Re: [CH] New York City Pepperheads
John Hard (cajohn@columbus.rr.com)
Fri, 6 May 2005 23:02:35 -0400
You just didn't look Hard enough in Columbus.We have the Mother Lode of
Jim Campbell's garden right in the near Northeast part of town. Lots of
sauces as well.
CaJohn
CaJohns Fiery Foods
Columbus Ohio
On May 6, 2005, at 10:33 PM, Bradley F. Maurer wrote:
> Hi all!
> I've been lurking on this for the past few months after a several
> years hiatus and thought that I would chime in for once.
> I was just wondering if any other members on this list live in the
> tri-state area (Metropolitan NYC--NY, NJ, and CT). I would like to
> get to know you.
> I know that I'm kind of spoiled by living here since I can find
> almost any type of fresh aji or hot sauce that I want if I'm willing
> to take the time and the train to go and collect them in the various
> ethnic neighborhoods in the five boroughs of this great city.
> I just wanted to ask if anyone else here is in the same position,
> either here or in another region of the US. When I lived in
> Minneapolis/St. Paul (the premiere metroplex of the great white north
> in the upper midwest), I had access to all types of fresh ajis and
> sauces. However, I spent a bit of time last year in Columbus, Ohio
> and found myself coming back to NYC to replenish my aji deficit.
> I was truly confounded since Columbus has a large immigrant
> population of Eastern Africans (more "Ethiopian" restaurants per
> capita than NYC, but far less than Minneapolis), a large hispanic
> influx, and growing number of South Asians. I kept asking myself,
> "Where are the AJS?". I couldn't even find a decent Jalapeno in any
> chain grocery store or even an bodega to save my life.
> Any insights?
>