Spices

Al Fez Sumac 38g At the heart of every Al'Fez product lies the promise of discovery; and we have put together a delightful selection of North African and Middle Eastern inspired products for you to enjoy. Sauces, dressings, spice blends and core ingredients help you to quickly and easily recreate Moroccan and Lebanese classics: From Tagines to Spiced Couscous, delicious Falafel and aromatic Kebabs. A deep red berry granule with a wonderfully sharp and tangy taste. Serving suggestions: Sumac is great sprinkled on kebabs and in salads. You can add it to rice and couscous for fantastic colour and flavour. Sumac is delicious sprinkled in hot and cold sandwiches. Why not impress your friends by sprinkling Sumac around your favourite Al'Fez dish, adding colour and creativity.

Amaizin Jalapeno Peppers. The Jalapeno Pepper is one of the most well known chilli peppers being used in Mexican dishes

A blend of asafoetida and ground fenugreek.

Pungent, exotic and excitingly flavoured: asafoetida is a flavour enhancer like no other. It's an essential ingredient in countless Indian and Middle Eastern dishes and traditional remedies. If you love curries, spicy food, dahls and lentil-based dishes, fragrant fried foods, pickles and condiments... you certainly won't want to be without this precious spice.

Ingredients : asafoetida, ground fenugreek.

Allergens: possible sesame cross-contamination.

Beetroot powder is far less messy than handling the beetroot vegetable. It is strong in both flavour and colour making it ideal for cooking and baking. It is delicious added to smoothies and fresh juices for a nutritious drink full of goodness.

Biona Organic Kimchi is made with fresh naturally fermented organic vegetables. Warm and spicy with a deep tangy flavour, Biona Kimchi is perfect as a side dish, in salads or for an added kick in stir-fries, noodles and rice.    

Twice the antioxidants of white garlicBlack Garlic Peeled Black Garlic Pot 50 g

Black Lava Sea Salt adds an incredible layer of smoky flavor to a variety of dishes. Discover how black lava sea salt livens up your favourite dishes as it has a black colour to make an amazing garnish.

Black Lava salt should not be used during the actual cooking process as it will dissolve and the added black elements will simply settle to the bottom as a residue. Instead, use it as a finishing salt, where its bold taste can be savored and fully enjoyed. It goes well with all types of vegetables.

BENEFITS: Commercial table salt contains approximately 99% sodium chloride. A scientific analysis performed on the Molokai "whole salt" harvested by traditional methods contained only 84% sodium chloride, a distinct health benefit.

An essential ingredient in so many dishes, it shouldn't miss from your pantry.

Black peppercorns are the most popular choice of pepper for good reason.

Black pepper is produced from the still-green unripe berries of the pepper plant. The berries are cooked briefly in hot water, both to clean them and to prepare them for drying. The heat ruptures cell walls in the pepper, speeding the work of browning enzymes during drying. The berries are dried in the sun or by machine for several days, during which the pepper around the seed shrinks and darkens into a thin, wrinkled black layer.

Brown Mustard Seeds are also known as Black Mustard Seeds.

These hot seeds are commonly used for Indian cuisine and are hot and pungent. The seeds are combined with cumin seeds and fried in oil until they pop. Then, they're added to various vegetable dishes and curries.

Caraway Seeds are actually a fruit! The dried fruits or seeds, brownish in colour are hard and sharp to touch. They have a pleasing odour, fragrant flavour and leave a somewhat warm feeling in the mouth.

Caraway seeds contain significant moisture, protein, fat, substantial amount of carbohydrates besides ash, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, iron, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin. They also contain vitamins C and A.

Use them in soups, coleslaws, potato salads, and throw a few in when cooking cabbage. Caraway has been known to be a gas-releasing and anti-spasmodic digestive aid due to its essential oils, which are carvone, carveol, and limonene. These oils make caraway a valid remedy for flatulence, colic, and bloating. In addition, the limonene released when chewing fresh caraway seeds is said to help combat poor breath.

Cardamom comes from South India, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Tanzania and Brazil.

It has a pungent, warm aroma and a fresh, mild taste, that complements other herbs and curry spices. Cardamom is a common ingredient in Indian cooking being one of the spices used in Garam Masala and is an essential ingredient for Pilau Rice.  

