SPICE APPRECIATION IN CONVERSATION
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF SPICES
AT HEALTHY LIFE BONDI JUNCTION
12^th August from 12:00 noon to 2:00pm
(With Ian “Herbie” Hemphill)

This is your chance to talk about spices with Australian spice guru, Ian Hemphill of Herbie’s Spices.

Herbie is the author of the award winning Spice & Herb Bible, an authoritative herb and spice treatise sold in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia. Copies will be available for sale and signing by Ian on the day.

Some of the subjects you can discus with Ian are:

• The history of the spice trade and the Hemphill family’s obsession with herbs and spices for over 50 years.
• The difference between a herb and a spice.
• Vanilla, how it is grown and processed.
• Storage, how to store and what does shelf life actually mean?
• Quality and Adulteration, what is quality, how to identify and why it is important?
• Herbs and spices are key to healthy, sustainable diets.
• Cinnamon and cassia, what’s the difference and why you need to know.
• Pepper, once the world’s most traded spices.
• Chilli and all its derivatives, unknown to India, China and Europe only 500 years ago.
• Ras el Hanout the most exotic Moroccan inspired spice blend on Earth.
• Fragrant Sweet Spice, is another exotic blend for everyday use.

For more information and recipes refer to;

The Spice & Herb Bible 3^rd Edition by Ian Hemphill with recipes by Kate Hemphill

HEALTHY LIFE BONDI JUNCTION

Shop 1025, Level 1 (In front of Coles)

Westfield Shopping Centre

Bondi Junction, NSW, 2022

Tel: 02 9389 3266