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The Spice List THE SPICE LIST brought to you by THE FOOD BASKET THE SPICE LIST pices are a major part of what we do every day at THE FOOD BASKET. Our food is renowned for its flavour – and our specially selected range of spices are the source Sof that flavour. From intense, fiery and pungent to sweet, fruity and floral, to earthy, woody and nutty, and the equally essential sulfury, bitter and sour – we believe we have sourced a unique mix of flavours so that every dish we create has a unique signature. THE SPICE LIST shares all our secrets with you. All our spices are of the highest grade, chosen to bring you a spectrum of aromas covering the widest taste range and the subtlest of tones. Our blends are created from those same high grade spices, combined with herbs, nuts and seaweeds from the best sources we could find. THE FOOD BASKET was inspired by a trip to India by our founder 22 years ago, which you can read about in this booklet. Experience your own round the world taste trip by dropping into our kitchen shop in Barnes, where you can sample some of our delicious recipes. Maybe you will be inspired to try something new for dinner with family and friends tonight… You can also pick up a complimentary sample blend of spices from our kitchen shop – choose from any of those in this list. with warm aromas from THE FOOD BASKET THE SPICE LIST HOT Our range of hot and pungent spices and chilli powders provides a spectrum of intense and fiery flavours to provide a distinct searing signature to every recipe… Bhut Jolokia Kampot Cascabel Korean Chilli Cayenne Malabar Black De Arbol Mustard Seed Galangal Hungarian Paprika Ginger Red Savina Gochugaru Sarawak White Green Serrano Smoked Red Serrano Habanero Tien Tsin Horseradish Urfa Biber Jalapeno Wasabi ALL OUR Spices are of the highest grade, chosen to bring you the widest range of aromas and subtlest of tones. THE SPICE LIST MILD Our range of subtle spices have been selected to bring aroma, colour and texture to your dishes – sweet, sour, woody, earthy, fruity, floral, bitter, nutty… Ajwain Seed Green Cardamom Allspice Juniper Annatto Kaffir Leaf Bay Leaf Kalpasi Black Cardamom Lemongrass Black Cumin Loomi Brown Asafoetida Mace Caraway Mahlab Cardamom Nutmeg Cassia Radhuni Seed Cinnamon Saffron Clove Star Anise Coriander Seed Sumac Cubeb Seed Tamarind Fennel Seed Turmeric ALL OUR Spices are of the highest grade, chosen to bring you the widest range of aromas and subtlest of tones. THE SPICE LIST BLENDS Choose from our range of carefully crafted spice blends… Baharat – black pepper, cumin, cinnamon and clove Berbere – chillies, black pepper, garlic, ginger, basil, korarima, radhuni, nigella and fenugreek Chilli Powder – ground chilli, cumin, oregano and cayenne Chinese Five Spice – star anise, Szechuan peppercorns, fennel, cassia and clove Curry Powder – turmeric, coriander, cumin, fenugreek and red pepper Dukkah – hazelnuts, cumin, sesame seeds and coriander Garam Masala – cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, cumin, coriander, nutmeg and pepper Old Bay – celery salt, mustard, red and black pepper, bay leaves, cloves, allspice, ginger, mace, cardamom, cinnamon and paprika Panch Phoron – fenugreek, nigella, cumin, black mustard and fennel seeds Ras al Hanout – cardamom, clove, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, mace, nutmeg, peppercorn, paprika and turmeric Schichimi Togarashi – Sichuan pepper, dried citrus peel, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, ginger, garlic, shiso and nori Za’atar – sumac, sesame seeds and thyme All our BLENDS are created from the highest grade spices, and combined with quality ingredients, to highlight even the subtlest tone. THE SPICE LIST THE STORY The seed was planted in 1995… THE FOOD BASKET was inspired by a taxi ride I took from Calcutta airport in 1995 on my first trip to India. I was overwhelmed by the fragrant aroma of spices and herbs that filled the air as the taxi drove through a bustling market on outskirts of the city. Leaning out of the window of a 1950s Ambassador taxi on that balmy evening, I inhaled the intoxicating mix of culinary spice and heat – and my passion for food was ignited. After many months of sampling the most flavoursome food in Mongolia, Tibet, China, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey, I struggled to find any inspiring flavour in my food back home in Europe. So I purchased a spice rack and my obsession to create the perfect blends took flight. Today, my food is influenced not just from Asia, but from all over the world, from where the spices and other ingredients we use in our blends are sourced. Drop into the kitchen in Barnes and experience some unique tastes that I hope you, too, will never forget. Freda Larssen, Founder THE FOOD BASKET THE SPICE LIST brought to you by THE FOOD BASKET 16 THE LITTLE LANE, BARNES SW13 9YM 020 8788 9866.
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