tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623483294594610881.post7270850307285313487..comments2024-03-21T21:39:26.324-07:00Comments on A Canadian in Abu Dhabi, UAE: Does anyone eat this horrid-looking corn shipped to the UAE from England?Ann Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07794550687631644019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623483294594610881.post-44894234850532817232012-09-04T20:30:38.096-07:002012-09-04T20:30:38.096-07:00I can see that, actually - Omani stuff when its av...I can see that, actually - Omani stuff when its available, then subcontinental(possibly brought by boat, at least!), then East/South Africa. European, South American, USA, and other further afield only when absolutely necessary.Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623483294594610881.post-16106265907234995492012-09-03T22:54:18.352-07:002012-09-03T22:54:18.352-07:00Muscato, that is SO TRUE. I try and trick myself b...Muscato, that is SO TRUE. I try and trick myself by saying "well the mangoes are from India... that's close!"Ann Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794550687631644019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623483294594610881.post-21314159410376198252012-09-03T11:07:08.852-07:002012-09-03T11:07:08.852-07:00That particular corn, no, but we do eat (when it&#...That particular corn, no, but we do eat (when it's available) the South African stuff Spinneys often has. Not cheap, but so tasty it doesn't require butter and salt.<br /><br />And frankly, if we worried about the carbon footprint with every grocery purchase, we'd eat dates and drink brackish water, and that's about it.Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.com