Choirgirl21 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Does anyone know where in MD I might find them? Or any type of lime leaf really. I checked both asian markets in my area (Hmart in Ellicott City and the local one in Laurel) to no avail. I need them for my dinner club tomorrow night. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StorageLady Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 They usually have them at my Asian Grocer in Frederick. Is Hmart the large market just off of 29 on 40?. FOr some reason I thought it was called Grand Market (or maybe that's another store entirely). There are a couple of huge markets in the area - one at the end of 70 just east of Columbia and another in Germantown in the Muddy Branch Shopping Center. Sounds like a phone call would help before driving though... Sometimes you can find them in the frozen food section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Yep, Hmart is the one on 40. I actually think the one here in Laurel is a Grand mart, but I'm not sure b/c my friends and I just call it Gmart. The guy at Hmart told me it's too expensive to buy the minimum order of fresh lime leaves for how few people want them - I guess they just don't sell and neither place had any frozen. Sadly I don't have time to drive much beyond here or Baltimore (already have to go there for other stuff) so I may have to do without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I frequently find kaffir lime leaves in the fresh herbs part of the produce section at the Whole Foods in the Kentlands in Gaithersburg. I know I've seen them there in the last couple of weeks. Can't speak for other Whole Foods stores, but it may be worth checking the one closest to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I frequently find kaffir lime leaves in the fresh herbs part of the produce section at the Whole Foods in the Kentlands in Gaithersburg. I know I've seen them there in the last couple of weeks. Can't speak for other Whole Foods stores, but it may be worth checking the one closest to you. I've sen them at the WFs in DC, so apparently they're regularly in stock throughout the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I've sen them at the WFs in DC, so apparently they're regularly in stock throughout the area. I've also seen them at WF in VA. That's where I've bought them the couple of times I needed them. They come in a little plastic pack (don't know if it's technically a clamshell). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks all. The WF I went to (Harbour East), not surprisingly did not have them (it's a small store), but a friend found them at the Silver Spring location and picked them up for me so I'm all set. They better be worth all of the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks all. The WF I went to (Harbour East), not surprisingly did not have them (it's a small store), but a friend found them at the Silver Spring location and picked them up for me so I'm all set. They better be worth all of the trouble. Next time save some money and go to Thai Market next to the SS Safeway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Next time save some money and go to Thai Market next to the SS Safeway. Which SS Safeway and where? Are you certain the market always (or almost always) has them? I've been using the leftover simple syrup I infused with them in my margaritas and enjoying the extra kick it gives them so I think I'll be buying them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Grinnell Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 This is weird enough to be unhelpful, but the garden center in merrifield sells the plants- a small bushy thing that has proven impossible to kill. The main issue has been finding things to do with it- simple syrup, kaffir lime spritzers, etc. Ours even had a couple of tiny lime-lings that I can't really recommend eating. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Which SS Safeway and where? Are you certain the market always (or almost always) has them? I've been using the leftover simple syrup I infused with them in my margaritas and enjoying the extra kick it gives them so I think I'll be buying them again. SS Safeway is bounded by Thayer, Fenton, and Bonifant. Thai Market is on Thayer Ave. The market always has kaffir lime leaves. It's also my source for chinese sausage, bird chilis, dried shrimp, galangal, 3 crabs fish sauce (which I like much better than Tiparos), and just about any other SE Asian ingredient that you can't find at you basic megamart.ETA - Their little take out stand is actually pretty good. I wouldn't go out of my way for it, but you won't be unhappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 This is weird enough to be unhelpful, but the garden center in merrifield sells the plants- a small bushy thing that has proven impossible to kill. The main issue has been finding things to do with it- simple syrup, kaffir lime spritzers, etc. Ours even had a couple of tiny lime-lings that I can't really recommend eating. At all. Kaffir lime is an easily grown houseplant. The leaves freeze surprisingly well, though they lose some flavor over time. I recall reading somewhere that kaffir lime is cultivated for the leaves only; sorry I can't remember where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 JPW, thanks for the tip! I couldn't find galangal at my asian market last weekend either, but if I understood the guy correctly, they were just out of it. I think I will look into growing the plant at home. Maybe not until next year though, seems like I'd have more uses for the leaves in summer. Although I'm happy to have curry through the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Found this website via the NY Times. Ordered 3 zip lock bags for a total of apporximately 75 kaffir lime leaves for $11.95 (that includes shipping). Ordered them on a Wednesday and they arrived 2 days later. Haven't cooked with them yet, but nibbled on one and they taste great! http://www.kaffirlimeleaves.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 No leaves yet, though I have seen them packaged w the other herbs at Whole Foods before. However, leafless, fresh Kaffir limes just appeared at the Silver Spring Whole Foods yesterday. Click here for a pretty informative link which claims California's fruits are not perfect matches to the fragrant Thai limes. At any rate, I am using the juice, not simply the peel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Has anyone seen kaffir limes recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rieux Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Just saw dried ones an hour ago in the ethnic section of the Adams Morgan Harris Teeter. In the Thai kitchen brand section in a jar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Has anyone seen kaffir limes recently? Recently? No. But when I do, it is usually at Super H Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Recently? No. But when I do, it is usually at Super H Mart I was there today, and they had beautiful galangal, but no kaffir lime. I'll use the freezer and slowly accumulate everything I need for a curry paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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