Tamarind

It may look like something scraped off the forest floor, but tamarind is a stunning ingredient to give food a sour zing

It may look like something scraped off the forest floor, but tamarind is a stunning ingredient to give food a sour zing

There’s more to scallop shells than you think. Just ask any pilgrim treading the path to the shrine of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela.

Hey bud, you look cute!

The work-horse of spices – earthy, warming, smelling of toasted nuts and roasted coffee beans. I have it on great authority that it is pronounced ‘come in’ (not q-min), though I usually forget that!

Learn the secrets to frying fish fillets to golden crunchy-ness.

Dried figs are honey sweet, fruity and sort of figgy tasting, and a bit gritty, but that grittiness is a good attribute as it provides texture. The skin might look like elephant hide …

Learn everything you need to know about mushrooms right here.
No products in the basket.