RawSpiceBar is a spice subscription that delivers 3-4 premium spice blends from around the world direct to your door. Each spice box averages 2 oz of spice blends and yields a complete 3 dish meal for 8-12 people. All the spices use ingredients of the highest quality (and they opt for fair trade and organic spices where possible), sourced from global spice producers.
Cost: $6/month + Free shipping. No monthly plans, only 3, 6 or 12 month plans. Ships to US & Canada.
I was pleasantly surprised at how nicely packaged the spices were. They came in a pretty paper envelope and they spices come in individually sealed, zip-loc packets.
RawSpiceBar includes an "origins, instructions and recipes" card for each spice blend that includes the blend's history, cooking and storage instructions as well as suggested recipes. RawSpiceBar also includes another 5-10 recipe ideas for each spice blend on their site, and they are sure to provide a great variety of options for vegans, vegetarians, carnivores, gluten-free and healthy eaters alike. Each blend label includes a description, the ingredients, and RawSpiceBar's storing instructions.
January's Navajo Inspired Spice Blends:
Ground Chiles
Toasted and freshly ground red chiles including New Mexico, Ancho, Guajillo & Arbol create a medium hot powder that is complex, smoky and slightly fruity, with a touch of heat that mellows out while cooking.
Posile Spices
Toasted cumin and coriander plus freshly ground Mexican oregano are key spices for creating a Navajo inspired posole rojo in New Mexico. These warm and earthy flavours have a slightly citrus twist due to the Mexican oregano. Use in sauces, salsas, rubs, sets to anywhere you'd want to add and earthy, savoury flavour.
Juniper Berries Blend
Incorporating the juniper berries used hundreds of years ago by Native Americans, our poached apples are infused with fruity red wine and star anise, cloves, allspice, cinnamon and orange zest.
Sumac & Herbs
A New Mexican herb blend of rosemary, Mexican sage, Mexican oregano, thyme and fennel plus black peppercorns, garlic, cinnamon and sumac provide an herby, peppery, spicy tanginess for our Navajo flatbreads.
RawSpiceBar comes with 4 different spices and 3 recipes. If you break it down it works out to be $1.50 per spice which I think is a very good value. I like that they feature a different cuisine each month and give you ideas on how to use the spices. Their blends contain only the spices listed on each blend with no added fillers such as MSG, salt, rice, sugar or flour. Spice blends are also free of contaminants such as dust and pests that can occur in pre-ground spices.
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