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Immerse yourself in foreign culture and cuisine with our range of authentic, street food inspired seasonings. Our team of talented chefs have recreated six of the world’s most distinctive flavour profiles, bringing a sense of adventure from our kitchen to yours. Explore the fresh flavours of southern India, travel to North Africa with ‘zesty’ chermoula or create flavoursome Iranian dishes with ‘spicy’ Persian. With the option to add these versatile seasonings at any stage of the cooking process, the recipe applications are endless.

The street food market in the UK has seen huge growth in recent years, surpassing the fast-food industry with an estimated total value of £1.2 billion in 2020. Like no other industry, the street food scene continues to change and evolve. We are here to continue inspiring your offerings with global influences. Below, we are sharing our new ‘Wings and Things’ concept in hope to inject some flavour-packed hand-held options into your menu.

As we gear up to ‘Turn Up The Heat’, we are continuing to develop delicious recipe concepts to inspire your creations this Summer. Marinating is a well-used method to create deeper flavours in both meat and plant-based dishes. It typically involves soaking meat, fish or vegetables in a combination of oils, wine and herbs and leaving for hours to build up the flavour intensity.

Producing a kitchen-made jus can be both costly and time consuming. With sensitive areas of HACCP/ food safety to take into consideration, more and more kitchens are becoming reliant on easy-to-use sauces bases like the Essential Cuisine Premier Jus range.