Chinese five spice powder is a traditional spice blend, used in Chinese cuisine. This mix gives the dishes a light hint of minty taste, which still includes all the five flavors in cooking: sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter. A special taste to flavor meat and fish dishes, marinades and exotic sauces.
Ingredients:
star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, fennel.
The cumin plant, is one of the oldest medicinal plants, it produces seeds that have a spicy flavor and a rich and singular aroma. Some research is also testing its slimming power. The scientists involved compared the effects of using cumin extracts on overweight and blood sugar.
Do you want a thirst-quenching and at the same time beneficial tea? Then all you have to do is drink green tea combined with pomegranate and blueberries, a perfect mix for summer, but not only. Delicious both hot and cold, its typical flavor will be unmistakable, it will be able to match even the most demanding palates. Pomegranate combined with the remarkable properties of green tea and blueberry, gives this drink healthy benefits on the cardiovascular, cardiovascular, diuretic and anti-inflammatory system.
This type of tea differs from others in its pleasant and penetrating flavor. Its leaves and buds are collected in full sun and then immediately steamed to stop the oxidation process. Its aroma recalls the grass of mountain pastures. The flavor may vary depending on the temperature to which it is subjected. If the water is moderately hot, the infusion will have a slightly soft and delicate flavor, but if the water is hot, its taste becomes more bitter and strong.
As with the best known green tea, this black tea is also characterized by the rolled shape of its leaves. Its color is dark and its full-bodied and slightly smoked flavor. It can be drunk at any time of the day, morning or early afternoon, possibly pure.
Unfermented tea in which the chlorophyll remains intact due to the fact that its leaves are harvested not yet hatched, keeping their original color intact. Jasmine gives this tea a pleasant aroma and flavor that is appreciated by many people.
Chives are an aromatic plant. Like the other most used spices, chives have a decidedly particular taste, although lighter and more delicate than that of garlic or onion. It has diuretic, antiseptic, cardiotonic, hypoglycemic, vermifuge properties. Use it directly dried to flavor many dishes like a normal spice.
Herbs of Provence are a blend of fresh or dried aromatic plants. Unmissable in the recipes of local cuisine, these herbs are used to give the final touch in vegetable-based dishes, in stews, sauces, ragu and in grilled fish and meat, such as that of Sisteron lamb.
Sichuan pepper is a green berry native to China, also called Sancho Pepper. It has a very fresh, citrusy, spicy and sparkling taste that gradually envelops the palate. It should be added to cooking, whole, or crushed in a mortar always in small doses because. Once toasted, it tends to quickly lose its flavor.
Fenugreek grains have strong properties that make them a tasty and beneficial spice. They are used in cooking for many recipes, for a soothing action on the digestive system and to stimulate the metabolism of carbohydrates and triglycerides.
Steam distilled Winter Green essential oil. Indicated for head pain, against muscle cramps, against arthritis, muscle rheumatism, tendinitis, arthrosis, joint rheumatism. It is also a stimulant for the mind and detoxifying for the skin. Origine: Korea