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Post by Baz Faz on May 19, 2019 12:40:01 GMT 2
We were introduced to pomegranate molasses when we stayed at a small hotel in Turkey. A big bottle (they made their own) was on every table and we topped our salad with it. At home we use it on salads and also in cooking, putting it on chicken thighs or duck breasts to bake in the oven.
This morning I tried to buy another bottle and the supermarket had none. Why not? The woman said there was a crop shortage (I think the pomegranates come from Lebanon). Disaster.
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Post by shrjeff on May 19, 2019 12:55:19 GMT 2
We were introduced to pomegranate molasses when we stayed at a small hotel in Turkey. A big bottle (they made their own) was on every table and we topped our salad with it. At home we use it on salads and also in cooking, putting it on chicken thighs or duck breasts to bake in the oven. This morning I tried to buy another bottle and the supermarket had none. Why not? The woman said there was a crop shortage (I think the pomegranates come from Lebanon). Disaster. there was pomegranate products all over Baku... but i didn't look for molasses...
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Post by lumi on May 19, 2019 14:01:31 GMT 2
I loved using pomegranate molasses as a salad dressing since discovering it when we lived in Turkey. Have really missed it since our supply finished and we no longer had any visitors coming from Turkey who could bring us more. I did look for our hate but wasnt able to find it at the usual grocery places. No idea if it might be at some random speciality store though as haven't had the time to look.
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Post by wikki on May 19, 2019 19:58:21 GMT 2
I have a bottle at home. Does anyone wants it? I am not using it. I will be home in 3 weeks or so. I am more than happy to ship it.
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Post by kuskiwi on May 19, 2019 20:24:33 GMT 2
I too love it. Fortunately one of our deli's is owned by a Turkish couple so they keep a stock.
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Post by welle on May 19, 2019 21:36:02 GMT 2
I'll have to look for it-never had it as I didn't know it existed.
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Post by Scrubb on May 22, 2019 5:34:29 GMT 2
I looked for it in our supermarket and didn't find it - and the one we go to is the most multi-cultural one in the city. Sigh.
But I will look again, and maybe check out some of the small "eastern" markets that have opened in the past few years. Not many turks, but some Lebanese and a few Afghanis live here now, so maybe I'll manage to find it somewhere.
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Post by lumi on May 22, 2019 14:04:21 GMT 2
The label may not be in English. Trying to think what or lady one said. Think or was Nar Sos. But could be wrong. Whatever the Turkish word for pomegranate is followed by sos which I think means sauce and had that funny Turkish letter o.
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Post by OnlyMark on May 22, 2019 14:10:37 GMT 2
"In Arabic, pomegranate molasses is called dibs rumman, rebb el-rumman or rub al-rumman. Its name in Turkey is nar ekşisi, and the Turkish version is generally less sweet."
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Post by sophie on May 22, 2019 15:25:00 GMT 2
Srcubb, Superstore (loblaws) here carried it in their international section.
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Post by Scrubb on May 23, 2019 5:46:32 GMT 2
That's where I looked, sophie, but it was probably 6 months ago so it's worth checking again - they probably get new stuff all the time.
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Post by mockchoc on Feb 23, 2020 9:50:53 GMT 2
I've bought a bottle before and not used it enough but I want to get more but it's almost $10 a bottle here so I think I should forget it. Apparently though you can make your own from the bottle of juice. I'll see.
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