Food

Queen of the bean! Creamy in texture and as comforting as a siesta. This super-versatile friend must be ever-present in your kitchen cupboard.

Crushed garlic cloves offering a strong flavour and a useful store cupboard essential.

The list of benefits of ginger is huge, it relieves indigestion, nausea, colic, gas, heartburn, morning sickness, and motion sickness. In addition, crystallized ginger seems to protect against ulcers, is helpful against internal parasites, and may even ease acid reflux

Both the fruit case and the seeds have a strong aniseed flavour and may be used whole (remove before serving), or ground as in traditional Five Spice Mix. Use sparingly wherever an aniseed flavour is required.

It is widely used in Eastern european cooking, particularly in vegetable dishes and baking.

The green or straw coloured seed pods contain small black seeds that have a strong lemon flavour. It is an indispensable ingredient in Indian cooking.

Celery seed has a very strong flavour, especially when ground, so use sparingly. It goes well with vegetables and eggs.

Medium hot ground chilli which will provide a kick to any meal

Cinnamon is one of the most widely used spices and its warm sweet aromatic flavour is an essential part of South Asian and Indonesian cooking.

Cloves was one of the earliest spices to reach Europe and is prized for its strong, sweet, aromatic flavour.

To obtain the best flavour, fry first in oil at a high temperature for a minute or so.

Cumin seeds have a full aromatic lemon flavour and are often used ground

Full of flavour but less chilli content

Dill Leaf has been used as a food flavouring since ancient times. It has a particular aromatic piquante flavour and is typically used to garnish soups, salads, vegetable and fish dishes.

The seed, when ground, has a sharp acrid flavour similar to celery.

Garlic Chips are made by cutting up dried cloves of fresh garlic .

is a mixture of coriander, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg

It gives a strong, warm, hot, aromatic flavour and should be used sparingly.

A mix of the traditional, ground, sweet spices consisting of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg for which each blender will have their own particular recipe.

Amazing ingredient for glazes and marinades- slightly hotter than yellow mustard