Products
Elderflower Vinegar
£15.00
In a nutshell: Locally picked elderflowers are combined with white Pineau des Charentes vinegar for a very fine and fruity vinegar to use in vinaigrettes and with chicken liver salads. Floral and fruity,...
Épices de Cru Aji Amarillo
£11.00
In a nutshell: This famous Peruvian chilli is used in Causa potato dishes, Huancaina sauce and can be added to stews, stir-fries and sauces. Probably the most popular chilli in...
Épices de Cru Aleppo Pepper
£10.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: Mildly hot chilli flakes, used extensively in Turkish cuisine, add to kebabs, rice dishes and at the table alongside the salt and pepper. Great Taste 2017 1-star award winner A...
Épices de Cru Alleppey Turmeric - Ground
£12.50
In a nutshell: This ground Alleppey Turmeric is the best we've tasted. It adds some wonderful colour and flavour to curries, meat and veggie stews. The Spice Coast port of Alleppey...
Épices de Cru Allspice Berries
£16.50
In a nutshell: Our hand-picked Allspice Berries come from Jamaica, an island in love with this all purpose spice and where its used to add depth to the famous Jerk seasoning....
Épices de Cru Andalusian Pincho Spices
£16.00
In a nutshell: Traditionally used in southern Spain for seasoning “pinchos,” tapas-sized meat skewers. This spice gives a great Andalusian taste to all grilled meats, poultry and shrimps. This little known...
Épices de Cru Aniseed
£12.00
In a nutshell: This highly aromatic aniseed is very addictive and can be added to all your spice blends, breads, biscuits and cakes. This Spanish aniseed or anise (Pimpenella anisum) is highly...
Épices de Cru Annatto
£10.00
In a nutshell: Our annatto seeds come from Peru and have both remarkable flavour and a deep orange colour, ideal when you want to make South American and Mexican style dishes. Annatto (also...
Épices de Cru Apicius Spice Blend
£17.50
In a nutshell: A blend of spices inspired by Roman recipes; with long pepper, rosemary, and celery seed, among others, it goes well with sweet and sour dishes and wine...
Épices de Cru Balsam Fir Tips
£10.00
in a nutshell: Deliciously fruity and intense Balsam Fir Tip buds enhance all sorts of savoury dishes and desserts. These young spring Balsam Fir tip buds promise exceptional fruity flavour....
Épices de Cru Bee Balm
£20.00
In a nutshell: Fragrant bee balm is an excellent addition to desserts and delicate tajines and chicken dishes. Bee balm (Monarda fistulosa), also know as wild bergamot or horsemint, is beloved...
Épices de Cru Bengal Fish Masala
£10.00
In a nutshell: This Bengal fish masala is a blend of coriander, turmeric, chillies and spices, simply mix with tomato, garlic, ginger and seafood to make an authentic curry. Traditional Bengali spice blend...
Épices De Cru Black Cardamom
£15.00
In a nutshell: Our black cardamom pods are dried over a slow fire giving the seeds a lovely smoky flavour and releasing their bright peppery, camphor-like notes. Will add some intriguing...
Épices de Cru Blue Fenugreek
£15.00
In a nutshell: Blue Fenugreek (Utskho Suneli) can be used in spice blends, baking breads and sprinkled over salads. Mild at first, its flavour intensifies with cooking. Little-known outside its country...
Épices de Cru Caraway
£12.50
In a nutshell: Used in European, Middle Eastern and Indian cooking and spice blends, it is equally good ground or whole. Great for baking. Caraway is a spice similar to cumin,...
Épices de Cru Cardamom Korarima
£17.50
In a nutshell: A rare and unique cardamom, with a very strong, refreshing aroma. This Ethiopian cardamom (Aframomum corrorima) is harvested in the wild coffee forests in Kafa, a UNESCO biosphere reserve,...
Épices De Cru Cassia Buds
£17.50
In a nutshell: Perfect for all your pickling needs, these cassia buds are also brilliant in curries, venison stews or poached fruit dishes. Great Taste 2018 2-star award Cassia buds are...
Épices de Cru Catarina Chillies
£12.00
In a nutshell: A good all-purpose chilli for grinding and good for dry rubs and BBQ recipes. A lovely medium-hot chilli with a good flavour and notes of fruit and tobacco....
Épices de Cru Celery Seeds
£9.00
In a nutshell: These Celery seeds are jam-packed with flavour for all your cooking needs and, of course, your Bloody Mary's and Celery salt! With a broad, bitter background and the...
Épices de Cru Chilhuacle Amarillo Chilli
£15.00
In a nutshell: One of the rarest Mexican chillies to use for special occasions. Possibly the rarest chilli in Mexico. A beautiful orange-yellow chilli that is used for making mole amarillo. Medium heat and...
Épices de Cru Chilhuacle Rojo Chilli
£15.00
In a nutshell: A unique smoked chilli from Mexico, sun-dried then smoked in small villages in the Sierra Mixe in Oaxaca. An extremely rare chilli with a unique aroma. Chilhuacle peppers...
Épices de Cru Chilli Chilhuacle Negro
£15.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: A very ancient, rare chilli with strong notes of cocoa, tobacco and dry fruit. Moderately hot, this excellent chilli is the cornerstone of authentic Oaxacan mole negro. This rare...
Épices de Cru Chilli Mulato
£10.00
In a nutshell: The best chilli for making Mexican moles and Bbq salsas. A variety of dried poblano. The mulato chilli is mild and sweet with chocolate and dried fruit...
