Herbs & Spices
Traditionally we have been known for our single source spices (Cinnamons, Turmeric, Paprikas, Sumac) but over the last few years we have built a steady following for our custom made blends (Lebanese 7 Spice, Dukkah, Zatar) all of which were lovingly formulated by our team of spice experts (with input from our amazing customers).
Our team is always working on new and exciting blends that represent the ever changing culinary landscape. If you have any ideas for new blends we would love to hear from you.
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Amchur, Mango Powder
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /Amchur is dried and powdered green mango. It has a fruity, intensely tart flavour, and is used to add acidity to a dish without adding moisture. It...
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Anardana/Pomegranate Seeds
South China SeasOriginal price $15.95 - Original price $15.95Original price$15.95$15.95 - $15.95Current price $15.95| /Anardana is used in Indian and Persian cuisine as a souring agent, much like sumac or amchoor. Slow air drying makes it more molasses-like than fre...
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Asafoetida (Hing)
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Black Peppercorns
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /Black peppercorns are the dried mature berries of piper nigrum. Known as the King of Spices, it is the most widely used spice in the world probab...
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Black Peppercorns - Organic
South China SeasOriginal price $10.95 - Original price $10.95Original price$10.95$10.95 - $10.95Current price $10.95| /Black peppercorns are the dried mature berries of piper nigrum. Known as the King of Spices, it is the most widely used spice in the world probab...
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Candied Fennel
South China SeasOriginal price $6.95 - Original price $6.95Original price$6.95$6.95 - $6.95Current price $6.95| /Candied fennel is fennel seed covered in a brightly coloured sugar coating that takes on and brings out the licoricy flavour of the fennel within. ...
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Caraway Seeds
South China SeasOriginal price $6.95 - Original price $6.95Original price$6.95$6.95 - $6.95Current price $6.95| /Caraway (carum carvi) is has a warm, earthy, nutty flavour and fragrance that incorporates notes of fennel, anise, cumin, citrus, dried mint and eu...
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Caraway Seeds, Organic
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /Caraway (carum carvi) is has a warm, earthy, nutty flavour and fragrance that incorporates notes of fennel, anise, cumin, citrus, dried mint and eu...
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Cardamom, Black
South China SeasOriginal price $8.95 - Original price $8.95Original price$8.95$8.95 - $8.95Current price $8.95| /Cardamomum amomum is entirely different from its more perfumy cousin, green cardamom, but the two spices complement each other, and a whole range o...
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Cardamom, Green
South China SeasOriginal price $10.95 - Original price $10.95Original price$10.95$10.95 - $10.95Current price $10.95| /Elettaria Cardamomum has a sweet exotic perfume unlike any other spice. Use it in savoury dishes (notably curries) and sweet cardamom goes beauti...
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Cardamom, Green, Organic
South China SeasOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price$17.95$17.95 - $17.95Current price $17.95| /Elettaria Cardamomum has a sweet exotic perfume, unlike any other spice. Use it in savoury dishes (notably curries) and sweet cardamom goes beautif...
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Chaat Masala
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /Tangy, earthy, sweet, salty, faintly sulferous from black salt and asafoetida, chaat masala is sprinkled over foods rather than used in cooking. Th...
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Cinnamon Ground, Korintje, Organic
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Cinnamon Ground, Saigon, Organic
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Cinnamon Sticks, Ceylon, Organic
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Cinnamon Sticks, Korintje
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Cloves Ground
South China SeasOriginal price $8.95 - Original price $8.95Original price$8.95$8.95 - $8.95Current price $8.95| /From garam masala to mulled wine, baked ham to apple pie, Chinese five-spice to Arabian baharat, cloves are used in almost every cuisine. Their pun...
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Cloves Ground, Organic
South China SeasOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $9.95Original price$9.95$9.95 - $9.95Current price $9.95| /From garam masala to mulled wine, baked ham to apple pie, Chinese five-spice to Arabian baharat, cloves are used in almost every cuisine. Their pun...
