The slightly milder mustard from Egypt
Yellow mustard emanates a sweet and warm flavour that develops when introduced to water, oil or vinegar. The seeds have a preservative effect and are hence, often used in savoury dishes, vinaigrettes, chutneys and glazes. Mustard seeds should be crushed and mixed with cold water to bring out its essential oils, which takes about 10 minutes. Other additions like vinegar, oil, salt, cider, citrus juice and herbs can be introduced later.
Net Weight : 70g
Ground green cardamom, ready to use
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.
Net Weight : 30g
This is culinary royalty. The third most expensive spice in the world by weight after vanilla and saffron, Cardamom’s influence stretches from the curries of India to the bakeries of Scandinavia, not to mention in world famous gin distilleries and tea houses. Mill & Mortar sources its whole Organic Green Cardamom from the rainforests of Sri Lanka, where the villagers of Pilimathalawa have to get to the pods before the monkeys and boar eat them, or before the leeches, mosquitoes and other insects eat the pickers themselves. Picked while tender and green, the pods have a taste like nothing else,
Net Weight : 45g
Fascinatingly, the nutmeg tree delivers two spices- nutmeg and mace. The fruit of this tree is not a fruit in the traditional sense of the term, but a bulb containing the nutmeg seed. Outside of it all is a thick protective shell that opens up when the nuts ripen. It is a fascinating sight when the shell cracks and reveals the red blossom and the dark nut within.
Net Weight : 45g
Mild anise-flavoured spice to brighten savoury dishes
Fennel seeds have a light green colour, a mild anise flavour and are seen in a myriad of Mediterranean and Asian dishes. They harmonise well with other spices and herbs, and are especially suitable for salads, light meat (chicken and pork) dishes and fish curries. The sweet and fresh liquorice /anise-like taste also yields well with pickled fruit.
Net Weight : 40g
