Long before it was the star of your favorite roll, sushi rice was a humble kitchen superhero. Over a thousand years ago along the Mekong River, short-grain rice wasn’t actually eaten, it was used as a natural blanket to preserve fresh fish. Packed with salt, the rice fermented the fish to keep it fresh, and once the process was done, the rice was tossed away.
Everything changed in medieval Japan, when impatient foodies realized they didn’t want to wait months or waste the rice. By the 17th century, clever Japanese brewers had a breakthrough: adding freshly made rice vinegar directly to cooked rice. This gave the grains that signature tangy kick instantly, creating modern sumeshi (vinegared rice) and saving months of waiting. By the 1820s on the bustling streets of Tokyo, a vendor named Hanaya Yohei realized the naturally sticky rice could be hand-pressed into neat little pads topped with raw fish. Just like that, street-side nigiri was born, transforming rice from a simple wrapper into the heart and soul of Japanese cuisine.
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Product was quickly delivered.
Love this herb
So great care taken and love the rose petals
Great service and fast postage and omg the vanilla bean powder is so great
Very happy with all the spices we purchased. They come in convenient resealable bags which is great.
Best Dahl ever.
The company had exactly what I wanted and much more interesting spices and products.
I made an onion pancake using dukkah as a spice in the onions and sprinkling some dukkah on top of the finished pancake with some fried dried shallots for flavour. The dukkah added so uch depth of flavour it was mouth watering and sizzled on the tastebuds. I will be using dukkah regularly from now on.
I bought online for the spice people have not been to their store but it's always like nicely packaged and comes when I need it to be arriving so that's all I can add to that.
Great service , polite people to deal with.
Have used these sellers before and would use them again.
Prices are very reasonable .
Just keep up the good work and good service you provide.
Much appreciated.
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Unable to buy in the country so very convenient
Nice spices and prompt delivery
Great flavours
Speedy delivery, easy to use, will be back for the unusual items when I need them
Very very tasty.
