Star Anise
$8.10 – $16.20
This eight-point pod looks like a star, tastes like licorice, and is popular in Asian cuisine. Some Chinese chew the whole fruit as a breath freshener; the French and English use it to flavor liqueurs like Anisette and Pernod.
Use in Chinese cooking, Vietnamese noodle soup, Thailand iced black tea, and India curries. Pairs well with meat and poultry dishes, soups, stocks, fruits and compotes.
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Dark
$18.00Based on Mayan spices used to flavor the Ka’kau’ (Cacao) bean. On desserts, it is the deep forest surrounding a comforting home. It is the chill night air that we embrace after dinner with a loved one. Dark adds the thrill of unfamiliarity to our most traditional desserts. Add Dark to dishes featuring chocolate – cakes, cookies, sauces, mousse or cocoa. Or, add a rich Mesoamerican flavor to non-chocolate desserts. Sprinkle on cream; add to smoothies, shakes or coffee.
Hand-blended in small batches with Ceylon cinnamon, pure ground vanilla, sweet Chile, black pepper, star anise and mace.
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Dashi Kombu
$10.35Edible kelp used in Japanese cuisine to make dashi, a nutritious all purpose kombu soup stock. Use also to season sushi rice, to add an umami flavor to your cooking, or to ease digestion with dried bean dishes. Our Kombu is wild harvested off the coast of Maine. It provides high concentrations of iodine, calcium, potassium, iron, carotene, and B vitamins.
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Saffron
$13.50Saffron, the stigma from the blue-flowering crocus, is always hand-picked; a gram of Saffron can be between 200 and 500 stigmas. No wonder Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world!
Saffron is one of the few spices whose quality has been defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO) based on its color, aroma, and flavor. Our Saffron has been rated grade 1 in all three categories. Standard jar contains a one-gram pouch.
Use just a tiny bit to add color and flavor to paella, rice, sauces and seafood dishes.
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Nigella (Black Cumin)
$9.25 – $25.00Nijella – the seeds of Nigella sativa – are also known as kalonji or black cumin. Used primarily as a spice in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Use in curries and salads or with vegetables, legumes, and poultry. Nigella adds flavors akin to onion, black pepper and oregano with a mustard-like bitterness.
Sesame Seeds, White
$7.25 – $19.60Believed to be the first seasoning ever recorded, the Sesame Seed dates back to 3000 B.C. According to legend, Sesame Seeds were brought to America by the African Slaves and quickly became popular with Southern cooking.
Use in breads and other baked goods, spreads, candies, soups, salads, fish & poultry dishes, and stir fried vegetables.
Garam Masala
$10.50 – $28.35Garam Masala is a versatile blend from Northern India traditionally used in samosas, dahl and tandoori. Combining the sweet curry flavors of Cardamom, Nigella & Cumin with black pepper, Garam Masala can be used as an accent in any curry dish, or as a finishing spice. Season burgers or a stir fry, use as salt-free rub on any protein.
Hand blended in small batches with: pepper, cumin, nigella, fennel, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
