Frustration at Cooking Shows

[AnneinFrance]

I don't know if this is the correct place to post this thread but here goes! Does anyone else who lives in a rural area find it so frustrating watch cooking shows when they give you recipes with lots of ingredients that are only available in major cities? If I hear one more time " you can get this at all supermakets nowadays " I will scream. I know I start at a disadvantage living in France and watch UK/USA shows but it would help so much if a more commonly available alternative was also mentioned. No doubt I will be told to use my imagination, which I do, it's just sometimes, if it is a new ingredient to you it's impossible to sustitute. OK, rant finished, thanks for taking the time to listen!!!

[Mariah-RoseCass]

HI Anne!
I live ina raral area too.
Yes, I sometimes have the same problem as you too. Or what they cook/bake, need really expencixe ingerdiants.
yep I get what you mean!
Mariah~RoseCass

[Cassie-Jane]

Hey anne!
I actually live 10 mins away from Mariah-RoseCass and know what you mean!
We both have the same problems, I saw this cooking show that made Wild Tomato Relish-My Dad loves it and I tried to make it-you had to leave it in salt for 24 hrs I noticed that I needed a bunch of spices and I could'nt find any in the 12 grocery stores around our area!

[Mariah-RoseCass]

thats too bad!
Uasully, when I see a recipe on here, I don`t think I have the ingerdiants, but really I do.
Funny, eh?

[CM]

It used to be that it was difficult to obtain exotic ingredients, and out of the ordinary kitchen equipment and supplies if you didn't live in a large city, but now it's so easy to find and order almost anything you need on amazon or other online kitchen stores, etc. And supermarkets are evolving, too, and carry a much wider range of international and gourmet foods.

[Mariah-RoseCass]

Thanks Cm, as alwys,a big help! Do you live in a rural comminity?

[CM]

Sort of (well it was more rural at one time) but not really anymore. I used to live in Boston but now I live on Cape Cod. Cape Cod seemed rural by comparison when I moved here years ago.

[mmwineguy]

Hello Annie, I wish I lived in France, all the fresh ingredients. You can subitute thing in recipes to make them work or go on the internet if you need something special. I know most places will ship stuff to you. I love the wines from France.