Berbere Ethiopian Spice Blend - 16 oz.

Also known as berbere spice, it’s a crucial component of many Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes such as doro wat. The name “berbere” means “hot” in Amharic (a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia) and the name is quite appropriate as the blend begins with a tongue-incinerating rush of cayenne, aleppo, and black and white peppers. The heat then subsides to a tender tingle of ginger, mace, cinnamon, and cloves. All this spicy-sweetness is brilliantly interrupted with conversations of ajowan, cumin, fenugreek and other spices and herbs. /p>

Add to meats, grains, lentils, or root vegetable dishes to generate some incredible flavor. If you want to keep it super simple we enjoy blending berbere into soft butter to serve on bread or smear over and under turkey skin before roasting (and speaking of bread, sprinkle some over the surface before baking).