MADE: Recent Partners

Recently we have been featuring our small business clients over at the Spicely.com blog. We've had the pleasure to introduce grain-free food businesses, juicing parlors, and vegan restaurants, just to name a few. You can read about them here:

• Grain-free meals at MISSION: HEIRLOOM (opening soon!)
• Cold pressed juices at JUICE RANCH
• Vegan Mediterranean Bowls at REAL FOOD DAILY
• Hand-crafted speculoos at LITTLE BELGIANS
• Normandaise Charcuterie at TROU NORMAND

Are you a business that uses Spicely or OSI ingredients, and would like to be featured? Please contact us and our Business Development member will contact you shortly.

Asafoetida: What's The Buzz?

Asafoetida, or hing, is a spice that can be alarming to the uninitiated - strong, brash, and potent, it's not for the weak palate. Used mostly in central Asian cuisine, western nicknames for this spice are devil's dung and stinking gum. In fact, the name Asafoetida is derived from the word "fetid" - or, "smelling extremely unpleasant".

While odorous right out of the container, asafoetida tempers beautifully when cooked. Traditionally, a small amount is sauteed with hot ghee or oil, and then the oil is used to cook curries. Asafoetida is a popular substitute for onion and garlic in Eastern buddhist cuisine, and the flavor is reminiscent of leeks.

Asafoetida is harvested gum from the Ferula plant, and is usually "cut" with flour so that it can be easily used in culinary applications. Our organic asafoetida product is cut with ground fenugreek, so it's gluten-free and anyone can enjoy it! 

Inquire about our organic, gluten-free asafoetida.