Essential in the Spanish Caribbean and Latin American kitchens, adobo is a savory, all-purpose seasoning that imparts a garlic flavor and is normally used to season and/or marinate meat, chicken or fish. It is so fundamental in Latin cuisine that adobado means "marinated and cooked in adobo sauce." Origin of Adobo Before refrigeration, adobo mixtures were salt and vinegar…
Our Ground Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. The name "allspice" was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who valued it as a…
Ancho chiles are a type of dried chile pepper commonly used in Mexican and Southwestern U.S. cuisine. The pepper is the dried version of is the poblano pepper—to be specific, it's the dried version of the ripe version of the poblano pepper.
Ancho chiles are a type of dried chile pepper commonly used in Mexican and Southwestern U.S. cuisine. The pepper is the dried version of is the poblano pepper—to be specific, it's the dried version of the ripe version of the poblano pepper. In other words, the chiles we know as poblano peppers are fresh chiles that are harvested before ripening,…
Like other herbs and spices with the licorice note, star anise goes particularly well with high-fat meats including pork as well as goose, and duck. Chinese five spice powder — in which star anise plays a starring role — is often used in dishes containing these meats. Its flavor cuts through their fattiness. From Vietnamese pho and Chinese barbecue pork…
Basil is still considered the "king of herbs" by many cookery authors. An alternative etymology has "basil" coming from the Latin word basilicus, meaning dragon and being the root for basilisk, but this likely was a linguistic reworking of the word as brought from Greece. Chinese also use fresh or dried basils in soups and other foods. In Taiwan, people…
This Barbecue Seasoning is wonderful when used as a marinade or rub to barbecue pork, fish, chicken or beef. Another great application is sprinkling this seasoning on baked potatoes or grilled vegetables, or really anything you put on the grill.
Beau Monde is a seasoning style salt and a longtime favorite of people all over America. It has a mellow flavor with a rich slightly sweet tone of celery, onion, and garlic which enhances the flavor of any savory food or used as a simple fry dust. Use this all-purpose seasoning on just about anything.
Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. When fresh and fully mature, the fruit is about 5 mm in diameter and dark red, and contains a single seed, like all drupes. Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from…
Gourmet Grind Black Pepper is uniform in size, which allows for a consistent quality end product. Its largest benefit is that it is a premium pepper product that lacks dust and that can be used both in table top shakers or for cooking. Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a…
One of my favorite seasoning salts because it has some heat with a splash of ginger in it, 2 of my favoirite flavor profies. An array of special ingredients combined in sea salt to not only heat up your palet but enhance your overall culinary applications. Especially good on chips, fish or fried anything!
Cajun Blackening Spice is one of the most flavorful ways to prepare food, blackening is a technique that people all the world over enjoy. The spicy flavor and attractive dark color are part and parcel for this homey dish. Originally conceived of as a fish recipe, today blackening seasoning is used to treat all kinds of food, including shrimp, steak,…
