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Fenugreek |
| Fenugreek seeds are mainly found in Middle Eastern cooking and are a popular ingredient in curries and chutneys. These dense, glossy seeds can be toasted before being ground fresh for use, or used whole in pickling blends or tea. Fenugreek has a sweet, nutty flavor with an alluring maple aroma. It is primarily used in Turkish, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern cuisine, where it turns up in dishes from soup to bread. |
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White Pepper Powder |
| White peppercorns come from the same vine as the black. They are soaked in water to soften the outer shell, which is then removed. Their flavor, while still distinctly peppery, is quite different from that of black peppercorns. The soaking gives this pepper a mellow, slightly fermented taste, without the sharp bite of black pepper. Finely ground powder will disappear into sauces, soups, or any dish that needs pepper flavor without changing its appearance or texture. |
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Celery Seed / Powder
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| Celery seed is a small, slightly bitter seed that is commonly used as an ingredient in sauerkraut, pickling, and cold vegetable salads. These tiny seeds add a nice hint of crunch as well as a strong flavor. Whole celery seed is popularly used in coleslaw and potato salad. It has an earthy, savory taste that brings out the flavors of potatoes, meats, and vegetables. Celery powder is a dried, ground concentrate prepared from fresh celery that is used as a seasoning and as a food preservative in organic meat products. |
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Fennel
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| Fennel has long been considered good for digestion, and fennel tea is a popular after-dinner drink in some parts of the world. Proper Italian sausage demands fennel seeds, which are also commonly found in fish dishes. It’s used in curing mix for salmon or bluefish and it is also sometimes added to cheese. Fennel seed has sweet, grassy flavor with delicate notes of anise and licorice. These whole seeds add wonderful pops of flavor to Italian sausage, and are sometimes chewed after meals to sweeten breath. |
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Clove Whole / Powder |
| Cloves are originally only native to a tiny group of islands near Indonesia, though they are now grown around the world. Cloves are the most well-known spice in the group of spices known as “flower spices,” and have a strong, sweet flavor. These beautiful whole cloves from Sri Lanka are carefully hand-picked and sorted, so each clove is whole, plump, and perfect for craft projects or studding hams. |
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Cinnamon Powder / Roll |
| Cinnamon has freshness and incredibly strong, spicy, sweet flavor. Cinnamon is a traditional seasoning in many Middle Eastern and Asian dishes. Harvested from the inner bark of a tropical evergreen plant, cinnamon has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat respiratory and digestive problems for centuries. Ancient Egyptians used cinnamon as a perfume during the embalming process, while Romans used it in funeral pyres to mask the stench of burning flesh. It can easily be found for coffee and especially cinnamon rolls, French toast, and apple pie. |