Thursday, January 18th, 2007...9:11 pm
1 Goose, 2 Gooses.
So I called a number of Cold Storage outlets to check if they have vanilla pods and either duck or goose fat (all for upcoming dinner parties), and these are the conversations that ensued.
Cold Storage Gourmet (at Guthrie House)
me: Hi, do you sell vanilla pods?
woman: Huh? What pork?
me: No, PODS. P-O-D-S. Vanilla PODS.
woman: How you spiao again? P-O-D-E-S?
me: No, P for Paraguay, O for Orange, D for Denmark, S for Singapore. PODS.
woman: Oh. Uh, wait I check.
I get put on hold.
woman: Hallo? We have no stock. Anything else?
me: Yeah. Do you sell duck or goose fat?
woman: Oh, we don’t stock that sorry.
Cold Storage King Albert Park
me: Hi, do you sell vanilla pods?
woman: Huh? Ver-nee-rah pots?
me: No, vanilla PODS. P-O-D-S. Like vanilla beans?
woman: Oh. What section one is that?
me: Er, I guess baking section? Or like spices? Seasoning maybe?
woman: Oh. Wait I check.
I’m put on hold again for fucking ever.
woman: Hallo sorry no stock. Anything else?
me: Yeah, do you sell duck or goose fat?
woman: Oh. What section one is that?
me: Er, well, it’s usually sold canned or bottled. So, maybe canned food or something? Or maybe in the deli section?
woman: Oh. Wait I transfer you.I’m put on hold again.
man: Hi, you’re looking for goose fat is it?
me: Yes. Do you sell it?
man: You mean goose fat, as in foie gras?
me: No! I mean goose FAT. Not the liver!
man: Oh. Wait I check.
I’m on hold for AT LEAST 10 minutes.
man: Hi, sorry, we don’t even sell any fresh ducks or gooses we only sell the frozen ones so sorry we don’t sell the fat.
me: Uh. Ooookay nevermind thanks bye.
I mean DUDE you think I want to buy the RAW fat?! I want to buy the RENDERED fat. Like in a TIN. And it’s GEESE.
Edit: HOOORAYYYY JELITA HAS VANILLA BEANS!
14 Comments
January 19th, 2007 at 7:10 am
hahaha… early morning humour. spaio..? heh
tried Carrefour?
January 19th, 2007 at 9:18 am
She pronounced it that way!
I’ve only tried carrefour for the duck/goose fat – I was directed to a counter where I got my hopes up, only to find they only sell CONFITED duck legs and the such like. Which means I’d have to buy the duck legs which are canned IN duck fat to get to the duck fat. PFFFFT. Today my search for the mysterious vanilla pod continues.
January 19th, 2007 at 11:44 am
I think you can get canned duck fat from culina or those row of speciality food shops next to Coronation Plaza @ Bukit Timah.
January 19th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
hey there,
phoon huat stocks vanilla pods, too.
(; just in case jelita runs out.
January 19th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
hahahhahaha so cute!! i can’t wait to taste all these things that include vanilla pods and duck/goose fats. i’m very hungry already.
January 19th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
eyes: AWESOME I almost bought a duck today to render the fat on my own. But thanks so much for the tip!
glygole: Phoon Huat was out of stock! Anyway I found out that a friend of mine knows someone in Singapore who has 400 vanilla pods he doesn’t know what to do with so I’m going to try to help ‘rescue’ those vanilla pods. ;p
ballsy: Next Saturday! :)
January 22nd, 2007 at 12:59 am
aiyoh…you should have asked me lah…you shld have gone to culina lah…or the swiss butchery near yr place?
January 22nd, 2007 at 1:23 am
You’re never online anymore! And I’ve decided to render my own duck fat so nevermind Culina already. And Swiss Butchery isn’t THAT near my place. And the butcher’s nearer me didn’t have!
January 22nd, 2007 at 2:50 pm
400 vanilla pods???
Can spare some my way or not?
January 22nd, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Hoho. If I get my hands on them sure I’ll pass you a few. :D
January 23rd, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Okie dokie. I don’t even mind paying for it hehehe.
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December 19th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Dejavu!
Had exact same conversation…abt foie gras and duck fat … !
Hmmn Vanilla pods… Tried Jason’s or Tanglin marketplace or Supermarket @ SHAW CENTRE?
There is also a gourmet store @ Tiong Bahru…
Le Bon Marche..
I did see it somewhere in Singapore but de ol brain has forgotten
…
December 20th, 2007 at 2:54 am
I’ve since found goose fat on occasion at culina.. they sell it bottled. most of the time, though, i just render my own duck fat (especially for confiting cos that would just be too expensive to buy all that fat).
vanilla pods can easily be found at bunalun (organic store in chip bee gardens/holland village), as well as culina (sometimes).