Gourmet Spices
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Portuguese Piri Piri – Hot
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Originally made in Mozambique by the Portuguese, this zesty spice blend is most commonly used as a spice rub on grilled chicken. With rich, smoky flavours and a little kick, this versatile spice rub can be used to jazz about just about any meat, seafood, or even veg! Our Portuguese Piri Piri blend has a medium-hot heat rating.
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Mexican Mole Poblano – Mild
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Used to make the rich, chocolatey sauce traditional to Mexico, Mole Poblano. This Mexican sauce is a true delicacy full of the deep rich flavours of cocoa, tomatoes, and the spiciness of this exotic Mole spice blend. Use traditionally to make this delectable sauce or use the spice mix to create a wonderful depth of Mexican flavour in your slow-cooked meat dishes, to add a little kick to your beans, or even sprinkle on some steaks before grilling. This blend has been used in Mexican cooking for eons and we can certainly see why!
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Mint Leaves
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Mint leaves have a distinctly sharp and fresh flavour and aroma that adds vibrancy to many dishes. Its soft dark green leaves are commonly used in both savoury and sweet dishes and as a garnish in Greek, Turkish, and Middle Eastern cuisine.
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Mexican Adobo Seasoning – Mild
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Derived from the Spanish word ‘adobar’, meaning ‘to marinate’, this fragrant spice blend is a staple in Latin American and Mexican cooking. This flavourful blend is as versatile as it is delicious with a myriad of uses that extend beyond its namesake; add to soups, stews, roasted vegetables, rice dishes, or mix with oil to create a marinade for meat, fish, and other seafood. Our version of Mexican Adobo Seasoning is a mild one making it suitable for the whole family.
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Pepper White Ground
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White Pepper is black pepper that has been soaked to remove the outer husk. It is hotter and less fragrant than black pepper. It is one of the most versatile spices, particularly used in European cooking so as to not blemish creamy white sauces with black specs of pepper.
The Spice People carry these pepper products: pepper black whole, pepper black ground, pepper black cracked, pepper white whole, pepper white ground, pepper green whole, pepper lemon, pepper mill mix.
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Australian Native BBQ Seasoning
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Australian Native BBQ Seasoning is a delicious combination of our native herbs seasoned with seaweed salt and native pepper berries is absolutely a wonderful surprise and marries so well with kangaroo. If you want to impress this year with friends then you have to give this one a try.
Use in sweet and savoury dishes for a zesty herbal and pepper kick.
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Vanilla Sugar
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Traditional European-style Vanilla Sugar is made by blending finely ground vanilla beans with castor sugar. It has a fragrant sweet vanilla flavour and subtly infused with the aroma of vanilla beans. It is a common ingredient in European desserts, this fragrant rich vanilla-sugar can be employed in cakes, puddings, and ice-creams.
The spice people carry two sorts of vanilla; vanilla beans whole and vanilla sugar.
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Caraway Seeds Ground
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Caraway seeds are the seeds of the caraway fruit. They have a pungent aroma and a unique sweet-tangy flavour. They can be used whole, in their powdered form, or as an oil. They are native to Europe but have spread to the Middle East and the Mediterranean. They are used in a variety of dishes in these areas, including rye bread, sauerkraut, goulash, and Havarti cheese.
The spice people carry caraway in both whole and powdered varieties as caraway seeds ground and caraway seeds whole.
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Mixed Herbs – Mild
Product description
Mixed herbs is a common and popular spice blend used in all manner of dishes. The traditional mix is comprised of only sage, marjoram, and thyme. We have added basil and rosemary to make a modern blend. It has a great, fresh, and delicate flavour and floral aroma. It is a convenient way to add a complex array flavours to a dish.
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Sea Salt Flakes Smoked
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Smoked salts are sea salt flakes that have been infused with smoke from real, untreated wood. No artificial flavours or colours are used at all. The salt is smoked with bark-free woods for up to two weeks. During this time, the wood imparts its own unique flavour profile to the salt, which can range from subtle to bold to sweet. Smoked salt is perfect for enhancing the salinity of a dish while imparting the smokiness inherent to burnt wood, and the flavour unique to different types of wood. It is perfect for anyone from meat-eaters who want to beef up a BBQ, to vegans and vegetarians looking to add flame-grilled flavour to a dish.
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Australian Native Strawberry Gum
Product description
Strawberry Gum, also known as ‘Eucalyptus Olida’ and ‘Forestberry’, is a native Australian plant found in Eastern Australia, predominantly in NSW. As its name suggests, its leaves give off a lovely sweet, intensely aromatic strawberry flavour when used in cooking both sweet and savoury dishes. It’s also as good for you as it is delicious with high levels of antioxidants. A delightfully fruity addition to our Natives range.
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Australian Native Rivermint
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Australian Native Mint, also known as ‘Wild Mint’, is a smaller, more delicate version of the more well-known garden-variety mint. This native herb is as versatile as it is aromatic; Indigenous Australians have used this marvellous herb for centuries as flavoursome bush food, natural insect repellant and medicinal herb. After harvesting the leaves, we have dried them to lock in the flavour and aroma; the snap-lock seal on our barrier-proof packets also ensures it retains its flavour for many uses to come. A true taste of the Australian bush!
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Ajwain Seed or Carom seed
Product description
Ajwain seeds are also known as carom seeds or bishop’s weed and they’re a spice that’s been around for a long time. Ajwain seeds were pressed into ajwain oil, and were originally used in the Indian herbal medicine practice, Ayurveda. They were often used as a remedy for a lot of household illnesses, as well as for post-partum nursing mothers. Ajwain, or carom, was then co-opted into everyday cooking in order to enhance the nutritional and digestive benefits of dishes
The dried fruit is ridged and a dark green/khaki colour, which looks very similar to cumin (which is why it’s also referred to, sometimes, as Ethiopian cumin). Originally grown in West Asia, cultivation soon spread across the continent, mainly to India, and it’s now cultivated in most of the sub-continent, as well as parts of the Middle-East (Iran) and East Africa.
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Cinnamon Sugar
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This blend of cinnamon and sugar has a sweet aroma and flavour. It is used as a garnish for sweet dishes such as on the top of a pie to give a great aromatic caramelization. It is also often used to add to hot beverages such as hot chocolate and eggnog.
The spice people carry pure cinnamon in varieties as cinnamon ground and cinnamon sticks, as well as cinnamon sugar
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