Gourmet Seasonings

Gourmet seasoning is used to flavor and color the cookery items. Seasoning varies from culture to culture and from region to region. Though hundreds of seasoning is in use round the world but few of gourmets seasoning in use since yesteryears, these include:

Allspice: The name itself shows that it is a spice and ingredients of many dishes. Allspice has pungent aroma. Allspice doesn’t mean a blend of "all spices," but actually its taste and aroma mistakenly remind people of a mix of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg spice, same mistake as Christopher did. Pimiento reflects the Spanish/Jamaican background of Allspice. Allspice is used for patés, terrines, smoked and canned meats. Allspice recipes include Jamaican jerk seasoning used in Jamaican soups, stews, and curries. Allspice is a major ingredient of pickling spice, spiced tea mixes, cakes, cookies, and pies. It is common ingredient of both savory and sweet foods.

Sea salt: is normally gathered from sea water or rock deposits. If salts is slightly greyish in color then it is due to this mineral content, is ediable also. Sea slalt has two major components Sodium and chlorine,which are necessary for the survival of all living creatures. Sae salt suppliers should carry salts safely as to protect the salt from humid, moisture, air and any polutents. Countries near sea are famous for wholesale sea salt as unrefined sea salt is sold on wholesale basis.

vanilla extract: is in used from the last hundred years. The very first vanilla extract was made at apothecary shops, the first pharmacies and drug stores, and this was in a syrup form. These were very sweet in taste and were used for upset stomach. In today’s world vanilla extract is available at every convenience store, supermarkets, gourmet shops, and online shops. Thought other forms rather then extract are also in use like imitation vanilla, vanilla blend, double fold vanilla, vanilla powder, and vanilla paste.

Curry paste: The classic curry paste taken to west by British during the imperial region has few spices involve and have a specific taste and have no major impact whats today curry paste have in India due to various curry paste recipes. Curry paste can be red, green or yellow in color with distinctive aroma’s and flavor’s, ranges from mild to extra hot and strong flavor’s. These are widely consumed by South East Asians.

Jerk seasoning: Principally Jerk seasoning recipe have to rely upon two items: Allspice (spanish name pimiento and having smell similar to cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg spice) and Scotch bonnet peppers (among the hottest peppers

Paprika: is a spice which belongs to the family Capsicum annum, comes from a mild red pepper. Having mild taste and is prized for its gleaming red color and often used as a garnish and spicy flavor

Saffron: is world's most expensive spice. It’s the stigma of crocus sativus flower very sensitive and important part. Saffron crocus bears only 3 stigmas. It is so prized and expensive only because Saffron is hand harvested. 13,125 threads weigh one ounce of Saffron. To store saffron keep it in a cool dark place. Drape saffron in foil paper and consign in a tin or jar with a tight lid, is very customary

Vanilla bean: History of vanilla bean shows that Vanilla originated in Mexico.
Spanish conquistador when arrived in Mexico they dubbed it “vanilla” or with another name “little sheath.”

Cajun seasoning: encloses simple, local predominate ingredients while its preparation is also simple. Cajun spice used in Acadiana kitchens do not suit to every cooking style because cajun-style seasoning is often achieved by scratch. In cajun seasoning ground Cayenne and paprika sauces are predominated

Creole seasoning: Creole seasoning are the speciality of Creole which includes ground cayenne, black pepper, paprika, dried thyme, dried oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder.