E’VE ALL done it: discovered a really enticing menu, either in a lavish magazine or on one of the myriad celebrity chef culinary journeys around the globe, and then gone out in search of the ingredients in our local supermarket.
To be fair, the range on offer is very impressive indeed but, once in front of the display, spotting the actual spice required isn’t easy, whether they are displayed in alphabetical order or not.
As Charlemagne was famed for saying: “Spices are the friend of physicians and the pride of cooks.” In general, there are ten spices that it seems should Top Ten.
