double whammy

Yes, I have more fuel for my British/Indian food cravings, and all without leaving town -- that's right, I got them at the Ralphs closest to my house while shopping for Mother's Day groceries this evening. I didn't know they were there either -- just sorta wandered around and ran into them. Ever since I saw hummus on sale at the salad section in Ralphs, I had a feeling Indian food was going to catch on sooner or later, just as Mediterranean food has (the two are pretty prominent in British supermarkets already). And I was right. Woohoo! Granted, the curry sauces are given names like "Creamy Coconut Curry" instead of "Korma" and "Hot Curry Paste" instead of "Madras Curry Paste" (at least I hope it's madras), but hey, I'm not complaining (too much). I didn't get the korma because I had it recently with the other jar I got from Taiwan. Truth be told, I got sick of Patak's Tikka Masala and Balti while in England. They really don't taste good after you've had it several times, and they're not as good as real Indian curry to begin with. The paste I got will come in handy when I make chicken madras from my British cookbook (hence my hoping that it's madras paste I got).

As for chocolate, I spotted them while browsing the candy section and squeezing a bag of marshmellows (they were above the marshmellows). I was a happy camper during Easter because they carried Cadbury eggs, but this is even better. Apparently Hershey's decided they might make some money selling Cadbury outside of Easter (they've got the rights to distribute Cadbury chocolate in the U.S.). Aside from the almond one I got, there were also Dairymilk and Fruit n' Nut. No hazelnut ones, but like I said, I'm not complaining (much). Ralphs is expensive as hell, but I love them for carrying good stuff.