Herbs & Spices

Ancho is the dried form of a green poblano chile (if a poblano is ripened to a reddish colour, then dried, it is called a mulato). Ancho powder is ...

The seeds of a tropical tree (bixa orellana) native to the Americas and brought, like many other good things, to Far East by the Spaniards. Also ca...

Cardamomum amomum is entirely different from its more perfumy cousin, green cardamom, but the two spices complement each other, and a whole range o...

Elettaria Cardamomum has a sweet exotic perfume, unlike any other spice. Use it in savoury dishes (notably curries) and sweet cardamom goes beautif...

Cayenne is a hot red chile chile, which takes its name from the city of Cayenne in French Guyana. It has a clean, straight-ahead heat without the s...

Morita is the diminutive of Mora, which means “blackberry” in Spanish. Chipotle is from the Nahuatl word chilpoctli, which means "smoked chile" (ch...

Cocoa nibs are fermented, dried, roasted and crushed cocoa beans. They are softly crunchy and delicious as a snack, in baked desserts, in or on ice...

As important to Mexican cuisine as it is to Indian, used in Spain, Africa and the Middle East, cuminum cyminum is one of the most widely used spice...

As important to Mexican cuisine as it is to Indian, African and Middle Eastern, cuminum cyminum is one of the most widely used spices in the world....

It is a challenge to do justice to this wonderful herb with words, names include creosote bush, goosefoot and pigweed! But epazote is wonderful in ...

Grains of paradise (aframomum melegueta) also known as Melegueta pepper and Guinea pepper, is native to West Africa. Once quite popular in Europe, ...

Jamaican allspice comes from dried allspice berry. The unique flavor of allspice is a combination of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger, and is a...

This Organic whole Jamaican allspice comes from dried allspice berry. The unique flavor of allspice is a combination of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, a...

Fruity and fragrant and medium hot, this chili powder is used throughout northern Latin America and the southwestern U.S. Ideal for chili con carne...

Pink peppercorns (schinus molle or schinus terebinthifolius) are not peppercorns at all, but the dried berries of a tropical tree native to Latin A...

A terrific lime-chile-salt dry seasoning for corn on the cob. In Latin America, corn is usually grilled or roasted, often unhusked, rather than boi...

Habanero, the hottest of chilies, is the bold star of this Latin America style curry. Its natural fruity taste, blended with indigenous aromatics l...

Like vanilla, tonka beans (dipteryx odorata) are all about fragrance or fragrance expressed as flavour; if you have a poor sense of smell, you migh...

An authentic Jamaican blend of herbs and spices to create the legendary hot marinade. The tradition of 'JERKING' meat is a unique Jamaican experien...