Delicatessen

This is one the most important culinary plants in the European cuisine. It has a nice taste and combines very well with other aromatic spices. It helps to digest fatty food, so its use with lamb, pork or duck is especially appropriate. It heightens the flavour of tomato sauces, soups, vegetables, cooked dishes and breads.

The plant is from a climber orchid that comes from Mexico.The pods are the unripened fruits of this orchid. The pods have no aroma until they are cured. These pods are gathered and lightly sweated in barrels which are reinforced inside with wool. Afterwards, they are dried in the sun until they attain their caracteristic aroma and color. This process...

The plant is from a climber orchid that comes from Mexico.The pods are the unripened fruits of this orchid. The pods have no aroma until they are cured. These pods are gathered and lightly sweated in barrels which are reinforced inside with wool. Afterwards, they are dried in the sun until they attain their caracteristic aroma and color. This process...

Saffron threads are considered to be the most expensive spice in the world because they have to be harvested by hand. The exclusive spice threads taste tart, hot and slightly bitter. They give every dish a wonderful yellow color and are a must in Spanish paella as well as in French bouillabaisse. You can refine fish, vegetables, risottos and desserts with...