Kitchen Essentials

Our Basil is a wide-leaf herb with a subtle sweet, peppery flavor with trace notes of mint, anise and clove, providing earthy, fresh essence.

There are two types of bay leaves, Indian bay leaves, which are cassia leaves, and the leaf of the bay tree (laurus nobilis). These are the latter....

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...

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...

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. ...

Black salt (which gets its name from its colour when in lump form) is pink when ground. It has a tangy taste and a smoky, (surprisingly appealing) ...

Caraway (carum carvi) is has a warm, earthy, nutty flavour and fragrance that incorporates notes of fennel, anise, cumin, citrus, dried mint and eu...

So-called "true" cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum or c. verum) has a warm, sweet, woody perfume that is more delicate than its more intense cousin, ...

With its sweet and mellow flavors, Korintje cinnamon is perfect for sprinkling atop oatmeal, pie crusts or your favourite herbal tea. Smoother than...

Highly perfumed, sweeter and darker coloured than so-called true cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum), Saigon cinnamon is ground from a particular type...

Used in both sweet and savoury dishes in just about every culinary tradition, there are few more ubiquitous spices than cinnamon, What we call cinn...

As a culinary herb, coriander (coriandrum sativum) is also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley. The seeds however have a completely different flav...

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....

Fennel Pollen has an intense, spicy-sweet, anise-like fragrance and flavour. Dust on seafood, vegetables, poultry, use it to flavour butters, sauce...

Ginger (zingiber officinale) is native to South Asia, an essential ingredient there, and in China, Korea and Japan. It has become an important ingr...

Freshly ground black peppercorns are always better, but when you need the convenience of pre-ground pepper, our medium-grind black pepper is a high...

This fragrant herbal blend includes thyme, basil, savoury, fennel and lavender blossoms. Used as a rub, in marinades or in sautés, it complements a...

Himalayan pink salt is actually from the Khewra Salt Mines in Punjab Province, Pakistan, where it has been mined for over two millennia. The enormo...

These prized, geographically protected peppercorns are grown in the ideal conditions of Cambodia's Kampot Province. Picked just as they turn from d...

Mustard contains an enzyme that must be activated by water (or beer) to develop its sinus-clearing heat. Once activated, wine, vinegar, etc. can be...

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...

Rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis) is native to Europe and most popular in that region. Its piney, peppery, minty freshness is delicious with tomato...

Sage (Salvia officinalis) has been used since ancient times as a culinary and medicinal herb. As its Latin name suggests salvia means roughly salva...

Fine, all natural sea salt has a far more complex and less harsh flavour than supermarket salt. Do a blind taste test and you will never use anythi...

Star Anise (Illicium Verum, I. Anisatum) is the aromatic dried fruit of a small evergreen magnolia native to China. Its warm, sweet, spicy clove an...

Sumac is elaborately hand-processed from the ground ripe berries of a tree (rhus coriaria) native to eastern Europe. It has a lovely tangy fruitine...

Tarragon, also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and N...

Thyme is the herb (dried aerial parts) of some members of the genus Thymus of aromatic perennial evergreen herbs in the mint family Lamiaceae. Thym...

Among the most important medicinal and culinary herbs in the world, turmeric imparts a glorious golden colour to foods, as well as a pleasantly ear...