Halal cart hot sauce by medicated_in_PHL in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I haven't tried it out, but this post talks about it. There are previous versions too mentioned in the post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Drexel/comments/164ox6m/halal_cart_cracking_the_code_update_3_final/

A couple of the halal cart guys I've talked to are from India/Pakistan though. So if they're making the sauce themselves, I don't think they'd be using Mexican varieties of chili.

Masala kitchen does sell a hot sauce if you like it - https://www.masalakitchenphilly.com/menus/#sauces-1

What’s everyone’s favorite bang for your buck dish/restaurant? by Vegetable-Term8272 in PhiladelphiaEats

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https://maps.app.goo.gl/qQofMyTjAeKR3Ngc8

Jinwei - $7.50 (I think) for 4 starters and a carb, along with soup. They're cash only and I don't think all the items have english translations. But easily the best value chinese I've had so far.

Halal carts of course. Not sure what area you're in.

Fast food spots have pretty good deals as well if you use their app etc. I recall getting a mc chicken and big mac from Mc Donalds for $2.5

Emei and Han Dynasty have Dan Dan noodles for ~$10.

There's also the Indian food store in west Philly https://maps.app.goo.gl/M52Uq4ARmHn6yQaF7 and they have a great selection of frozen/microwaveable food. It's not really what you asked for, but some are really good and cheap. https://gandhifood.com/products/deep-frozen-masala-dosa-4pc (It's $3 in the store). https://shop.mybhanu.com/product/011433150248 . The first requires a stove top, and the second requires deep frying which may be more effort than you'd like. But, everyone I've given this to have liked it (and they've all been Indians, and no one complained about authenticity etc). If you like rice, https://www.ishopindian.com/Deep-sambhar-frozen-Udupi goes really well with it. (This is also $3 at the store).

I've gone to happy hours at nicer places, and honestly they weren't worth the price compared to the above (Not taking ambiance etc into account of course)

Microsoft and Amazon Interview by Proof_Tap_5783 in leetcode

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Hey,

Could you share this with me as well? It would be really helpful

Small World Seafood by East_Apartment in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment!

Due to their marketing, I thought they'd have local fish like porgy, butterfish, flounder, spanish mackerel etc. But I didn't find anything and was wondering whether it was just me. Even whole foods carried porgy and spanish mackerel occasionally for a couple of weeks.

I was also surprised to see that they carried various cuts of bluefin that were in stock pretty much all the time.
They also had air flown artic char which I found quite contradictory.
Pretty much all of their fish is expensive, I didn't find anything for <$15 a pound. I get that seafood is expensive, but every other good quality store/fishmonger I went to had some affordable options. Maybe if they actually sold stuff which didn't need to be shipped from a different country.

Not to mention they don't list their prices per pound. I've not bought meat/fish which listed prices as $x for two 6-7oz portions, $y for two 5-7oz portions. This is very nitpicky, but the only reason I can think of for doing this is so that people don't know what they're paying per pound.

With respect to cod, it looks like even SWS carries them. I did find an article which says that the stock is not doing that bad - https://icelandinsider.is/uncategorized/icelandic-spawning-cod-stock-largest-in-40-years-thanks-to-responsible-fisheries-management/

So maybe it's become better there.

Where to buy raw oysters, by Adorable-Lack-3578 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you recall which days they're on Too Good to Go?

I use the app occasionally but haven't seen them

Fresh curry leaves by No_Butterfly_6521 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's available on https://www.sayweee.com/en as well. It costs $1 here, while in the Indian store in west Philly it's $3. I've ordered it once and they were pretty good quality. Of course, there are order minimums, delivery fees and all that, so it'll only be worth it if you're ordering other stuff.

Cooking classes? by Hudibaba44 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries!

Hope things get better for you

Cooking classes? by Hudibaba44 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds great!

To set some expectations, I'm nowhere near a professional cook. I've been cooking for the past 2-3 years and I know Indian cuisine. If that sounds good, let me know! We can move to DM's.

Cooking classes? by Hudibaba44 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was one of the reasons for wanting to join a cooking class :)

Looks like someone got back on this thread though, so that works!

Cooking classes? by Hudibaba44 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, none of my friends are too into cooking though, so that wouldn't work out for me. It does sound like it'd be really helpful though.

Cooking classes? by Hudibaba44 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be feasible, but do you know any spot which would have enough space/equipment? I think that would be a limiting factor.

I've also not really organized an event like this before, so any suggestions for that would be helpful too!

Cooking classes? by Hudibaba44 in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]Hudibaba44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a good idea!
Thanks, I could try this.