How to buy quality Spices from Kerala? Choose the Best.

Spice market is available all over the world, but Kerala spices are something special as we all know, large empires landed on the shores of God’s Own country for  buying better quality spices here than anywhere on planet. The smell of Indian spices especially aromatic Kerala spice culture keeps more and more tourists and Industries to continue trade visit for grabbing their favorite elixir of taste.

Aromatic Spicy food is a common recipe of Kerala Kitchens, but for a north Indian or European Kitchen spices are worth costly enough to use abundantly. Handful of dollars needed to purchase good quality spices.

Today we will discuss How to choose the best Quality Spices from Kerala, some do’s and Don'ts before ordering spices through your fingertips or from a retail store.

Age of Spices

Age is the main determinant of spice quality. Unfortunately, most mass market brands of spices do not print packaging dates on bottles (deliberately). Try asking the staff at your market. Dried herbs are at their best for 3-6 months, and ground seeds (cumin etc.) are good for 6-12 months.

Vendor of Spices

Different brands of spices have different levels of quality of sourcing, preparing, and packaging spices. For example, you buy spices from Buy From Kerala store specifically because you know their high-quality sourcing and preparation. Chef’s rated Buy From Kerala superior among supermarket brands.

Variety of Spices

Some varieties of certain common spices are better than others. Ceylon cinnamon is superior to Mexican; Tellicherry peppercorns are superior to the common variety; and Turkish bay leaves are better than Californian. Also, because they are more expensive, finer varieties of spices are often packaged and stored better.

Storage Conditions of Spices

The factors like heat, moisture, and/or direct sunlight all cause spices to age much faster. To check for moisture, look for caking. To check for exposure to sunlight, look for faded colors, especially on only one side of the bottle.

Smell of spices

If you're buying in bulk, or you already have the bottle open, most spices should have a strong and distinctive aroma. If they don't, they're probably old.

Taste of spices

Spices should taste of themselves and not have extra musty or bitter flavors. These off tastes are generally indications of age and/or poor storage /adulteration.

You may think how to ensure these quality measures each time of buying a product, the answer is simple .To know the taste of your recipe it's enough to touch a small pinch of it on tongue. Similarly test the samples of spices in small quantity before ordering bulk products. If you are feeling natural with the product and vendor buy it. Also ensure the vendor is a genuine direct trader with good customer reviews.

Best spices are rare as they have the secret of taste and treatment, to buy spices in Kerala explore more in the land of spices and get the right spice for your kitchen.