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In days gone by when marjoram was believed to symbolise happiness, it was planted on graves to give peace to the departed. In culinary use, marjoram's bitter sweetness gives depth and character to salads, soufflés and stuffing.

Bavarian Roast Chicken Salt is a southern German classic with strong flavours and versatility. This salt is a delicious accompaniment to white meats including chicken, turkey and pork. A nice pinch on hot chips or roast potatoes makes for a wonderfully crunchy taste. Try adding a little to enhance the flavour of gravies and other sauces. Ein super Salz!

Asafoetida has a pungent, unpleasant smell when raw, but when cooked it delivers a smooth flavour similar to leek or sautéed onion. It is made from the dried white resinous sap extracted from a variety of giant fennel which is difficult to handle, so starch is added to make it more manageable. Yellow Asafoetida is blended with turmeric and is used in Indian vegetarian cooking and low FODMAP diets.

This fresh blend of garden herbs adds vibrancy and colour to every salad and dressing. With Salad Herbs, you'll be enjoying the flavours of summer all year round.

Flavour Notes: Herbaceous, balanced savoury and sweet

Cuisine: German

Heat Level: 0/5

Discover Middle Eastern home cooking with the Middle Eastern Spice Kit.

For a cuisine filled with fresh ingredients, you'll find aromatic spices and herbs quite at home here. Flavour your fish and seafood with Chermoula, add Ras el Hanout or Moroccan Souk Spice to Moroccan tagines and spiced cous cous. Use Saudi Baharat to bring out the best in every lamb dish. Harissa and Egyptian Dukkah are versatile additions to meals, whether to bring the heat or add crunch.

Perfect for exploring the region's diverse flavours, gifting to someone who loves to cook or building a kitchen spice rack collection.

The world's most expensive spice, saffron is the stigma plucked from the purple-flowered crocus. Each flower has only three stigmas, and a five-acre plot yields between 500 and 750g of this hand picked spice.

Guacamole Spice is a great addition to any Mexican feast. Originating with the Aztecs in Mexico, Guacamole is now eaten worldwide as a condiment, dip, spread and with salads. Our spice mix is a family favourite with versatile uses, and is the key ingredient in a flavourful, easy-to-make guacamole. Enjoy with warm tortilla chips or in a taco.

Flavour Notes: Bright, citrusy, savoury

Cuisine: Mexican

Heat Level: 0/5

Stick your nose into a sack of cloves and you will understand why ancient mariners claimed to smell the approach of the clove islands while still far out to sea. A terrific and much-used pungent addition to Christmas ham and baked goods, stewed and pickled fruit and vegetables, cakes, pastries and biscuits, German Glühwein (also known as mulled wine), and many North African spice blends. Also known as: Nelke, ting-hiang.

Masala chai, literally ‘mixed-spice tea’, is thought to have originated in an ancient Indian royal court for the king’s ayurvedic healing. Our richly aromatic tea-free blend balances sweet, woody spices with the brightness of cardamom and lingering warmth of ginger and pepper.

Uncaffeinated and restorative, it may be added to any milk of choice, with or without tea. Even better, use it to create luxurious sweets and desserts that will echo majestically through the ages.

Flavour Notes: Warmly spiced, woody, aromatic, slightly sweet

Cuisine: Indian

Heat Level: 0/5

The most sought-after and heavily traded spice in history, pepper lives up to its expectations by transforming blandness into bite in almost every imaginable dish. Add peppercorn, whole or ground, to meats, fish and vegetables, as well as salads, rice and sandwiches. Even sweet dishes such as Indian chai enjoy a subtle background kick from a small amount of freshly ground pepper. Australian Black Peppercorn is full-bodied, rich and fragrant.

