Herbs & Spices

Aleppo chile takes its name from the ancient Syrian city of that name ('halab in Arabic). Sweet, fruity, fairly mild, Aleppo chile has a subtle ear...

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 ...

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...

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...

Gochugaru (Korean Chili Flakes) are made from a seedless chili with a sweeter flavor and nicer mouthfeel than ordinary chili flakes. Gochugaru is 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...

Although paprika is a Hungarian word, the spice came late to Hungary from Spain (which introduced chiles to Europe) via North Africa and Arabia. Hu...

Hot smoked paprika is produced from small, hot peppers grown in Extremadura in central Spain. The peppers are handpicked as they ripen from Septemb...

Sweet smoked paprika is produced from small, mild peppers grown in Extremadura in central Spain. The peppers are handpicked as they ripen from Sept...

Moderately hot, sweet, fragrant and brilliantly red, these chilli threads (Sil Koch'u) are from Shandong Province in North-Eastern China, but this ...

Rose harissa contains dried rose petals. This softens the heat of the chillies and adds a rich, complex, floral undertone.

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...

Yuzu kosho is a condiment made from green chilis, salt and the zest and juice of the prized Japanese yuzu citrus. This simple mixture is then left ...

Yuzu Kosho is a Japanese paste made with fresh chilis fermented with yuzu (a Japanese citrus) and salt. Red yuzu kosho is made with ripe, yellow yu...