Épices de Cru Chilli Pasilla
£12.00
In a nutshell: A tasty and moderately hot chilli, the pasilla is an extremely versatile chilli widely used in Mexico. One of the most commonly used chillies in Mexican cookery, the fruity...
Épices De Cru Cinnamon 00000
£15.00
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: The quills of our 00000 Cinnamon are so thin that they crumble to dust when rolled between your fingers for a very sensual cooking experience! The very best...
Épices de Cru Cinnamon Leaves
£9.50
In a nutshell: Get some real West Indian flavour added to your curries and slow-cooked dishes with these leaves from the spice island of Grenada. Harvested in Grenada, one of the best...
Épices de Cru Cloves Special Selection
£10.00
In a nutshell: Our amazing Indian Special Selection Cloves are hand-harvested when just ripe and before the buds burst into pink flowers and have incredible flavour. These Special Selection cloves...
Épices de Cru Colombo Curry Spices Blend
£12.00
In a nutshell: This fragrant blend was brought over to the French Caribbean islands by immigrants working the sugar plantations and is lovely with pork and pumpkin dishes. A mild curry...
Épices de Cru Coriander Seeds
£12.00
In a nutshell: Our Indian coriander seeds are oval and pale in colour and have a lovely fresh lemony aroma and sweet nutty taste. A true revelation from the coriander seeds we've...
Épices de Cru Couscous and Tajine Spices
£30.00
In a nutshell: These two Spice tins will fill your kitchen with wonderful aromas as you recreate the delicious flavours of Morocco with heady tagines and couscous dishes.Get stuck into...
Épices de Cru Couscous Spices
£15.00
In a nutshell: This aromatic blend will infuse your couscous with the taste of Marrakesh and works well with all vegetable or meat tagine and couscous recipes. With a wonderful...
Épices de Cru Cubeb Pepper
£14.50
In a nutshell: This is a must-have for your pepper pot collection, extremely rare and addictive and scented with the woody aromas of camphor and incense; its also often used as...
Épices de Cru Cuisine 101 Spice Kit
£45.00
In a nutshell: Everything you ever dreamed of, in a spice kit. A perfect gift for any cook to experiment with in the kitchen. The original collection of spices in...
Épices de Cru Cumin
£12.00
In a nutshell: Our highly scented Indian cumin seeds are the best we've found and can be added to all sorts of dishes especially good for baking, marinades, sauces and...
Épices de Cru Curry Kit
£70.00
In a nutshell: You can really get your curry kitchen going with this definite collection of seven tins of Épices de Cru's exotic and exciting masala and curry blends. Everything you've...
Épices de Cru Curry Leaves
£8.50
– Sold OutIn a nutshell: We freeze dry our curry leaves to preserve their flavour and colour for you to cook some amazing curries and stir-fries. Common in Sri Lankan and South Indian cuisine,...
Épices de Cru Dill Seeds
£15.00
In a nutshell: Dill seeds are a great addition to your kitchen spice kit -add to pickles, salad dressings and tzatziki. Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a herb mostly commonly associated with Germany, Scandinavia, and Western Europe. It’s...
Épices de Cru Dukkah
£14.00
In a nutshell: Combine this famous Middle Eastern sesame and spice mix with almonds and olive oil for a brilliant table dip. This popular Egyptian, and Middle Eastern, dip came to my attention many years...
Épices de Cru Epazote
£14.00
In a nutshell: Epazote is widely used in Mexico where its delicate, fragrant flavour is added to bean dishes and mole sauces, we like it with tacos and in marinades too! Treat yourself to a...
Épices de Cru Ethiopian Bérberé
£14.00
In a nutshell: This African spice mix will give fire and flavour to all your dishes originating in Ethiopia where it is a popular cooking spice and condiment. This gorgeous Ethiopian spice blend...
Épices de Cru Extra Old Mandarin Peels
£10.00
In a nutshell: This wonderful mandarin peel adds some intense citrus flavour to slow-simmered stews and stir-fries and is perfect for a beef daube. The Chinese know that time alone can...
Épices De Cru Fenugreek
£13.50
In a nutshell: The foundation spice in many curry blends and a key ingredient in hot dogs. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is one of the primary flavours that form the foundation...
Épices de Cru Fenugreek Leaves
£12.00
In a nutshell: Use this unusual Fenugreek leaf in Iranian lamb stews and Indian naan breads or just add to lentil soups and curries. Relatively unknown in the West, dried fenugreek leaves are...
Épices de Cru Grains of Paradise
£15.00
In a nutshell: Also known as Guinea pepper, this intoxicating spice can be used like sparingly like pepper or added to spice blends and soup and meat stews. Grains of Paradise...
Épices De Cru Green Cardamom
£15.00
In a nutshell: Sourced from the Cardamom Hills in South-Eastern India, this variety is rare and extremely fragrant and will infuse all your curries, rice dishes and pastries with surprising flavour....
Épices de Cru Green Sichuan Pepper
£16.50
In a nutshell: Prized for its characteristic tongue-numbing qualities along with red Sichuan, it has a lovely lemony aroma and is a crucial ingredient (with chillies of course) of much...
Épices de Cru Guerrero Mexican Rub
£10.00
In a nutshell: This old-school barbacoa rub hails from Northern Mexico and helps you get the best flavour out of slow-cooked pork and lamb cuts and good for marinades too....
Épices de Cru Herbes de Provence
£12.00
In a nutshell: Add some joie de vivre to your cooking with this classic hand-picked Herbes de Provence mix. Imagine the smell of a warm summer afternoon in the hills of...