The sweet and warm flavor of cinnamon, the intense and unmistakable aroma, make Ceylon cinnamon a famous spice in the kitchen. Used to flavor desserts, creams, fruit, it is also excellent in baked specialties and savory recipes. The aroma stands out in hot drinks such as tea, infusions, milk, punch and mulled wine; Its taste is famous and makes chocolate delicious. A cinnamon stick is approximately 25 cm long.
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.
Chili pepper is an excellent cooking flavoring but it is also a food with healing and cosmetic properties, not everyone is known. Chilli has antibacterial properties, as well as having digestive and antioxidant properties. It is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, E, PP, potassium, calcium and phosphorus.
The organic vanilla pod is highly appreciated for its intense and natural aroma; mainly used to flavor desserts and to make excellent pastry creams. The pods of the Bourbon vanilla variety have a high concentration of the aromatic principle vanillin, and complex flavor notes. It is versatile on desserts, savory dishes and refined culinary creations. In addition, the pod provides antioxidant properties and a calming scent that combats stress and promotes rest.
Turmeric is a plant native to eastern India. The plant, introduced by sailors, is found in Europe already in the monastic writings of the 6th century. Due to the color similar to saffron, it was also wrongly called Indian saffron. The therapeutic power of turmeric is manifold.
Dried onion flakes make the properties and benefits of the bulb so appreciated in the kitchen available in a practical way. It is ideal for enriching many dishes with a pungent and astringent, slightly sweet taste. Versatile for many recipes of healthy and tasty dishes. It also has antioxidant compounds and minerals useful for well-being, purifying for the body and for the airways.
A particular Curry, a mix composed of whole spices versatile in the kitchen. It can be added halfway through cooking, or used when needed - crushed in a mortar to insert it into the recipe. Originating from the Indian region of Goa, it shows a warm, full-bodied and moderately spicy blend; with sweet notes that make it perfect for not adding too much spiciness to spicy dishes.
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.
