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Aussie Fish Seasoning
Delicious on seafood including tuna & salmon steaks.
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Catch Of The Day Spice
A tasty blend of Australian native and complimentary spices for seafood.
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Native BBQ Spice Mix
A unique, all-Australian spice blend to sprinkle onto foods before cooking.
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Ockkah
An Aussie version of Egyptian specialty Dukkah, of roasted nuts and spices.
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Spiced Salt Grinder
This unique combination of salt & spices will imbue any food with flavour & interest.
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Spiced Salt Refill Pack
This unique combination of salt & spices will imbue any food with flavour & interest.
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Tigers Spice
A tasty spice mix specially made for Balmain Tigers by Herbie.
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Bush Tucker Rub
A unique blend of Australian native herbs and spices with Sri Lankan Cinnamon.
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NEWSLETTER: September – October 1997
Everyone talks about job satisfaction and its importance in relation to the contentment and well-being of the worker. We at Herbie’s Spices must be the most contented and well of all, because we’re lucky enough to be doing exactly what makes us happy and we’re able to say it’s our job! The response to Herbie’s spice shop has been overwhelming positive, and people tell
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NEWSLETTER: Spring 2000
Well, it’s finally arrived . Spice Notes – A Cook’s Compendium of Herbs & Spices by Ian Hemphill (aka Herbie) will be in the bookstores, and of course in the Herbie’s Spices store, from 4th October. Five hundred pages of trustworthy and reliable information, this is a soundly researched, fascinating book, stunningly presented with a paprika and turmeric coloured cover. For anyone interested in the magic
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NEWSLETTER: Winter 2009
What’s in a Name? Herbs and spices sometimes go by several different names, for example black cardamom/brown cardamom, nigella/kolonji, and grains of paradise/Saharan nutmeg. It happens with Australian natives, too, and a case in point is bush tomato, which only refers to the small whole fruit. When it’s ground, it goes by the name akudjura or kutjera, even though it is the same botanical
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Substitute Ideas for Some Native Spices
With Bush Tomato, Native Pepperberry and Wattleseed in short supply due to climatic conditions, here are some ideas that could be used as a *substitute for these unique flavours. Bush Tomato (Akudjura): This spice has a caramel-like aroma and flavour with slightly bitter background notes reminiscent of baked Anzac biscuits. Mix these quantities of ground spices together, then use at about half the quantity you would
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