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Jamie Oliver

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GodivaGirl

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Did anyone watch Jamie Oliver last night? he went to an Indian market stall where a lady told him a certain veg, juiced, was good for lowering blood sugar, did anyone catch the name of it?, it was like a spiky cucumber.

~Val~
 
I missed it last night - did they look like this?

cucumber.jpg
 
Oh yes, that could be them, thanks Alan, do you know what they are called?, don't tell me "spiky cucumbers!" :D
 
Thanks for the links Pippin, I'm sure I can get some in Coventry market, we have a large Asian community, they don't sound very nice though 🙄:D, glad I don't have to try them!! lol
 
Godiva Girl - if you can't get em on the market, try down the Foleshill Road !! sell em in all the supermarkets and greengrocers along there.

Also cheapest place for peppercorns (for t'mill) and all spices, ground or otherwise!
 
Thanks Trophywench, yes I thought I'd seen them on the Foleshill Rd, we go there for all of our spices, it's brill is't it! 🙂
 
Forgive me if I don't rush over to the Alvis retail park to get some, LOL

Used to see em all the while on the Soho Road (in Handsworth, which I reckon provided the model for the Foleshill Road !), but never ever fancied trying em!
 
I used to work in Coventry with a doctor from Leicester / Glasgow who was born in India who mentioned these, but never had time to go to Foleshill Rd on the way home. However, Mill Rd in Cambridge and Stratford Rd in Spark Hill, Birmingham also sell good ranges of exotic veggies and fruit. I don't think they'd help my blood glucose control, but I love trying new veggies - and sometimes identifying what comes out of our garden is a bit of challenge! We had confused large white raddishes with small parsnips.
 
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