Spice Guides – Kashat Spices

Spice Guides

Jar of golden amba sauce and a tall jar of colorful mixed turshi pickles with turnips, cauliflower and peppers

Amba and Turshi: The Iraqi Pickle Flavors Explained

Open vintage-style notebook surrounded by dozens of small bowls and spoons of colorful Middle Eastern spices on a large dark wooden table, overhead flat lay

Middle Eastern Spice Glossary: 40 Terms Every Home Cook Should Know

Vivid golden turmeric powder in a small stone bowl beside fresh turmeric root and a pan of turmeric rice, black peppercorns scattered

How to Use Turmeric in Everyday Cooking (Without It Tasting Chalky)

Two bowls of golden curry powder on a dark wooden board, one paler and one deeper red-gold

Curry Mild vs Curry Hot: How to Pick the Right Kashat Curry Blend

Green cardamom pods and a small bowl of ground cardamom beside a steaming glass of spiced tea and a small copper coffee pot, dark wood table

Cardamom Guide: Whole vs Ground and How to Use It

Small wooden bowl of glossy black nigella seeds on a linen napkin next to a golden sesame-topped flatbread sprinkled with black seeds, warm side light

Black Seed (Nigella Sativa): What It Is and How to Cook With It

Handful of dark dried black limes loomi on a cream linen cloth beside a small bowl of ground dried lime powder and a glass of amber tea, warm natural light

What Is Dried Lime (Loomi)? How to Use Black Lime in Cooking

Small ceramic bowl heaped with deep crimson ground sumac on a cream linen cloth, a wooden spoon dusted with sumac

What Is Sumac? Flavor, Uses, and 10 Ways to Cook With It

Overhead shot of a small ceramic bowl of deep reddish-brown baharat spice blend on cream linen, surrounded by whole allspice berries

What Is Baharat? The Middle Eastern 7 Spice Blend Explained

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