Cardamom is contained in many liquors and is also used in cakes, biscuits and milk desserts and is often used in Nordic baking such as Finnish or Scandinavian sweet breads.

Cayenne Chilli Pepper Powder is made from the dried pods of pungent chilli peppers.

Cayenne pepper is a fiery spice that adds heat to a variety of foods from Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.

Cayenne Pepper has little aroma, but it is extremely hot to taste. Chillies are a good source of vitamins C, A, B and E, iron, magnesium, riboflavin, niacin and thiamine; red chillies also contain beta-carotene. They are low in fat and sodium, and because they perk up food so well are a good addition to a low sodium diet.

Powdered Chilli Peppers

Hot fiery spice that can be used in place of whole chillies and releases flavour quickly. Perfect on toasted cheese, sprinkled in chilli or on stir fries, crushed chillies are particularly useful in tomato based dishes.

They add a welcome pop of colour and spice to a wide range of dishes.

Five-spice powder is a spice mixture of five or more spices used predominantly in almost all branches of Chinese cuisines. Our Chinese Spice is a tasty blend of delicious spices with no added, salt, sugar. The rich, warming aromatic blend can be used to add flavour to oriental cuisine, capturing some of the basic flavours of Chinese cuisine, sweet, sour, savoury and bitter. Our Chinese spice is of the very highest quality.

Add to marinades, stocks and sauces, use as a dry marinade. The blend can also be added to biscuit and muffin recipes and also used to make a mulled wine.

Ingredients : Coriander, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Nutmeg.

Organic Cumin Seed Whole

The dried fruit of an annual plant related to parsley and indigenous to the upper Nile, Cumin has a warm, spicy taste, with a biting edge, similar to caraway but earthy rather than sweet, and extremely aromatic. Cumin, either whole or ground, features in most Indian savoury mixtures and curry seasonings and is also an important ingredient of Garam Masala.

For a change of pace, try ground Cumin added to tangy lime or lemon based marinades. Or, add Cumin to chilli, spicy stews, barbecue marinades, and sauces.

Heat Cumin and garlic in olive oil and drizzle over cooked vegetables or potatoes. Cumin seeds, rather than ground Cumin, will retain their potency for extended periods of time.

Fenugreek Whole

Fenugreek has a flavour similar to maple and roasted sugar. It is primarily used in curry powders but can also be used for pickling and in breads, casseroles, chutneys, and soups.

The raw seeds are bitter, so it is recommended to toast them before use.

This Italian favourite combines colourful peppers with traditional Italian cheese. Creamy and delicious, it’s perfect on pasta, pizza and sandwiches.

Produced in Liguria, the home of Pesto, this versatile classic is bursting with the taste of Italian basil.

This delicious recipe combines grilled peppers, aubergines, courgettes and aromatic herbs to add a Mediterranean touch to your favourite dishes. It’s perfect stirred into pasta, spread on bruschetta or mixed into roast vegetables and salads.

Based on a traditional Roman recipe that adds a pinch of fiery chilli with ripe tomatoes, rich peppers and Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, our Hot Chilli Pesto is made for an extra tasty kick! Stir through pasta or noodles for an instant chilli treat, use as a topping for bruschetta, or to add some spice to sandwiches and wraps.

Containing over 40% sun-dried tomatoes and prepared using only the finest ingredients - this pesto is bursting with the flavour of rich - sweet tomatoes.

Based on an age-old Sicilian recipe, this pesto combines the sweetness of tomatoes with the smoothness of ricotta cheese and the rich taste of Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Garlic Granules are compatible with virtually every savoury food. Add garlic granules directly to soups, dressings, stews, casseroles, sauces and gravies, marinades, pickles and dressings.

Garlic has a strong, sharp odour and a savoury, hot, slightly bitter flavour. The compounds in garlic responsible for its penetrating aroma and flavour are valued for both their health benefits and their culinary qualities.

Garlic powder is ground, dehydrated garlic. It is a very common seasoning. Applications include pasta, pizza, ranch dressing and grilled foods. 

Garlic has a strong, sharp odour and a savoury, hot, slightly bitter flavour. The compounds in garlic responsible for its penetrating aroma and flavour are valued for both their health benefits and their culinary qualities.