Spices

Spices

Spices are the leaves, seeds, roots, bark and fruits of aromatic plants, used to add flavour, aroma and colour to food. Persian cooking relies on a handful of them, turmeric above all, and Mashhad has long been a trading centre for spices arriving from India and across Iran.

What Mojtahedi offers

• Turmeric powder and whole Indian green cardamom
• Black pepper (whole and ground), red chilli, pul biber and paprika
• Thyme, cinnamon, ginger, curry powder and traditional Persian stew and rice blends

All spices are cleaned and packed without additives in sealed packs that keep their aroma.

In the kitchen

Turmeric and pepper form the base of almost every Persian stew; cardamom perfumes tea, rice and sweets; cinnamon, thyme and ginger are used in both cooking and herbal infusions.