By Spice Root| 2016-08-17T08:41:03+00:00 August 17th, 2016|Health, Health food, healthy ingredients, organic, Organic Food, organic ingredients, support organic, Sustainability|
Mankind’s connection with grain agriculture is the bedrock on which our development and evolution rests. Agriculture and grain farming is ages old and has, in no uncertain terms, dictated how we lived and thrived. Mankind has, interestingly, also altered how
By Spice Root| 2017-11-06T12:02:16+00:00 November 3rd, 2015|Products|
Widely used for adding a spicy flavour to dishes, chilli flakes are also used to enhance texture. Crushed chilli comprises of seeds and the dried outer pericarp of the fruit. The substance that gives chilli its intensity is called capsaicin.
By Spice Root| 2017-11-06T12:02:16+00:00 November 3rd, 2015|Products|
Coriander is a valuable plant with all its parts either edible or medically usable. Coriander is native to regions spanning from southern Europe and northern Africa to southwestern Asia. The nutritional profile of coriander seeds is different from the fresh
By Spice Root| 2017-11-06T12:02:16+00:00 November 3rd, 2015|Products|
Black pepper is native to south India, and is extensively cultivated there and elsewhere in tropical regions. It is the king of spices which was once worth it’s weight in gold. It is the world’s most traded spice and was often the prized
By Spice Root| 2017-11-06T12:02:17+00:00 November 3rd, 2015|Products|
Turmeric is a golden yellow spice that grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the key ingredients in many Asian dishes. Turmeric’s use for its wide-ranging medical properties has been well documented in
By Spice Root| 2016-08-06T07:58:27+00:00 September 1st, 2015|Health, healthy ingredients, herbs and spices, organic, Organic Food, organic ingredients, organic september, spices|
Mahatma Gandhi famously said “In a gentle way, you can shake the world”. It’s such a beautiful message, enveloping so many different aspects of human behaviour. We all want to do something better, contribute, add value. Each of us in
By Spice Root| 2016-08-06T07:59:05+00:00 August 30th, 2015|Black pepper, coriander, diet, Food, food allergy, Health, Health food, healthy ingredients, herbs and spices, Oganic, Organic Food, Sustainability|
Spices have been used for thousands of years to enhance the flavour and taste of food. They are invariably added to EVERYTHING. From sauces and curries to chutneys and jams, food wouldn’t taste the same without spices. However, food habits are
By Spice Root| 2017-11-06T12:02:17+00:00 August 28th, 2015|Uncategorized|
By Spice Root| 2016-08-06T08:00:09+00:00 July 14th, 2015|Black pepper, Food, healthy ingredients, herbs and spices, Sustainability|
Ever wondered what it was about a pinch of black pepper that it was worth a kings ransom once upon a time? Was it the rarity of this exotic spice, the discovery
By Spice Root| 2017-11-06T12:02:17+00:00 June 24th, 2015|coriander, cumin, Food, Food energy, Health, Health food, healthy ingredients, herbs and spices, Homemade, Summer food|
As we welcome a glorious summer in London, here are some easy Ayurvedic tips to keep your body nice and cool. In the summer months when temperatures in India peak 45-49 degree celsius, we often increase our intake of body
