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Title: Green Cardamoms
Post by: loveitspicy on March 23, 2012, 01:41 PM

Just wondering

How much is one kilo of Green Cardamoms in any of the Asian stores or markets

best, Rich

Title: Re: Green Cardamoms
Post by: chewytikka on March 23, 2012, 02:28 PM

Hi Rich
1000gm about 20 quid
But I bought 3 x 100gm packs of just nearly out of date Cardamom Seeds for 60p each.
Result ;D marked down from 3.79 a pack.

cheers Chewy

Title: Re: Green Cardamoms
Post by: Salvador Dhali on March 23, 2012, 02:45 PM

Quote from: chewytikka on March 23, 2012, 02:28 PM

Hi Rich
1000gm about 20 quid
But I bought 3 x 100gm packs of just nearly out of date Cardamom Seeds for 60p each.
Result ;D marked down from 3.79 a pack.

cheers Chewy

There seems to be massive variation in prices. For example, 50g of TRS green cardamoms is 1.99 from my nearest Asian supermarket, but in the North End Road in Fulham I pay 99p for the same pack.

Unless the Fulham shop has them marked up incorrectly...

Title: Re: Green Cardamoms
Post by: loveitspicy on March 23, 2012, 09:45 PM

Thanks for the info the green cardamoms out here are very expensive 1200 baht a kilo - thats near as dam it 24 squid - just cant seem to get them cheaper and they are grown in abundance in Malaysia and obviously India

Ive been trying to grow them for ages without much success

thanks again

best, Rich

Title: Re: Green Cardamoms
Post by: colin grigson on March 24, 2012, 09:55 AM

Here in Slovakia they're 3.50 Euros for 50g ... nice work if you can get it !!  .. I'll have to start drying mine on the radiators soon  :)

At todays rate that's 58.33 GBP per kg !! ... blimey  !!!  :o :o

Title: Re: Green Cardamoms
Post by: loveitspicy on March 24, 2012, 12:15 PM

might be a business in shipping the dam things - mind you getting hold of them here is a real pain the butt


best, Rich