Spices and herbes for delicious food
Herbs and spices determine the delicate taste nuances of all dishes. However, they have more going for them than their well-tasting aromas – they also provide us with healthy minerals and vitamins. The right spices have the power to enhance the flavors of meat, fish and vegetables in both delicate and bold ways.
All cultures have their favorite spices and thanks to global development, we have access to the most exotic foods and the most exquisite delicacies. Those which are celebrated as gourmet spices today – such as saffron – have great stories that span through the centuries as they were brought to us through distant routes at sea and exotic landscapes. What was once exclusive and meant for kings and those of nobility, also finds its way into the spice collections of hobby cooks today. By doing so, saffron is establishing itself more and more in both sweet and savory recipes and is no longer interpreted as just a luxury spice of high class cuisine.
Swedes are a prime example of this development, as Sweden is Europe’s number one importer of saffron. There, saffron is not only known from the Lussekatter with raisins, almond biscuits and gingerbreads, but also from international recipes that are rising in popularity.
For the perfect taste, high quality spices should only be used in very small amounts and their combinations with each other must be carefully contemplated if one wishes their aromas to be of complementary nature. One of the most known spice mixes is curry, which is made of around twenty single spices that complement each other magnificently. While we know and love spices such as rosemary, lavender, parsley, thyme and basil from the Mediterranean, exotic spices saffron, cloves, cardamom and nutmeg enrich our kitchens all the way from Asia. Like all other spices, saffron too is used sparingly, as it is not only precious, but also very rich in flavor. Its flavor intensity comes from its origin and its purity.
Our MIASA Saffron is the result of the careful selection of an invaluable harvest and we always guarantee premium quality. How can you prove its authenticity? The smell alone is a clear indication of its noble origin. With its elaborate aroma bearing soft notes of sweetness one may already understand that the saffron is of the highest quality – even before trying it. Once you add saffron to your cooking, you will be fascinating by its power of adding color. In mere seconds, your dish is transformed with a beautiful deep yellow saffron color – it is a wonderful transformation that can be tasted, too: MIASA Saffron boasts a sweet-savory taste with gentle spicy notes and has an unmistakable iron flavor.
It is our goal, with our recipe-ideas and the background information, to present you with the world of saffron, which will familiarize you with this noble spice and raise you to new culinary heights with remarkable experiences. Cooking with saffron is not a feat solely to be enjoyed by star-chefs – take a look at our recipes-section and you will be delighted when you discover our delicious recipes. This way, your next dinner will surely be extraordinary!