It can be used to enrich sauces, dressings and mustard and dishes with green vegetables. Should be added at the end of cooking to make the best use of the fine aroma.
Nigella is used as both spice and garnish in Indian and Middle East cuisine. The flavour is mildly aromatic, and when cooked (roasted, baked or fried) emanates notes of oregano and a light, peppery bitterness, a bit like bread crust.
In the European world, Nigella seeds are being increasingly used in seed bread, vegetable, fish and lamb dishes. Nigella seeds originally come from India and are used in many of their most popular dishes, either as sprinkles on flatbread, and vegetable and meat curries.
As vibrant in flavour as they are in colour, Mill & Mortar’s Organic Pink Peppercorns have a glorious floral and fruity sweetness balanced by a spicy bitterness. These can be dropped whole into a gin and tonic or cocktail; crushed into dressings, stews, curry pastes and sauces (particularly creamy ones); or used to decorate soft cheese, homemade chocolate truffles, salads, steak or simply cooked fish and steamed vegetables.
Thyme is an incredibly favourable spice that suits virtually all types of meat, fish and vegetable dishes. It teams well with herbs like bay leaves and rosemary in soups and marinades. It is an excellent with juniper berries in wild game dishes. Thyme can also be used to flavour oven-baked or roasted root vegetables.
Five Spice is one of the most popular and classic spices in Asian cuisine and incorporates five flavours of the Chinese cuisine – sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty. The light anise-like taste is a hit with both children and adults.
Five-Spice is immensely suited to duck, where it can be used in a marinade brushed on the duck, and as a rub on the duck breast. Five Spice can also be used in cakes, especially for the classic Christmas charm that the spice lends to chocolates and other confectionery.