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Shichimi Togarashi Sprinkle on fish, seafood and both white and red meats before cooking, or use as a tasty seasoning at the table instead of salt and pepper. [Top] [View Shichimi Togarashi in our online store now] Korma Curry For a delicious, rich korma curry use 1 tablespoon to 500g of meat. [Top] [View Korma Curry in our online store now] Mustard - Make your own Just follow the recipes on the back of the pack to make your own wholegrain mustard. You can experiment with different liquids such as vinegar, wine and verjuice to make it hot or mild and even try adding interesting additions such as sun-dried tomatoes. Each 100g pack makes enough mustard to fill a 270mL jar. [Top] [View Mustard - Make your own in our online store now] Ockkah Dip bread into olive oil and then dip it into the Ockkah for a tasty snack. Ockkah is delicious sprinkled over salads or mixed with mayonnaise for dipping crudites. Ockkah makes a tasty coating when put on chicken, tuna or salmon before grilling or pan-frying. [Top] [View Ockkah in our online store now] Salt & Pepper Squid Spice Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of spice blend per 500g of seafood into a dry, hot pan and lightly roast. Coat seafood with roasted spice mix and stir-fry. [Top] [View Salt & Pepper Squid Spice in our online store now] Nasi Goreng Spice Mix Mix one measure of Nasi Goreng Spice Mix with an equal quantity of water. Add half a measure of oil and stir until blended. Keep refrigerated or use at once. [Top] [View Nasi Goreng Spice Mix in our online store now] Zedoary The dried rhizome of a ginger-like plant. Used in Asian curries in the same way as kentjur and galangal. In India it is called "shoti" where it is sometimes used as a thickener instead or arrowroot. [Top] [View Zedoary in our online store now] Lemon & Herb Pepper What's new at Herbie's? We have a new Lemon and Herb Pepper, which is like none you've tasted before. Any lemon pepper you've bought in the supermarket will contain citric acid to give the lemon tang, but we have found some fantastic natural dried lemon and lime powders which are made in Australia. We just had to use them in this way, and we know you'll love this new product as much as we do. It carries a recipe for Corn-fed Chicken with Lemon Couscous … fabulous! [Top] [View Lemon & Herb Pepper in our online store now] Greek Seasoning Also new is our Greek Seasoning, perfect for summer barbecues with the Mediterranean influence of grilled eggplant, capsicum and zucchini. This is a family-friendly blend that the kids will enjoy, with flavours of rosemary, oregano, garlic, sumac and lemon predominating. Try this on lamb fillets or cutlets and you'll be hooked … and mix some with olive oil to brush over the grilling vegetables, too. [Top] [View Greek Seasoning in our online store now] Rasam Powder Some of our Indophile customers have lamented the lack of a Rasam Powder in Herbie's range. Well, they need lament no longer, as we've created one for them. Rasam is a thin, spicy soup much loved in Southern India, and the colonial English gave it the name of Pepper Water. Serve it as a soup in the traditional western way, or use the more authentic Indian way and serve it as part of the main spread. It can be spooned over rice, or sipped separately. [Top] [View Rasam Powder in our online store now] Sambal Olek From Greece via India to Asia - in response to requests, we now have a Sambal Olek spice mix. Made with the freeze-dried red chillies that work so well in the Harissa mix, this new concoction mixes with water and oil to produce an authentic-tasting Asian chilli paste. [Top] [View Sambal Olek in our online store now] August 2000 - NEW Berbere spice mix  Use this coarsely ground African spice blend as a coating on meat before cooking or make into an easy casserole with the following recipe.Herbie's Berbere Spice Mix is available to order on-line, or you may make your own by blending the following spices. To make the Berbere spice mix, place in a pestle & mortar and coarsley crush: 1 tsp Sea Salt 2 tsp Cumin Seeds 2 tsp Coriander Seed 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns 1/2 tsp Ajowan Seed 1/4 tsp each of Fenugreek Seed, Allspice Berries, Chilli Flakes & Cloves. Try this great recipe BERBERE CHICKEN 500g chicken thigh filets, boned and trimmed 2 Tablespoons Berbere 1 Tablespoon cooking oil 1 onion finely chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 carrots halved lengthwise and cut into 2cm pieces & additional vegetables if desired. 1 Tablespoon tomato paste Water Roll the pieces of chicken in Berbere. Heat oil in casserole dish, fry onions until clear and add garlic. Add coated chicken, brown then add tomato paste, carrots (additional vegetables) and add enough water to cover. Transfer to the oven at 150° for half an hour or until the chicken and vegetables are cooked. Serve with a sweet potato mash, rice, or any other carbohydrate to soak up the gravy. May 2000 
Each year Jaguar and Gourmet Traveller magazine announce a series of awards to businesses and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in the food and travel industries. We were thrilled at Herbie's when it was announced that we had been awarded one of the Jaguar awards for excellence in association with Australian Gourmet Traveller for 2000. The award was for 'Innovation in Produce' and recognised our commitment to excellence in providing the most comprehensive range of top quality culinary herbs and spices in Australia. Our trophy (the classic Jaguar emblem) sits in pride of place on the counter at Herbie's Spices shop in Rozelle.
On the activities front, Herbie is conducting a number of spice appreciation workshops with a difference, they are held on the magnificent reconstruction of the Batavia at the Australian Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour. The original Batavia was constructed by The Dutch East India Company to carry spices from the Spice Islands of Indonesia to Europe.
For a fascinating insight into what life at sea must have been like for these daring spice merchants and to learn interesting facts and useful suggestions on how to use the spices of the Indonesian archipelago, contact the Australian National Maritime museum. Details are as follows: Venue on board the tall ship Batavia & in the Museum learning centre Cost $40 per person,$35 ANMM members includes entry to Batavia and Museum exhibitions all day and souvenir recipe pack. Bookings essential with prepayment by credit card or cheque Please call our Bookings Officer on Ph (02) 9298 3655 or cwaugh@anmm.gov.au National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour Sydney February 28 2000 We are delighted to announce that along with the launch of our new-look website, we now have available secure on-line ordering. This is made possible by our association with OzeVillage, an on-line shopping community of specialty retailers. Over the coming months OzeVillage will grow to give you a convenient, secure and reliable selection of quality merchandise, services and information. Herbie's Spices and the other merchants who join OzeVillage want your on-line shopping experience to provide you with the quality and personal service you would expect from friendly and helpful village shops. When you browse our new site you will find there is now much more information and we trust you will be able to easily find whatever it is you are looking for. At Herbie's our objectives are:
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