Where can I buy fresh nutmeg?

[Kiltie]

When I say "fresh", I mean "not dried".

Like this ...



Any ideas?

It'll have to be a mainstream supermarket type outlet as I'm in Aberdeen.

Thanks,

Eric

[Mobile Chicane]

You might get lucky at an Indian/Asian grocer, but I've never seen fresh nutmeg on sale in the UK, ever.

Why particularly does it have to be fresh?

[Kiltie]

Mobile Chicane said:

You might get lucky at an Indian/Asian grocer ...

Thanks, I did wonder about that but they're not so good up here as the ones I've seen down South.

Mobile Chicane said:

Why particularly does it have to be fresh?

I saw it on "The Incredible Spice Men" and it just looked so exotic and alluring that I'd like to touch it and smell it - just for the experience.

[calibrax]

Kiltie said:

it just looked so exotic and alluring that I'd like to touch it and smell it - just for the experience.

I had the same urge when I saw a Ferrari F40 for the first time

[Kiltie]

calibrax said:

I had the same urge when I saw a Ferrari F40 for the first time

The urge I had was to tell the owner to go park somewhere else and not block me in.

[MyM2006]

I'd be surprised if you can buy it as a fresh fruit, it's usually picked when it starts to split or falls to the floor so unlikely to travel well. It's then opened and the mace removed and dried separately from the nutmeg, I wasn't even aware the flesh was used for anything so would be a waste of money to export.
The only time I've had the mace still around the nutmeg shell is when I've had some brought back for me from Grenada where they got it direct from the farms.

[Cotty]

calibrax said:

Kiltie said:

it just looked so exotic and alluring that I'd like to touch it and smell it - just for the experience.

I had the same urge when I saw a Ferrari F40 for the first time

Jennifer Aniston for me

[Kiltie]

MyM2006 said:

I'd be surprised if you can buy it as a fresh fruit, it's usually picked when it starts to split or falls to the floor so unlikely to travel well. It's then opened and the mace removed and dried separately from the nutmeg, I wasn't even aware the flesh was used for anything so would be a waste of money to export.
The only time I've had the mace still around the nutmeg shell is when I've had some brought back for me from Grenada where they got it direct from the farms.

Very interesting - thanks for the reply.

[Kiltie]

The bit I saw on the tele which gave me the notion is here at 09:44.