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The Mantimatic (Image from TasteofBeirut.com) |
I posted my own comment to Joumana asking where – in the United States – would I be able purchase one. (Joumana bought hers in Beirut.) She kindly wrote back suggesting I might find one in an Armenian store in Los Angeles or Glendale, CA. Well, since I live in south Florida, making a trip to California to search for a mantimatic was simply out-of-the-question. Instead I put out my feelers to cousins and friends who live on the west coast. The results of those inquiries were unsuccessful, so I contacted Armenian-Middle Eastern stores and wholesalers from South Florida to New York City to San Francisco and came up empty handed.
Now it’s my turn to ask my readers for help:If you'll recall, my first try at making manti wasn't all that succuessful - it wasn't bad, but it wasn't great, either. Perhaps making dough from scratch and having a precise cutting device, would improve my next attempt.
With that in mind, can anyone reading this please tell me where -or- how can I purchase a mantimatic?
Any thoughts and/or information regarding a source would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks everyone!
I'm sure you've already done this, but could you get someone to check out the stores in Paterson?
ReplyDeleteThere is a store in Paterson - at 251 Crooks Ave. -Akmarket - Turkish , but they have similar food. Phone: 973-742-3700
Deleteand...Cihane Pastunesi 358 Lawton Ave. Cliffside PArk, NJ 201-840-6111...
You may wish to contact them to see if they have what you are looking for..
Thanks for the suggestions.
DeleteA search of 'mante dough cutter' brought up these sites, but they seem to all the same product and all are extremely expensive.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tulumba.com/storeItem_tr.asp?ic=HO242942DC416
http://www.buyarabic.com/storeItem.asp?ic=HO242942DC416
http://doughforpastamaker.blogspot.com/2011/12/buy-dough-cutter-raviolimanti-style.html
Thanks! My family has already been to the Paterson stores, but no luck. I have another source who knows where to get it in Beirut, so with any luck, I should end up owning one. Now, if we can only get some stores in the U.S. to carry them...
ReplyDeleteI actually just found it by mistake, but I would NEVER spend this kind of money for it! I'll stick with my pizza wheel! I had looked myself when I saw Joumana's post but couldn't find one in the U.S. When I just went to pull up the link to the closest option I could find (in FL) to send you (Expandable Cutter), I saw that they had one of these as well! (Universal Adjustable Cutter $259.99)
ReplyDeleteOh my, Chris! I'm hoping the actual mantimatic doesn't cost as much as the Universal Adjustable Cutter you mentioned. At that price, I can made a lifetime supply of manti using a rolling pin and pizza wheel.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking.
I know, I couldn't even justify the cost of their expandable cutter. Depending on how many blades, they were $66-$100. I'll definitely stick with the pizza wheel! It would be a great tool to have though. I realllllly wish there was some sort of Paklava press cutter so you could do the whole tray in one shot. :)
DeleteWhen I made my own dough, I used a ravioli cutter wheel.
ReplyDeleteLove you blog
Linda
Good thought; the ravioli cutter seems to be an appropriate alternative. Thanks.
DeleteI can check the stores in Watertown/Belmont, Massachusetts. Just looked at two online and didnt see it offered, but I'll look when I'm there in person later this week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karen. How kind of you to offer to check!
DeleteI know a lot of people grew up having their mothers cook everything for them and they never participated in the cooking process. Kitchen tool expert
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