Description: Part of the lily, or allium, family, of which onions are also a member, garlic is one of the most indispensable ingredients around, and plays a central role in Mediterranean and Asian cookery. A bulb composed of many individual cloves enclosed in a thin white, mauve or purple skin, Read more…
Description: Part of the lily, or allium, family, of which onions are also a member, garlic is one of the most indispensable ingredients around, and plays a central role in Mediterranean and Asian cookery. A bulb composed of many individual cloves enclosed in a thin white, mauve or purple skin, Read more…
Description: Fenugreek is a plant that stands around 2–3 feet (60–90 cm) tall. It has green leaves, small white flowers, and pods that contain small, golden-brown seeds. For thousands of years, fenugreek has been used in alternative and Chinese medicine to treat skin conditions and many other diseases. Recently, it Read more…
Description: Originating in Indonesia, cloves are dried flower buds from the clove tree. They are a popular spice that people use in soups, stews, meats, sauces, and rice dishes. Their name comes from the Latin word clavus, which means nail since the shape of a dried clove resembles that of Read more…
Description: Indonesian cinnamon is stronger and more robust than true cinnamon, and due to this it is particularly useful for using in curries and other dishes which have quite a lot of strong flavours going on. This powder is excellent when used as an ingredient in garam masala, and it Read more…
Description: Basil is most commonly used fresh in recipes. In general, it is added last, as cooking quickly destroys the flavour. Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto, an Italian sauce with olive oil and basil as its primary ingredients. Locations of harvest: Time period of harvest: Harvest Read more…
Description: Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfast cereals, snack foods, tea and traditional foods. The aroma and Read more…
Description: An aromatic spice native to eastern Mediterranean countries and Upper Egypt. White cumin seeds are the most commonly available variety; black cumin seeds are slightly smaller and sweeter in flavour. Cumin may look unassuming at first, but it adds a distinct earthiness to a wide range of dishes and Read more…
Description: Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stone fruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and Read more…
Description: Curcuma longa is a sterile triploid organism that has evolved through natural selection and propagation. A relative of ginger and sharing similar growing conditions, it is a hybrid of the wild turmeric found in southern Asia, with India being the predominant producer of growing turmeric plants for trade. Turmeric Read more…