wrote on Sep 18^th, 2012 at 3:24pm:

Its the usual cheapo stuff.Could anyone recommend an Asian chino type shop with a good selection where you can buy the ingredients /spices etc for home cooking ?

yes we found the asian spice shop in the old town too. it sells 'East end' and Heera' brand spices cheaply and they have PGtips from India. they are both from Pakistan and speak a little English. they will tell you about all their relatives working in the UK as taxi drivers if you hang around to chat...