World Spice Market Spices
So, I placed an order with World Spice Market and while their pricing and invoice policy is very, very fair, I wasnt impressed with the shipping. ($9.00!). Anyway, I did get some things that I have never used before, just because I either 1. havent had access to them or 2. had access but didnt want to pay an astronomical amount of money for them.
Does anyone have any comments about World Spice Market?
I got:
ground ginger (no advice needed!)
alderwood smoked salt (sounds yummy!)
Aleppo Pepper, crushed
Cumin (smells like a good taco, I think)
Lemon Crystal (dont know, dont care, love lemon!)
Smoked Paprika
Whole Black Lemon from India (WTF do I do with these?)
Sichuan Peppercorns
Tomato Flakes
Cajun Blackening
Za'tar (israeli)
Any ideas for all this good stuff? Any recs?
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7 Comments:
I may be crazy, but Za'tar reminds me of pizza. I use it as a topping on pita bread and crackers.
I go through cumin like crazy, but I cook a lot of Mexican-ish food. It's nice to add just a little bit when you're cooking plain white rice.
The black lemons look interesting. And I do love sour and tart flavors.
It looks like you're going to have some fun.
dbcurrie at 7:06PM on 01/13/09
The $9 shipping is pretty standard on their orders, but I've found if I'm ordering just the spices (no jars) I can load up a sizable order for that shipping fee - and I still come out far ahead on price. My last order included the minimum of Turkish bay leaves and I had to farm them out to friends there were so many. Love this shop - quality product and a bill sent with the order. Who does that in this day and age? Looks like you received an interesting assortment - enjoy experimenting!
GirlintheCurl at 7:06PM on 01/13/09
Mmm kung pao beef (peppercorns)...
I've seen Za'atar sold at the farmer's market out on our lawn at work this past summer. I was tempted to get it to make fatoush. I wasn't sure if it was the right one (with sumac), so I decided against it.
Sounds like a great box of fun.
Cassaendra at 7:24PM on 01/13/09
One of my favourite Israeli snacks was za'atar-sprinkled crackers. In fact, pretty much any bread/dough product sprinkled with za'atar is going to be excellent. Labneh (kind of like strained yoghurt/youghurt cheese) with za'atar is a classic combination - if you eat cream cheese, try that instead of labane. Mix it with olive oil for a fantastic dipping oil, use it with meats and veg.
Smoked paprika - oh where do I not use it! Great with meats and in dry rubs, with eggs (but you don't eat eggs, do you?), rice or potato dishes. I often use both cumin and smoked paprika together - like in sweet potato mash, for instance, or falafel.
The only time I ever encountered black lemons, was in a persian dish - it was some kind of a lentil & potato stew in tomato sauce, served over basmati rice, and it was delicious! The black lemon was cooked with the stew and gave it a very interesting (and appropriate) tang.
Seems like you're going to have fun with all your new toys!
brooke29 at 7:32PM on 01/13/09
http://www.worldspice.com/spices/0036chipotleflake.shtml
This interests me. Thanks Chelley.
JerzeeTomato at 7:46PM on 01/13/09
Right now I feel blessed to live in Seattle. Thanks for reminding me!
Pointy at 7:55PM on 01/13/09
za'atar is a great spice blend! I once made really awesome phyllo-dough puffs filled with ricotta/salt/pepper/za'atar and maybe a little marscapone? it was deeelicious.
it's also part of a traditional "israeli salad" - diced tomato and cucumber (peel on!) and red onion with some lemon juice, olive oil, s+p, and a little za'atar. have fun with your spices!!!
teenagefoodie at 11:07PM on 01/13/09