The spices bring a unique flavor to your dishes. Adding them to a preparation is like putting your signature at the bottom of a painting: it's personal, unique and finishes a work. There are many spices that go well with both sweet and savory dishes. Discover in the next lines the main spices, with which dish to associate them and gourmet mixtures to make the palate of fine gourmets travel. 

Viande blanche, viande rouge, poisson, légumes... Quelles épices pour quels plats ?

The big question that comes up a lot in cooking classes and in search engines is, "What spice can I use to spice up such and such a dish? "

First, it is a matter of taste. Some spices have a pronounced taste and smell while others are much more subtle.cumin for example is quite discreet unlike paprika or cayenne pepper to extrapolate. 

Secondly, some dishes require the use of specific spices to respect a culinary tradition. For example, ras-el-hanout which is a mixture of spices traditionally added in couscous or saffron in paellas. 

Finally, there are spices that go better with certain dishes like:

• The cumin with eggs, split peas, oriental and Indian preparations.

• The pink berries with fish, seafood and foie gras.

• Star anise or badian in desserts.

• The grated nutmeg in carrot, pumpkin soups.

• Cajun spices which is a blend of pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, and thym are particularly suitable for red meats, grilling, and in marinades. 

• The cinnamon powderin compotes, cakes, infusions, coffee.

• The cardamom is often used in traditional Indian cooking.

• The cilantro seeds with poultry and fish.

• The turmeric in vegetable or poultry sauces dishes.

• The ginger goes equally well with sweet and savory preparations. 

• The paprika brings a slightly spicy flavor to grilled, simmered red meats.

• The safran delicately flavors rice and fish. 

« Epices Santé », des mélanges d'épices pour un plat sans faute de goût

To avoid hazardous results and unpleasant surprises, there are ready-to-use spice blends. The proportions of the different flavors have been studied to meet the expectations of the finest palates. Budding gourmets will thus be able to play gastronome without any taste mistakes!

Thus, you will find in the shelves of our online store the Spices Health of Aromandise. It is a range of spices and organic herbs to enhance the taste of your sweet and / or salty preparations.

• Spices Health Immunity : Sage (20,3%), turmeric (16%), garlic, little burnet, basil, thyme, chilli, ginger to accompany vegetables, starches, in simmered dishes, pan-fried or soups. 

• Spices Health Spirit : Cinnamon cassia (37.5%), anise, nutmeg, orange pieces, cardamom (6.3%), cloves to sprinkle on cereals, pancakes, toast, fruit ... or to mix with porridges, mueslis, smoothies, compotes, fruit salads or other. 

• Purifying Health Spices : Rosemary (34.8%), basil, nettle, dandelion, wild garlic, sage to spice up your soups, grills and sautéed vegetables for example.   

Le pouvoir santé des épices

The spices go far beyond the simple function of flavor enhancer. Each of them hashealthy virtues and particularly digestive and antibacterial. By adding certain spices to your preparations, you can play on the quality of your digestion and stimulate your immune system. 

The cumin is digestive, star anise is carminative (facilitates the expulsion of gas), turmeric is anti-inflammatory and digestive, cinnamon is warming while being an antiseptic of the digestive tract, ginger stimulates the hepato-biliary functions, etc...

Did you know?In Africa, we eat spicy and very spicy. The red pepper has antibacterial virtues. Indeed, it helps get rid of pathogenic microorganisms contaminating food whose heat accelerates the process. In this regard, it is good to remember that this principle was already known to the Egyptians who used spice mixtures in embalming techniques!