| This is a great book that's easy to read and understand about how useful spcies can be in health. Well worth a read if you're interested in natural remedies | |
| This is one of my favourite books, part travelogue, part recipe book and the author is really able to transmit some of the magic you feel snacking in those fantastic food markets around the world | |
| this is the best book i've ever come across about spices that's both an enjoyable read and manages to tell the amazing history of the spice trade due to the authors careful research and witty writing style. | |
| A really interesting book by friends of mine from Memphis - this is full of stories of some of the immigrants who've moved to the South of the US and the influence on the food people eat there | |
| A really approachable book following Rick Stein through several countries around South-East Asia. The recipes are excellent | |
| A very thorough and understandable book detailing authentic Mexican cooking | |
| Studious and well-researched, this is the definitive book about Middle Eastern Cooking | |
| A really attractive book with beautiful images and good recipes from the various ethinic groups of Calcutta - a city famed for the quality of it's cooking | |
| A fascinating insight into the home cooking of Bengal, following the various dishes made through the year | |
| The definitive guide to Indonesian cooking with its interesting uses of dry spices and fresh ingredients | |
| this is the curry book you need if you're looking for something more challenging. Not easy to follow but very rewarding if you're a keen curry cook | |
| Ian 'herbie' Hemphill is something of a guru in the spice industry but is also a thoroughly nice and modest bloke. His book is everything the title says - a real bible giving you all the information you'll ever need about herbs and spices in a very approachable and easy to understand way | |
| A really attractive book with some fantastic and inventive ways to use spices in delicious desserts | |
| this book has some classic North Indian curries and is well-researched and easy to follow | |
| A good book from a well-known Australian chef with a lifetime of experience cooking the food of the levant | |
| An early book from the guru of authentic Thai cooking - easy to follow | |
| An epic book detailing curries from around the world. | |
| A very personal account of the immigrant experience but the way the story is told by using spices and the growth of the curry industry makes it a really interesting story | |
| An authoritative guide to the best 1000 food producers in the UK - a handy book if you're travelling around the country | |
| an interesting history of how curry has become a favourite food around the world, very readable | |
| Stainless steel Indian spice tins ideal for storing your spices. The round outer contains 7 smaller tins and a spoon so you can always see what you have and access them quickly as you cook | |
| A heavy duty solid granite mortar and pestle for grinding whole spices or making pastes | |
| An inexpensive decent quality blender with a separate grinder attachment - the advantage is that you can wash the grinder parts, unlike many of the one-piece grinders on the market which are difficult to clean effectively | |
| A powerful grinder with 3 bowls, useful if you grind alot of spices yourself. The grinder will also make small amounts of pastes for curry etc and as it's stainless steel you won't have any problems with garlic, onion, chilli etc tainting subsequent batches |
Books & Accessories
A fairly random selection of books we use all the time for reference or inspiration. They all come with our recommendation, please follow the link to buy from Amazon.