Until the mid-19th century, the Banda Islands were the world's only source of nutmeg and mace, harvested from the nutmeg tree. This nutmeg, ground from the highest grade of fruit, boasts strong aroma and flavour. Its resinous, sweet, heady fragrance adds depth and character to cakes, pies and all manner of baked goods. It also complements savoury cheese and cream dishes, and vegetables such as spinach, carrot and pumpkin.

Sweet and warming, this blend fights the winter chill by bringing together aromatics like ginger, liquorice root and lemon peel with herbs including sage, thyme, elderflower, echinacea and lemon. A fragrant, comforting cup for when the temperature drops.

Also known as 'old man saltbush', this hardy native Australian shrub has savoury, salty-herbal leaves and is commonly used as a natural salt substitute. When rubbed and dried, the leaves carry a distinctly mineral, subtly earthy flavour and is softer and more complex than table salt.

Use it exactly as you would salt, sprinkle over roasted lamb and chicken, or stir through vegetables, salads and dips.

Quatre Épices is a staple of French cuisine. A warming blend of white pepper, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger, it brings depth and richness to classics like pâtés, ragouts and braises. Versatile across savoury and sweet dishes, use it in creamy béchamel and hearty stews, or to enrich pastry doughs, custards and puddings. 

In the famous spice gardens of Kerala, the pepper vine grows trellised on palm trees for pickers to harvest the unripe green fruit in the shade. Plunged into boiling water for 15 minutes, the berries then shrivel and dry in the blazing Indian heat. Green pepper is milder than black pepper, with a fresh, herbaceous aroma.

Inspired by the age-old Yucatan dish cochinita pibil, this rub helps you cook an authentic Mexican family favourite at home. With smokiness and a mild, earthy heat from chipotle, and vibrancy from the traditional annatto seed, this blend is a sure-fire hit for lovers of Mexican food. Make low-and-slow pulled pork to serve in tacos, burritos, with rice and beans, in sliders or as a pizza topping. This versatile blend also makes a delicious chipotle mayo and combines well with beans for a vegetarian taco filling.

Flavour Notes: Smoky, savoury, earthy, medium heat

Cuisine: Mexican

Heat Level: 3/5

By the time Marco Polo came across turmeric fingers in China, they had already spread throughout the world from their home in southern India. This batch is ground from the mature rhizome of the Curcuma longa plant, grown in the Madras region. Earthy, warm and faintly bitter, turmeric lends its vivid orange golden to Indian curries, rice dishes and Middle Eastern cooking. Also known as: Alleppey Turmeric, Indian Saffron, Madras Turmeric.

Discover five of our top-selling blends with the Gewürzhaus Classic Spice Kit.

This versatile collection spans every style of home cooking, from baking and quick family dinners to slow cooking, grilling and roasting. The variety celebrates the Gewürzhaus philosophy of nurturing cooking at home and inspiring creativity in the kitchen.

Perfect for anyone looking to refresh their everyday cooking, begin building a kitchen spice rack collection or a thoughtful gift.

Natural Kala Namak rock salt is grated onto the dish with a black stainless steel grater of the highest quality. The salt and grater become the centrepiece of the dining table when placed in the accompanying desk stand from RivSalt.

The product includes a titanium-coated stainless steel Japanese-style grater, a Kala Namak salt rock and a desk stand made from untreated walnut, delivered in a sustainable cardboard gift box, designed and produced in Sweden.

• Scandinavian design

Measurements: W 66mm x H 90mm

Materials: Untreated walnut, with a titanium-coated stainless steel Japanese-style grater and a Kala Namak salt rock

Sweet, savoury, fragrant and irresistibly warm, Lamb Spice brings bold European and Mediterranean flavours to life in every bite. Perfect for marinating lamb before grilling or roasting, simply blend with oil to unlock its full depth and aroma. Want to impress at the table? Use it to create a rich finishing sauce for roasts or whisk it into a vibrant dressing for hearty salads.

Flavour Notes: Savoury, fragrant, warmly spiced, slightly sweet

Cuisine: European

Heat Level: 0/5