Ethiopian Spices

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 really sums up all the fire and flavour of Africa. A fragrant, complex blend combining three different chilli pepper,  ginger, black and green cardamom, fenugreek, allspice, adjwain, cassia buds and black pepper. The result is an exotic 'African curry mix' that can be used with all sorts of dishes. Ideal for seasoning meats, Ethiopian Bérberé is also an excellent flavouring for chicken when mixed with crushed garlic and butter. Add this versatile mix to vegetable dishes, chickpea, bean and lentil dishes. It simply makes everything taste better.

Details 50g; Ingredients: Chilli, ginger, cardamom, fenugreek, nutmeg, black pepper, coriander, cinnamon, allspice, adjwain, clove, cassia buds.

About Épices de Cru
Épices de Cru began in 1982 as a catering partnership between Philippe and Ethné de Vienne. Their mission was a kind of “cooking pot anthropology:” learning the secrets of family cooking around the world and applying these techniques to the needs of hungry Montrealers. The secret, they learned, was spices. Over the last two decades, Philippe and Ethné have searched for the world’s best spices, accompanied by their children, Marika and Arik. The de Viennes believe in direct sourcing spices: visiting growing regions, spending time with growers, and developing personal relationships that last decades. In 2004, they officially opened their first spice shop in Montreal’s fantastic Jean Talon market– it’s since become a mecca for foodies from all over the world. I first visited in 2008 and have been buying and using their spices on a regular basis ever since that first exciting visit. They steadfastly maintain that they do nothing original, only facilitating the exchange of culinary common sense from one place to another. But, what they do is simply quite brilliant - by providing us with the finest quality ingredients, and their superb spice mixes, we can all experiment with unusual spices and recreate delicious recipes from around the world.