The Grimoire

History and origins of the fabulous Kampot pepper.

A recipe suggested by our partner recettesetcabas.com

Our mulled wine recipe, quick, simple (very) and tasty!

A fine, delicious dessert made by Victoire.

A recipe suggested by our partner recettesetcabas.com

A recipe suggested by our partner recettesetcabas.com

The origin and history of gingerbread

An original version of game, prepared and cooked with spices.

Four-spice and five-spice blends are readily available on the market. Of course, you can also make your own. There is often confusion about these two very different blends.

Here is a very simple recipe to make and sapped!

Cardamom, queen of spices. Origin and use

Mint chutney (Pudinha chatni ) is the benchmark for chutneys. This little green sauce is sometimes served in Indian restaurants. A quick and delicious recipe!

A tasty dish where the chicken is marinated, and then cooked in a tomato sauce and of course full of spices!

This releasing (condiment) is one of the best I know. Very simple to make and oh how exquisite!

Turmeric, a spice with multiple properties? An ancient spice, turmeric (Curcuma longa) is appreciated for its aromatic roots which are dried then reduced to powder. Turmeric is used in the composition of many spice blends including curry and gives this fabulous yellow-gold color to your dishes. But turmeric is also recognized for its therapeutic virtues: In fact, the traditional medicines of part of the Asia (notably China, India, Thailand) use turmeric ancestrally as a liver stimulant, against gastric acidity and other digestive disorders. In Ayurvedic medicine, turmeric is frequently prescribed to treat inflammatory conditions such as rheumatism, arthritis or tendonitis. For the last 50 years...

Here is a vegetarian curry: a chickpea curry.

This chutney (acidic, salty, sweet) of apples is a real delight. A sudden mixture of spices, acidity, sweet on a bed of apples.

An Indian version of the five-epices

Raïta is a sauce (or salad) that comes from India, based on yogurt and vegetables. It provides a freshness of spicy dishes and softens, if necessary, the spice of certain spices.

Here is a particularly spicy (but not spicy) lamb curry and frankly recalling Indian cuisine

In the Hindi language, Garam means "hot" and Masala "spice mixture". There are as many versions of Garam Masala as there are families in India. This type of mixture has gone around the world and influences many kitchens. Here is a particularly interesting and fragrant version.

What is the quality of a spice? How to choose your spices on the Internet? at the store? travelling?

Standards to qualify it and fight fraud: Since 1993 there are ISO standards that have contributed to fighting fraud and helps to recognize quality saffron producers. Saffron is considered pure when it complies with the requirements set in ISO 3632 standard and no material has been added to the natural product.

Saffron is one of the oldest cultivated spices. It is the most expensive spice in the world, it is also the most expensive food. It is the most falsified spice too. How to recognize real saffron? How to use it? How to cook it? Where does the saffron come from?

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.comsimple and quick to make, this is a complete vegetarian dish but rich in protein because the rice combination with legumes (red beans, broken pea, chickpeas or as here with lenses,) is frequently Used by vegetarians and vegans: this allows you to have a significant protein intake with all the amino acids necessary for the body.

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com With its bewitching fragrance, cinnamon is surely one of the best known spices in the world, whether in cooking or in traditional medicine, notably Ayurvedic. Of course, it is completely optional in this recipe! This is a traditional snack in France, which we buy from the baker-pastry chef but that we rarely cook at home. Success obviously is due in the quality of the puff pastry ...

Sichuan's pepper has been cultivated since Antiquity in the eponymous province in China. It is a mountainous region where Sichuan's pepper acclimatizes very well, even high altitudes (1500m). This small purple red bay is harvested in the fall to remove that the shell (the black seed inside brings bitterness).

Salt remains an essential and essential element in our lives. We have been using it since time immemorial. For our health, it makes it possible to maintain correct blood pressure and prevents disorders linked to an insufficient concentration of salt in the blood as it is seen in certain cases of dehydration. The minimum physiological need is around 2G/d. The iodine contained in sea salt is also vital for our metabolism. Iodine deficiency is associated with severe disorders; Inhibiting growth until you can cause mental disorders. The term Rottin was first a medical term in the 19th century designating people affected by these disorders. Cretinism disappeared from 1920 when iodine was systematically added the kitchen salts. We now have the Terure Cretin used to designate stupidity.

It's simple: in our spices, there are only spices, nothing else. The spices come from plants (fruits, seeds, pistils, bark, root, rhizomes, flowers, akene, etc.), they are therefore in essence natural. We respect this nature without disguising it.

We are proud to announce our collaboration with Recipe & Cabasse, a local company located in Lyon. Regularly Recipe & Cabasas offer us their recipe that you will find in our grimoire https://maxdaumin.com/le-griMoire and regularly on our social networks (Facebook, Instagram)

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com

A healthy and crisp snack, ideal for the aperitif!

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com

Tahitensis vanilla (vanilla tahitensis) prized by the great chefs is a different botanical variety of bourbon vanilla (vanilla planifolia). It is a remarkable vanilla. Essentially cultivated in the Pacific, the Tahitensis vanilla is found in French Polynesia in the islands Under the wind (Raiatea, Tahaa, Huaninée) and Wind Islands (Tahiti).

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetcabas.com

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetCabas.coms you like coconut milk, you can put more and decrease the amount of water. Avoid a very refined velouté, full of flavors, you can of course adapt the ingredients like ginger , the cumin ... according to your tastes. The sweet potato is not related to the potato, despite its name. Very rich in pro-vitamin A (or beta-carotene), it also provides long-term energy, thanks to the starch it contains.

A recipe offered by our partner RecipeSetCabas.comthe a recipe very easy to make and which is a complete and healthy dish. As in the "one pot pasta", everything cooked together and the quinoa is perfect after cooking. Very practical because it requires little preparation, ideal for an evening meal! You can replace the cumin with a mixture of spices in Chile that is in the trade.