Description: Fennel is a member of the carrot family, though it’s not a root vegetable. The base of its long stalks weaves together to form a thick, crisp bulb that grows above ground. Above the bulb, at the tip of the stalks, it has light, feathery leaves that resemble dill. Read more…
Description: For 2,000 years, people have used Savory as a culinary herb to flavor beans, season meat, and add a thyme-like taste to their meals. Savoury’s robust, peppery taste even inspired a second meaning—Savory also refers to flavourful food, as in “a Savory sauce.” Savory is also known as the 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: Parsley, or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), but has been naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and 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: 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…