Black Sarawak pepper is harvested on the island of Borneo in Malaysia. The peppercorns are picked by hand one by one, then dried in the sun. They release woody scents with fresh fruity notes and will delight grilled meat, soft red fruit desserts and pan-fried spring vegetables.
This variety of sesame with its distinctive aroma is widely used in Asia, sprinkled over noodles, cabbage salads or mixed into a paste to flavour ice creams and pastries.
Black Tellicherry pepper comes from India. After the initial scents of vegetable stock, discover this subtle yet intense and spicy pepper. Use generously on roast beef, sardines and braised salmon.
Connoisseurs of strong flavoured peppers will delight in this Indian jewel. Picked when fully ripe in the valley of Wayanad, these peppercorns are bigger and smoother than a typical pepper. They are particularly aromatic and spicy and release fresh and fruity notes.
Unlike sea salt which is extracted from salt ponds, Persian blue salt is a salt fossile or gem, whose crystals were formed 100 million years ago in the precambrian seas. This sapphire blue salt formed as inland seas and lakes evaporated. This Persian blue salt existed a hundred million years ago along with species which disappeared at the time of the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period due to an asteroid, a volcanic eruption or the retreat of the oceans: large marine and flying reptiles, the ammonites (ancestors of the nautilus) and dinosaurs.
The blue colour of this Iranian salt comes from sylvinite, a potassium mineral, only present in the halite salts. They are normally pink and the blue colour is extremely rare. Persian blue salt is extracted from the mountains of the Semnan province in Northern Iran and more specifically in the Ergourz mountain range.
Persian blue salt is rich in nutritients. The mineral extracted from the Iranian mountains is rich in calcium, magnesium, iron and potassium. As only a few tons are extracted per year, it’s one of the world’s rarest salts.
This vanilla from Madagascar is characterised by a dark brown to black colour and fat, supple pods. Very powerful, it develops aromas of prune and cocoa that will delight your taste buds. These Madagascar vanilla beans are of exceptional quality and will bring an exotic touch to all your dishes.
This seed gave its name to the Mexican state of Chiapas. It was a staple food of the Aztec people and is delicious with summer salads, home-made smoothies, or exotic fruits.
The real Ceylon cinnamon has several rolled layers of bark. This is the gourmet cinnamon. Once ground, use it in your biscuits, gingerbreads, couscous or simply sprinkle it over whipped cream and ice creams.
The real Ceylon cinnamon has several rolled layers of bark. This is the gourmet cinnamon. Once ground, use it in your biscuits, gingerbreads, couscous or simply sprinkle it over whipped cream and ice creams.
Real Ceylon cinnamon is the most sought after variety and will bring a warm sweetness to tea, coffee, mulled wine and punch. It can also be grated over your desserts, poultry, game and rabbit dishes.
Ancho chilli pepper is mild with fruity notes of liquorice. Ideal for sauces and stews. Adds an interesting flavour to vegetable mash, home-made gazpacho or grilled meat.
Cubeb pepper, also known as the tailed pepper, which comes from Indonesia, is characterized by its slight spiciness and its subtle, yet bitter aromatic notes of clove. On its own or mixed with other peppers, use it to flavour your sweet and sour dishes, chutneys or fruit compotes.