Nuts to You
Just eyeballed a new West Island location for Basse at 3643 boul. des Sources (514-683-0111). Around for 15 years, this Mid-Eastern family business (5 brothers) has been oil-roasting and dry-roasting all kinds of nuts: 6 types of pistachios or almonds (tamari, bbq, candied), pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts and caramel pecans. Other interesting goodies abound: roasted chick peas, corn nuts, double roasted hot peppers, dried kiwi, peanut/rice crackers and roasted peas. Grocery items to be found might be blossom or rose water, bags or jarred zaatar, bitter orange jam, stuffed zucchini and, if you need them, gallon jars of hot peppers. Other locations: 9360 Charles de Latour (514-387-8828); 4555 Autoroute 440 Ouest (at the plant 450-781-1255).