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Cloves Whole, Organic
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Curry Leaves, Dried
South China SeasOriginal price $6.95 - Original price $12.95Original price$6.95 - $12.95$6.95 - $12.95Current price $6.95| /Curry leaves (murraya koenigii) have a subtly citrusy, nutty aroma that doesn't taste or smell anything like curry. They are widely used in souther...
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Curry Leaves, Dried, Bag
South China SeasOriginal price $12.95 - Original price $12.95Original price$12.95$12.95 - $12.95Current price $12.95| /Curry leaves (murraya koenigii) have a subtly citrusy, nutty aroma that doesn't taste or smell anything like curry. They are widely used in souther...
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Deggi Mirch
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /A blend of ground Indian red chilis, usually medium-hot (but ours verges towards quite hot) that is used primarily for the intense glowing red colo...
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Durban Curry
Monsoon CoastOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $9.95Original price$9.95$9.95 - $9.95Current price $9.95| /Durban is home to one of the largest populations of people of Indian descent outside of India. We’ve named this South African curry blend, Durban C...
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Fennel Whole
South China SeasOriginal price $5.95 - Original price $5.95Original price$5.95$5.95 - $5.95Current price $5.95| /Fennel (foeniculum vulgare) seeds add a warm, spicy, licoricey flavour and fragrance to Indian and Far Eastern curries and spice mixes It is also u...
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Fennel, Whole, Organic
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Fenugreek Seeds, Organic
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Garam Masala
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /Garam Masala is a traditional Indian blend of spices. Some even regard it as the linchpin of a diverse range of dishes, including curries ad butter...
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Gum Arabic/Char Goond, Organic
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Kalonji
South China SeasOriginal price $7.95 - Original price $7.95Original price$7.95$7.95 - $7.95Current price $7.95| /Kalonji (nigella sativa) adds a sweet, nutty flavour and a resinous floral fragrance to vegetable dishes, pickles, curries and breads. In northern ...
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Kalonji, Organic
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Moghul Curry
Monsoon CoastOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $17.00Original price$9.95 - $17.00$9.95 - $17.00Current price $9.95| /In South India, influences of Moslem cooking harmonized with the local cuisine to produce Monsoon Coast's heady Moghul Curry. Aromatic accents of c...
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Monsoon Balti Spice Mix
Monsoon CoastOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $9.95Original price$9.95$9.95 - $9.95Current price $9.95| /This versatile North West Indian-influenced mixture adds zest to soups, stews, veggies and more.Ingredients: Coriander, cumin, cardamom, fennel, mu...
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Monsoon Tandoori
Monsoon CoastOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $9.95Original price$9.95$9.95 - $9.95Current price $9.95| /Monsoon Tandoori is a blend of 11 pure spices with no dyes or additives. Its warm flavour works wonderfully in most North Indian recipes such as Ch...
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Mustard Powder, Organic
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Mustard Seeds, Red
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Mustard Seeds, Red, Organic
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Mustard Seeds, Yellow
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Mustard Seeds, Yellow, Organic
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Peppercorns - 5 Color
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Peppercorns Whole, Green
South China SeasOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $9.95Original price$9.95$9.95 - $9.95Current price $9.95| /Green peppercorns are the immature berries of piper nigrum. They are used fresh, dried or packed in brine. They are widely used in traditional Thai...
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Shahi Garam Masala
South China SeasOriginal price $9.95 - Original price $9.95Original price$9.95$9.95 - $9.95Current price $9.95| /We hand grind and mix our Proprietary Blend Premium Garam Masala, a simple but sumptuous blend of seven premium aromatic spices, no salt, no filler...
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Smoked Black Peppercorns
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Tellicherry Peppercorns
South China SeasOriginal price $12.95 - Original price $12.95Original price$12.95$12.95 - $12.95Current price $12.95| /Tellicherry Black Peppercorns are grown in Kerala, a state in southwestern India along the Malabar Coast. These Tellicherry peppercorns are vine-ri...
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Turmeric Powder, Organic
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