Spices

The dried basil from Onena with the wonderful smell of vacation on the Mediterranean goes perfectly with the typical Italian dishes. Whether pizza, pasta, pesto or tomatoes with mozzarella, the spicy royal herb should not be missing. Gluten-free and without preservatives, the basil also easily refines the kitchen of allergy sufferers. Perfect use it for...

They are the berries of a little evergreen bush, that spontaneously grow in the northern hemisphere. It has a delicate aroma and its bittersweet flavour is excellent for giving flavor to dishes of game, above all, deer and wild boar. It´s used a lot in pickles, sauces, roasts, choucroüte. Moreover, it is an essential ingredient in the elaboration of gin.

A very fine and delicate-flavored plant, yet another of the essential herbs in French cuisine. It is also an ingredient in the making of fine herbs. Vinegar perfumed with tarragon is very famous, and it is also an ingredient of a lot of classic french sauces, like “bearnesa” or “tartara”. It is excellent for omelettes, poached fish, chicken and salads.

It is a tradicional French blend of four sweet herbs: parsley, chive, tarragon and chervil. They give a delicate and fresh aroma to salads, egg dishes, chicken and poached fish. The heat diminishes it´s flavour, therefore it´s convenient to add them to hot dishes at the end of cooking.

This is a close relative of oregan, but it´s more delicate and softer than that. It appears in a lot of French and Italian dishes, especially in tomato sauces, pizzas, vinager dressings, aubergines and pasta.

It has a lot in common with marjoram, although its flavour is stronger. It´s flavour is the quintessence of pizza, and, as is the case with marjoram, it is used in vinager dressings, pastas, aubergines, seafood and salads.

This is not actually a pepper, but rather the rose berries from a South-American tree. It´s very difficult to come across it outside of its countries of origin. Its flavour is a little bit resinous and it can be added to almost every dish, more for its colour than for its flavour.