Everyone is talking about the increased cost of living, and it’s caused partly because manufacturers have needed to review prices due to rising costs. The good news is, as with other cost reviews, we have found some products have had a downward move instead of the expected upward trend. For instance, while there has been an increase in the cost of chilli flakes, saltbush, allspice, tonka beans and piment d’Espelette, the prices of several spices, including cardamom, sumac, asafetida and nigella seeds have reduced with no change in the quality. The unexpected reductions were corrections to prices that had soared due to supply chain issues during the pandemic, and it’s good to see things coming back to normal. The price of many others has stayed steady.
Spices are an economical way to add flavour to easy to prepare meals, like these Tandoori Skewers!