Seasoning for Pizza & Pasta

Gewürzhaus founder Maria shares her secret recipe with us; for years, the family have been enjoying it but never quite knew what was in the mysterious sprinkle that made meals taste so fantastic. Boasting punchy chilli with traditional Italian flavours, Maria’s Pizza & Pasta Blend will make a simple family dinner a revelation.

Flavour Notes: Herbaceous, mild heat, slightly smoky

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 2/5

No fresh garlic on hand? No problem! Our Garlic Lovers' Spice can be used as a quick substitute for any recipe calling for garlic. A carbohydrate's best friend, use it with bread, pasta and potatoes. Combine soft butter and Garlic Lovers' Spice for an easy garlic butter, to be spread on a sliced baguette for the perfect garlic bread. For a garlicky mashed potato, add 1 tsp when mashing. This will quickly become a pantry staple, earning its place beside the salt and pepper!

Flavour Notes: Garlicky, savoury, slightly herbaceous

Cuisine: European

Heat Level: 0/5

Use Italian Herbs all year round to emphasise the verdant freshness of classic Italian flavours. This versatile blend can be sprinkled onto breads and pizzas, added to pasta sauces such as bolognese and napoli, casseroles and stews. A customer favourite, this blend will find its way into much of your cooking.

Flavour Notes: Herbaceous, savoury, rich

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 0/5

No need to spend hours in the kitchen or sacrifice flavour: Our spice blend will let you make the humble, but much-loved Spaghetti Bolognese sauce as fast as your pasta is boiling. Fill the kitchen with classic Italian aromas and your plates with a family favourite that children of all ages will love.

Flavour Notes: Herbaceous, smoky, savoury, umami-rich

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 0/5

This versatile blend elevates all types of mince from bland to delicious with no fuss and no nasties. It was inspired by our Mama Gabi, who cooked many delicious meatballs for her two daughters, Gewürzhaus founders Maria and Eva when they were growing up. This blend is easy to use; combine with mince, egg & breadcrumbs for a quick and easy lunch or dinner. With garlic, onion, paprika, chives and oregano already in the mix, there's no need for chopping. Serve with vegetables, in lettuce cups or as bite-sized snacks.

Flavour Notes: Savoury, herbaceous, mildly smoky

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 0/5

This Italian Chilli & Garlic Oil Blend transforms Mediterranean-style food in an instant. Heat with olive oil for a tongue-tantalising combination of chilli, umami and fragrant sweetness. Keep it on the kitchen table alongside our Crunchy Chilli Oil and you’ll have all bases covered.

Flavour Notes: Fiery, garlicky, herbaceous

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 4/5

Spaghetti bolognese is very popular outside Italy and is a staple in almost every Australian family, but it never existed in Bologna, where ragù alla Bolognese was the traditional dish. Today’s version uses spaghetti rather than egg pastas such as tagliatelle, more tomato and no milk or cream. This blend of herbs and spices will enhance the flavours of any bolognese sauce, as well as minestrone soup, moussaka or napolitana sauce.

Flavour Notes: Herbaceous, gentle heat, savoury

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 2/5

Venetian Gondola Spice is inspired by the floating city of Venice and its abundance of fresh seafood. It is the perfect ingredient in linguini ai frutti di mare or other seafood dishes with an Italian influence.

This spice blend is best when gently fried in olive oil at the start of cooking so that the garlic and onion soften, and the aromas from the various spices are released. A pantry staple, it can be easily used as a garlic-flavoured base for lasagne, pasta, soups and stews.

Flavour Notes: Garlicky, savoury, aromatic

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 0/5

A Mediterranean-flavoured sprinkle for tomato lovers. It's made for bruschetta, sprinkled directly onto fresh sliced tomatoes with a drizzle of olive oil but is just as useful stirred through a salad dressing or added to pasta sauces. It’s also delicious on avocado toast or mixed into a dip for a hit of warm Mediterranean flavour.

Flavour Notes: Herbaceous, savoury, umami-rich

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 0/5

Considerably hot with a unique flavour combination using three different chillies: the fruitiness from seedless chilli flakes, heat from Birdseye chilli and texture from long chilli. Our Chilli Salt is a great all-rounder and can be used instead of regular salt on pizza, pasta, steak or any other meal that needs a kick. Warning: this salt is addictive.

Flavour Notes: Spicy, salty

Cuisine: South East Asian

Heat Level: 3/5

Take yourself into the wilderness with the aroma of foraged, dried porcini mushrooms, in a delicate combination with American sea salt from the West Coast. Available seasonally.

Oregano is widely used in Turkish, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, Latin American and Italian cuisines. The dried leaves are often more flavourful than the fresh ones. With a strong, savoury aroma, oregano is commonly used in tomato sauces, soups, stews, pizza, pasta, grilled meats and is a great complement to olives, capers and spicy food.

Consider this the much-improved, very gourmet version of traditional garlic salt. Blended using premium garlic and onion to give a sweet rather than bitter taste, Garlic Salt can be used in everything! This absolutely addictive blend will lift any dish.

Flavour Notes: Garlicky, savoury, lightly sweet, lightly herbaceous

Cuisine: Italian

Heat Level: 0/5