Freeze-dried raspberry bits are used in this intense dessert-enhancer for a sweet yet tart taste and colour. Mix in icing, glaze or cream. Sprinkle to decorate cupcakes, cakes, macaroons, ice cream and confectionery.
Caraway has been a staple spice in the European kitchen for several thousands of years, and with the new Nordic cuisine movement, this bittersweet spice has its renaissance. The closed-umbrella shaped, nutty seeds can be found growing wild in Denmark and are now immensely popular in bread, cheese, meat and vegetable dishes.
While black pepper is called the spice king, cardamom takes the title of the spice queen, partly because of the importance it has held in the spice trade, but also because it is the second most expensive spice in weight after saffron. Cardamom is expensive because it grows in remote places.