Malagueta pepper or Guinea pepper is particularly rich in essential oils. Its scent is reminiscent of ginger, but notes of cardamom can also be perceived, so much so that it is often used or recommended as a substitute for the latter in recipes. It is used to flavor stews and some grains of this spice are added to the traditional drink based on kola nut typical of Sicily.
Cloves have a very particular scent, penetrating and warm, and give dishes a pungent taste with a sweet and balsamic aftertaste. The intense aroma attenuates with cooking, dominates over other spices but harmonizes the flavor in many sweet and savory dishes. Whole cloves make roasts, broths and stews more aromatic. They facilitate good digestion, perfume the breath and give balsamic virtues to infusions.
The ground clove powder has a decidedly unmistakable penetrating scent, with a pungent flavor with a sweet and balsamic aftertaste. The strong, warm aroma attenuates a little with cooking, dominating other spices but balancing other odors in sweet and savory dishes. In particular, cloves flavor roasts, broths and stews. They contribute to good digestion, perfume the breath and give balsamic notes to the infusions.
It literally means "Stem Tea" because it is obtained from the twig of the green tea plant aged at least 3 years. This gives this type of tea the characteristic of not having any theine content to the point of being able to drink all day without any problem and be enjoyed even by elderly people. In fact, it recalls the grassy flavor of green tea but at the same time also the taste of hazelnuts and chestnuts. To be drunk also during meals as a substitute for water and if desired also with the addition of rice malt or apple juice.
Also called "Jade Drops". It owes this name to an ancient emperor, Mikoto. It is one of the noblest teas, grown in the shade, with a sweet and robust taste. A highly prized tea because only the most tender, emerald-colored leaves are used, which begin to sprout in the first days of spring. Unlike the other teas, it can be prepared both in hot water but also in cold water by varying the brewing times indicated below.
Voatsiperifery pepper is a little known pepper variety. This delicious rare pepper is particularly suitable for meat lovers, but also for vegetarians. Voatsiperifery has a woody, spicy flavor with a refreshing lemon note.
Ingredients: Mascareigne Voatsiperifery pepper or Madagascar pepper. Origin: Madagascar
Formosa honey black tea is famous in Taiwan. The leaves of these tea trees would produce sweetness like honey after the reaction of some insect bites. The more insects gnaw on the tea leaves, the more noticeable the honey flavor of the tea will be. Hence growers avoid using pesticides to make this tea natural and good-tasting, sweet and refreshing.
It is extracted manually from the Peruvian salt marshes of Maras, along the Andes mountain range, at a height of 3000 meters. This salt offers unique flavors and a wealth of minerals: calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper and iron. Naturally pink, it gives the palate crunchy and compact crystals. It is excellent for flavoring white and red meat dishes, vegetables; perfect for the barbecue.
Dried Japanese horseradish is the plant at the base of wasabi powder, used above all to accompany sushi and sashimi dishes. Wasabi can get even spicier with a hint of mustard, and add intense flavor to fish dishes, eggs, salads and to mix with creams and sauces.
Ingredients
Japanese horseradish 70.3%, MUSTARD, turmeric, wasabi japponica, corn starch, antioxidants E300, natural color E133.
This tea comes from Japan which contains little theine, and is obtained from the large leaves of the shrub, lightly toasted. The flavor is dense but soft, rich in nuances and for the most refined palates in terms of green tea. Perfect for those who want to try something unique, with purifying and digestive properties.
A precious and rare tea, which from Kyushu island in Japan arrives with its golden color, the fresh and citrus scent. The olfactory notes of the leaves are transformed on the palate, into a vegetable taste reminiscent of hazelnuts, almonds, legumes and a mineral aftertaste. Try it as a high quality, exclusive, regenerating green tea.
This Kukicha green tea comes from a Japanese recipe, the infusion of stems and twigs of the tea plant, without the leaves. For this reason, Kukicha contains less theine, but is very rich in antioxidants and minerals. It gives an excellent quantity of calcium, vitamins A, C and group B. A concentrate of well-being, full-bodied, with a slightly sweet taste and the aroma that evokes the tea plant.