Best Spices

Best ones are from Indian / Pakistani grocers.

I roast and grind spices. I also can make special mixes for you if you are interested. You can contact me on timzim@yahoo.com for your requirements.

Spices at the supermarkets are generally OK but you pay through the nose. For example, ground cumin Ducros brand 30g works out at a few cents less than 100€ a kg.

As J says, you are better off buying from Sub-Continental Grocers. Buy whole spices and grind when you want them as ground spices lose their aromatic oils very quickly. Keep a coffee grinder just for spices.

Of course, if you don't use a lot then you may baulk at buying even 100g packets.

Don't buy spices from the stalls at markets, they have been exposed to lots of light, sometimes heat (in the summer) and possibly can be quite old.

If you don't live somewhere with easy access to the aforementioned Grocers then have a look online.

deliciouslydifferent.be have a wide range and will grind their whole spices just before dispatch if you request it. There are other companies.

Nice plug there, Bob!!

Just trying to help, as I do on many other topics. There are other places too ;-)

Just trying to help, as I do on many other topics. There are other places too ;-)

@Nethenbob
Just a gentle pull of the leg! You've been helpful to me before, so now I feel bad :(

"Don't buy spices from the stalls at markets, they have been exposed to lots of light, sometimes heat (in the summer) and possibly can be quite old." - but deliciously different advertise as having a market stall in Nethen! Am I missing something, or is this clearly ilogical? I think you had a point CMH

Mum, you're my ex-wife and I claim my £10!

My ex-wife has never been to a market where we sell so I scarcely see how she can comment on the quality of our products or how we store them.

BTW.

CMH, I know you were pulling my leg, maybe meet for a beer/coffee one time. There ought to be club for us regular contributors. Old-style, like face-to-face, not facebook-to-facebook. Now, where did I leave that Sumac...

Bob, your earlier post led me to your food and beer blog. It's just brilliant! I laughed so much about the poor cat (sick, I know) and how you resisted any brochette-style recipes. Hilarious. Glad to hear the cat's OK. I enlarged the photo on the flyer and studied it for a few minutes and even now not sure it wasn't a wind-up. Also loved the entry referencing Duran Duran. You need to get yourself a publisher!