World of spices

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.

There are a great variety of chiles or peppers which are are consumed unripened or dry. Among the dry ones consumed, the most popular in Europe are the so-called “Bird’s eye chilis”, a variety of small and very spicy chilis. Powdered cayenne is obtained by grinding some little red chiles of the “Capsicum Frutenses variety”. This results in a very spicy...

It is perhaps, the most popular aromatic plant in Spain, although it is used and cultivated all over the world. It gives a fresh flavour to the sauces, salads, omeletes, eggs, rice, seafood, fresh cheeses, meats and poultries and it gives above all a touch of colour to every dish.

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.