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jo_girl

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 01:34 PM
Post subject: Baking powder -where?

I stared myself blind at the shelves at City Shop? Did I really miss it, or do they actually sell baking powder? If not, where can I find it???

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 01:37 PM

ROFL "i stared myself blind" thats a good one... im going to steal it.

i actually have the same question but then realised why would i bother buying it... when would i have time to bake? i bought one of thsoe microwave ovens ... a good one aswell and iv used it like maybe 5 times in total in about 6 months :X

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Magnolia
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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 01:39 PM

they used to keep it in the cleaning aisle/section at city, rather than the baking aisle. right next to the baking soda. think they must confuse the two.

jo_girl

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 01:47 PM

Ah, thanks mangolia. I guess I have to head back then! Smile

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 01:52 PM

if it is a distance from you, call for a catalog (they will send via email) and arrange for delivery. there is a minimum, so one package of baking soda won't suffice, but a few will!

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 02:32 PM

I found a can of Royal Double Bakng Powder (made by Nabisco) at Pines Market

1)Green City: Biyun Road/Yunshan Road in Jinqiao, Pudong
2) Brilliance Mall : Xianxia Road/Jianhe Road in Hongqiao, Puxi

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 03:31 PM

I have also seen it available at Metro in their baking area with the yeast, flour, baking chocolate, etc.

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 09:26 PM

A naive question : is baking powder same as baking soda? I am running out of baking powder brought from home but only see baking soda in supermarket. Thanks in advance!

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 09:32 PM

no they are not the same

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Posted: Mar 15, 2007 - 09:48 PM

Loads of Baking Powder in Pines, small tins, big tins, different makes etc.

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Posted: Mar 16, 2007 - 05:40 PM

If you can't find baking powder you can substitute one part baking soda and two parts cream of tartar. But you are probably more likely to find baking powder than cream of tartar!

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Posted: Mar 16, 2007 - 06:44 PM

We can easily find here baking soda, baking powder, yeast, and Carrefour and Pines now have cream of Tartar!
What we cannot find here is amoniac salt, that I use for cookies.
I brought some packs from Brazil, and when my husband saw it in my kitchen, he went crazy!
I didn't know people use amoniac salt in the production of cocaine...
You can imagine in the airport customs, if we would have been caught,I trying to explain that it was for baking cookies, nor
cocaine Smile

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Posted: Mar 16, 2007 - 07:02 PM

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You can imagine in the airport customs, if we would have been caught,I trying to explain that it was for baking cookies, nor
cocaine

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Posted: Mar 16, 2007 - 07:04 PM

Yes, it is easy to find baking powder now, I saw some at Lotus, Pines, and also Living Shop.. in Gubei, it is located just below the Vegetarian Lifestyle restaurant... They have branch in pudong as well.

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Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 05:54 PM

I noticed that the last comment was posted in 2007. I have been looking for baking powder and tried City Shop, Metro and Carrefour without luck. Is it disguised in French or German, or is it not easy to find anymore?

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Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 06:04 PM

City Supermarket in Portman

First aisle on the right with the baking goods...opposite the freezers

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Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 06:08 PM

p1atl10 wrote:

City Supermarket in Portman

Thanks plat, but where exactly is that?

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Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 07:09 PM

Nanjing Xi Lu between Tongren Lu and Xikang Lu (Puxi). The name is short for the Portman Ritz Carlton hotel or its also known as the Shanghai Centre

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Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 07:18 PM

Yep Plat is right. City shop next to Portman. Saw it there a few days ago. The brand is "Clabber Girl", made in U.S.A. , but not too expensive. I think about RMB 30 for 284 grams.

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Posted: Aug 14, 2008 - 07:29 PM

Carrefuor Big Thumb has small envelopes of baking powder in the imported section, a French brand.

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Posted: Aug 15, 2008 - 11:18 AM

City Shop on Hong Mei Lu has Clabber Girl baking power. Also Arm n Hammer baking soda, Nestle chocolate chips, etc. Hmmmm.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2008 - 09:57 PM

Thanks for the replies. Had a look at Hong Mei City shop last week, and couldn't find any, unless I was looking in the wrong place? Anyone seen it elsewhere in the Puxi area?

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Posted: Aug 17, 2008 - 10:06 AM

Hong Mei City shop, 2nd floor, move from the place where they have the baking stuff like icing sugar, coconut flakes to the shelves where there are the betty crocker mixes, and other stuff like the hersheys syrup, imported flour...
the baking powder and baking soda are on the bottom shelf. You can ask the staff - they have one or two who can speak english - they should be able to help you.

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Posted: Aug 17, 2008 - 10:10 AM

Yes, and as I said in the previous post in 2007 Smile

.. it is still available in the Living Shop, Huangjin Cheng Dao, Gubei.. 1st floor, below the veg.life style restaurant. Its located opposite to the Lohao organics store in Gubei. I think is less expensive than city shop.

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Posted: Aug 28, 2008 - 09:51 AM

Lotta wrote:

Yes, and as I said in the previous post in 2007 Smile

Hi Lotta, just wanted to say thanks for the info. I still couldn't find any bp at City Shop, but found it at Living Shop, and surprisingly not expensive. Also found different kinds of rice, which is MUCH cheaper than City Shop.