In Reply to: Need to buy spices... posted by Kilili on Sunday, 12. July 2009 at 23:45 Bali Time:
I have purchsed spices from Matahari supermarket and didnt have a drama bringing them back to perth. If you use the denpasar Dry markets upstairs from the wet markets they will vacuum seal them for you so you can transport them home.I do know that I brough home spice pastes and they checked every packet to make sure they didnt have cloves in them didnt matter if they were whole crusjed or liquid. I dont know why that is but just make sure they are sealed. Make sure you ask at denpasar markets to have them vacuum sealed and barter for the price you want to pay like I did. I got vanilla bean for $7AUD for 20 sticks which I chose and I made sure I told them the price I wanted to pay. Hope this helps