African Herb & Spice Selection - Seed kit gift box

Africa - the diversity of African cuisine is as huge as the continent. Some traditional spice mixtures from different parts of Africa have long since made their way to Europe and have established themselves in many kitchens. Names like: Harissa, Berbere, African Rub, Babaganoush or Chakalaka are well known to ambitous cooks. However, some ingredients are found in almost all ingredients and so we have put together some of the most important spice plants in this set.

For this seed kit we hand selected 4 spicy to hot plants, for you to create your own take on many popular African spice mixtures:

• African Fatalii Chilli Pepper (Capsicum chinense)
  African fatalii chilli peppers are extremely hot, rating similarly on the Scoville scale as habanero chilli peppers. The beautiful bright yellow peppers have a slightly wrinkly surface texture and develop a unique lemony scent.
• Caraway (Carum carvi)
  Caraway is a very versatile herbal plant, as all parts can be used: leaves, seeds and roots to infuse your food with delicious flavour and it has medicinal properties too and can be consumed as tea to support the digestive system.
• Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
  Oregano is one of the classic Italian kitchen herbs and its leaves are essential for seasoning pizza and plenty other iconic Mediterranean dishes. It is also an important plant for bees and insects, which feed off its nectar.
• Cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
  Cumin has a wonderful aroma and is an essential ingredient for the spice mix garam masala.

The seeds of each variety are packaged in a separate sachet.

The seed sachets and detailed growing instructions in German and English are packed in a beautiful gift box - a great, sustainable gift for the garden. Any plant lover will be pleased.