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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.

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.

There are many challenges to face heading towards BBQ season.
As the sun begins to shine and days grow longer, it’s now time to venture into the shed to dig out the ‘al fresco’ dining kit, to sand down and re-paint garden furniture, jet wash the patio and of course dust off the creaky wheels of the portable cooking device ready to enjoy the outdoor life.

Without doubt lockdown has drawn my attention towards food more than ever. Whether it be deciding what’s for dinner, reminiscing childhood favourites and re-creating the classic 70’s bacon suet roll, shopping locally, conversations about food has never seemed so relevant. I’ve been part of the Essential Cuisine family of chefs for over 13 years and served the longest “apprenticeship” in catering history and am proud to part of the team.  Away from my usual day to day chef visits, working from home has taught many of us new skills. From de-boning chicken, broth making, slow cooking, to pie making and of course sourdough!