Instructions: These days the big supermarkets are well stocked with the likes of lemon grass and nam pla (fish sauce) but for a wider selection head for an Asian grocer.

directory of Thai supermarkets in the southeast.

Tawana
1820 Chepstow Road
W2
arguably Londons beststocked Thai larder with the likes of pea aubergines and coriander root alongside lychees rambutans and mangosteens when in season.

Kims Thai Food Store
46 George Street
Manchester
specialises in fresh Thai produce.

Sing Fat Chinese Supermarket
334 to 339 Bradford Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
has a good Thai selection.

Thai Taste
has the most comprehensive range of Thai ingredients on the web including herbs curry pastes coconut milk rice and noodles.

Seasoned Pioneers
has a sprinkling of Thai spices including galangal birdseye chillies and shrimp paste.

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