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,…
Cajun Voodoo is a magical food flavoring blend that was born and breed in Louisiana. Acadian immigrants are credited with creating Cajun recipes. Food made with Cajun seasoning is known for being spicy. A variety of ingredients make up Cajun seasoning, including cayenne pepper, garlic, onion, black pepper, celery and white pepper. It is the perfect seasoning for your favorite…
Canadian Chicken Seasoning is the perfect combination of spices, a blend used to flavor chicken and other meats, as well as vegetables. It will make your chicken taste fantastic and is also great on other types of poultry. 28 oz Jar $14.00
The cayenne pepper is a type of Capsicum annuum. It is usually a moderately hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes. Cayenne peppers are a group of tapering, 10 to 25 cm long, generally skinny, mostly red-colored peppers, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin, which hang from the bush as opposed to growing upright. Most varieties are…
our Whole Chili Pepper is an S4 Type and the most famous type among the chilis and has a huge demand throughout the world. It widely grows in Guntur, Warangal, and Khammam districts of Andhra Pradesh India. The skin of crushed chili is thick, red and hot. Our Chile D Arbols which we also carry are small red chiles are…
Chili Lime Seasoning Our blend is a traditional Latino blend with a fruity kick. When added to your favorite south of our boarder recipe, you’ll enjoy a fresh hint of citrusy goodness. Your rotisserie chicken or fresh watermelon will never be the same! 24 oz Jar $10.00
Chipotles, often a key ingredient in a recipe, impart a relatively mild but earthy spiciness to many dishes in Mexican cuisine. The chilis are used to make various salsas. Chipotle can be ground and combined with other spices to make a meat marinade – adobo. Chipotle is used, typically in powdered form, as an ingredient in both homemade and commercial…
Chipotle (pronounced chip-OAT-lay) chiles start out as green jalapeños but they are left on the plant until they turn red. Then they are smoked and dried which results in a leathery brownish-colored dried chile. Chipotles are hot (15,000 to 30,000 on the Scoville scale) and have a distinct, strong smoke flavor. You can find them in their dried form, or…
Chives are a commonly used herb in culinary use, the green stalks (scapes) and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as an ingredient for omelettes, fish, potatoes, soups, and many other dishes. The edible flowers can be used in salads. These scapes are dried, cleaned, chopped and ready to go!
Coriander/Cilantro is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is also known as Chinese parsley, and in the United States the stems and leaves are usually called cilantro. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.
Our ground Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfast cereals, snackfoods, tea and traditional foods. Korintje is a commercial cinnamon that doesn’t nip at you as other cinnamons…
Coriander is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is also known as Chinese parsley or dhania, and in the United States the stems and leaves are usually called cilantro. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking. Coriander is predominantly used to flavour…
Crab boil is a spice mixture that is used to flavor the water in which crabs or other shellfish are boiled. A crab boil is also a social event where boiled crabs are eaten, a kind of seafood boil. Crab boils are known in the Ville Platte areas of Louisiana as "dome lobster boils," stemming from the local term "dome…
