Where To Get Hard-To-Find Food Wiki List!

truelemon.com – they make True Lemon, Lime and Orange. Also available at minimus.biz

kingarthurflour.com – really a site for bakers, but they have some cool ingredients, like powdered eggs, cheese and butter powders

http://www.penzeys.com – herbs, spices and seasonings

myspicer.com – dried mushrooms and other vegetables, spices, cheese powder, citrus powder, create your own spice blends

beprepared.com – aka Emergency Essentials, freeze dried foods

alpineairefoods.com – dried beef, cheese powder, gravy powder (ignore the ready-made-meals)

wildernessdining.com – another good source.

Just in case anyone wonders – it appears for now that adventurefoods.com is closed.

These are companies that I have dealt with directly and who have really impressed me with their customer service…

Walton Feed http://www.waltonfeed.com (powdered egg mix, powdered sour cream, etc)

Gibbs Wild Rice http://www.gibbswildrice.com (instant wild rice and a totally wonderful wild rice breakfast cereal)

Mumm's Organic Sprouting Seeds http://www.sprouting.com (seeds for sprouting lentils, daikon radish, broccoli, etc)

The Spice House http://www.thespicehouse.com (some of the best cheese powders ever and a great selection of spices)

The Huny Hunks http://www.hunyhunks.com (organic powdered honey)

This is a link to the store locator for Equinox Organic Maple Flakes http://www.decacer.com/sale-points.aspx

I know some of the hard to find items can be found in the local grocery, but knowing where to look is the trick. I thought True Lemon/Orange/Lime would have been with drink mixes, not in the baking section. Butter flakes? Sour cream powder? I thought mentioning these was a joke. Who knew I could find butter and s'cream that would keep outside the fridge?
Thanks for posting these resources. It's a good place to start looking online when the local grocery doesn't carry or just stocks their items in places one might not think to look.

Chris,

I'm always happy to answer an email about where to find a specific ingredient too. :)

Packit Gourmet has real butter powder. The stuff is soooo good!

I wouldn't mind having a category in this wiki to identify companies that are willing to ship overseas. I have lots of yummy sounding recipes but they all seem specific to American ingredients. I can't even get "Bisquik" here, nor have I found any of the basics often mentioned such as 'tomato powder' and a whole host of other stuff.

Of course I make do with what I have available, but sometimes it's the little extras that make a big difference!

Ya know..on Bisquick? It is easy to make at home :-) It is basically flour, leavening and shortening. Recipezarr.com has tons and tons of recipes for shortcuts!
Tomato powder? Easy to make – dried tomato paste. Once dried, freeze it, then whirl in a blender.

The cool thing is that substitutes can often work well and many times even be better :-) Some of my favorite items I use are imported from Ireland. Boy do I pout when I cannot get them!

Allison,

I am in Canada and any of the American links on my sites or in my posts are for companies that will ship outside of the US and will do so cost effectively.

Hope that helps.

Thanks Sarah and Laurie. That's just the sort of stuff it's good to know. I have some tomato paste drying right now as I type ;)

Had trouble getting harmony house – just explorer issues.

http://www.alltravelsizes.com/

Similar to Sarah's recommendation of minimus.biz but I found La Spagnola Ex Vir Olive Oil 5oz for $.22. Same shipping offer of free after $20

http://www.alltravelsizes.com/1444.html

Thanks so very much for all this great info!!!

-Michael

I just found another site for spices and an answer to a posting I made earlier: The Spice Barn
http://www.spicebarn.com/

Michael are you going to join us N. Cali's next summer on some fun hikes????

and on a serious note, thanks Sarah for taking the time to post the information. Awesome!!

Hey Ken, What is the name of the sewing shop in Berkley.
Come on Mr H.C.- do you know?? Dr. Know

I'm trying to find an on-line site that sells Individual / 1 oz Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese packs. I think I saw a link on the forum eons ago, but have done a search and can't find it. Can anyone help me out?
Thanks.

http://www.minimus.biz/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=mayo

Costco has had them, same with Sams Club. Also…restaurant supply stores that sell cold items.

Do the cream cheese packets have to stay cold?

Depends on how long you are hikking Patrick. 3-4 days buried in your pack is ok. Cream cheese is quite nice with some crackers after a long days hike.

For years Rondele cheese made shelf stable packets of cream cheese. The rumor is they quit making them :-( They were sold in bakeries next to bagels in grocery stores.

But…on full fat cream cheese in single serving? It is fine for a couple days in cool weather, I try to use it in 24 hours in heat. Keep sealed till using. And! You can freeze them before leaving to extend the life!

Thanks for the info about the cream cheese. I saw this on amazon and was wondering if anyone had tried it.

Amazon

Patrick, that is some of the best stuff around. Coconut cream powder not only tastes good it is freaky high in fat. Add a Tbsp or two to oatmeal….to rice dishes, to couscous. It isn't a strong coconut flavor, rather mellow.

I got hooked on it when I worked for a Thai importer for a couple years (who by the way sells on Amazon as well – search for Import Food). I carry the small packets that are 1.75 to 2-ounces on my website as well – since for many they don't have a handy mega-mart Asian grocery store down the road ;-)