These small and aromatic seeds are known for their excellent properties, used both in cooking and for beneficial infusions. They give a very intense aroma and a slightly bitter taste to many recipes, appreciated in Asian, French and Cajun cuisines. Celery seeds are excellent for soups, broths, sauces, flavoring meat and the famous celery salt. They contain precious nutrients and antioxidants, useful for our well-being.
Saffron is widely used in oriental cuisine to prepare meat, fish, rice dishes, desserts, drinks. The intense and persistent aroma and the bitter aroma that characterizes it makes it one of the most precious and expensive spices in the world. In Italy the use on Milanese risotto is known. (The package consists of 2 grams)
This smoky and aromatic chili pepper is typical of Mexican cuisine but now appreciated all over the world. The right spiciness and the flavor profile with fruity notes, make this chipotle chili versatile in different recipes. You can use it raw to flavor meat, fish, vegetable, soup dishes in an appetizing way. The version of the crushed red Jalapeno is practical, perfect for sauces and marinades for the barbecue.
An exquisite variant for seasonings and touches of flavor, black garlic is produced by fermentation, and is rich in proteins, phosphorus and calcium. In this way, the pungent taste of white garlic is avoided while maintaining the nutritional principles; indeed, doubling the natural antioxidant and antibiotic properties.
The dish is known all over the world, but it is not paella if it does not include this mix of aromatic and delicate spices - suitable for both fish and meat paella. The amount of spiced mixture is subjective based on taste, you can try it with a teaspoon and then adapt it to your paella recipes!
This spice blend called Tsire is used as a condiment to enhance the flavor of kebabs and West African cuisine. A spice used above all on meat, before or after cooking, which enhances the taste with pungent but refined notes, with different shades between sweet and spicy. Also excellent in stews, on vegetables and to create exotic sauces.
The crusco pepper is a variety of pepper typical of Basilicata, a region in southern Italy. Once harvested, the peppers are dried in the sun or in special dryers, becoming crunchy and maintaining a sweet and intense flavour. Cruschi peppers are a versatile ingredient in the kitchen, used both whole and in powder form, to enrich traditional dishes such as pasta, soups and side dishes, giving a unique and characteristic taste.