If you look around your kitchen, you'll probably find some herbs and
spices stored on a shelf, or in a cupboard. Celebrity chefs are constantly telling us what herbs and spice to use, because they are essential ingredients in modern day cooking!
Herbs & Spices
The word herb usually describes the green, leafy part of a plant, either fresh or dried. A spice however, is the product of another part of the plant, usually dried, which includes the seeds, berries, bark and fruits.
Many spices have properties that are often described as 'anti-microbial'. This is probably why spices are commonly used in warmer climates, where there are more infectious diseases.
Spices have other uses such as in medicine, religious ritual, cosmetics, perfume, as a meat preservative, or even as a vegetable. For example, garlic roots are often eaten as a vegetable, because of their anti-biotic properties.
Polmac Round, Herb & Spice Boxes, With Lift-Off Lids
Herbs and spices have been used by humans for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians even used herbs and spices to preserve their mummies.
Herbs and spices grew in the Garden of Eden, according to the Bible and were therefore highly prized!
The Chinese and Koreans traded spices around 500BC. Shortly after that, the Spice Route was extended from Asia to Europe and eventually to the American Continent.
The Romans introduced herbs and spices into Britain but it was not until the Crusades that Europe entered the spice trade.
In the 1600s, the Dutch East India Company traded herbs and spices and became one of the most powerful trading companies in history.
Many of the original herbs and spices traded in the Middle Ages, like black pepper, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg and are still used today. Since then, dozens of new herbs and spices have been discovered, each with their own distinct flavour and character.
Polmac (UK) supplies custom made, wooden boxes, in a variety of styles and finishes, including caddy style herb and spice boxes with hinged lids and small, round boxes, with lift-off lids.
Polmac herb and spice boxes are beautifully made, versatile and terrific value, which means they provide excellent storage and will grace any kitchen table, or shelf.
To find out more, please visit our website at...http://www.polmacuk.com
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