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01/24/2000 Archived Entry: "French Pots, Irish Foods, Japanese Rice"

Here are some food and equipment sources I mentioned on the radio last week. I wish I had the ability to give you hyperlinks that you could just click on, but the software that operates the Maven’s Diary won’t do that.

Paris Cookware Supplier E. Dehillerin

If you are interested in items like Mauviel Cuprinox professional weight, stainless-steel-lined copper pots (you can’t do better) at reasonable prices, get online and look up the French Dehillerin company’s web-site. Just looking at this stuff makes me drool , and the prices are, in general, less than what you would pay in the United States, partly because you can avoid France’s Value-Added-Tax.

The web site is not interactive, so orders are placed via fax machine. Before ordering, however, I would double-check prices with shipping charges against those at Bridge Kitchenware, 214 E. 52nd St., near Third Ave., in Manhattan. You can get Bridge online, too, at www.Bridgekitchenware.com . Or call 212-688-4220. Outside New York City, call 800-BRIDGEK. Bridge’s printed catalog is $3, but the price is refunded with your first order.

E. Dehillerin
18-20 Rue Coquilliere
Paris, France
Telephone: 33-1-42-36-53-13
Fax: 33-1-42-36-54-80
E-mail: infor@e-dehillerin.fr
Web site: www.e-dehillerin.fr.


Traditional Irish Foods

Looking for slices of Irish bacon, which are called rashers on the Emerald Isle, or black and white breakfast pudding? You can peruse a wide selection of Irish specialties from Traditional Irish Foods, Inc. online. The company offers dairy and delicatessen items, bakery products, teas, sodas, candies, sweets, jams, jellies, as well as hearty dinner fare. Traditional Irish Foods also arranges gift baskets.

Traditional Irish Foods, Inc.
4268 Katonah Avenue
Bronx, NY 10470
Telephone: 1-877-474-7436
Fax: 718-994-4853
E-mail: orders@foodireland.com
Web site: www.FoodIreland.com


Authentic Koshi-Hikari Rice

This newly imported short-grain rice is praised in Japan for its superior fragrance, appearance and taste. Although it is traditionally prepared for sushi, Koshi-Hikari also works in rice pudding. I ate it plainly boiled in some chicken broth a few nights ago and thought it was particularly fragrant. It is sticky, however. It won’t cook up separate. It can be purchased from Williams-Sonoma.