Collection: On a voyage of discovery

Every now and then we come across a product that we only know from literature, such as the African 'Szechuanpepper' igi-ata, also ganshu pepper mentioned. At Binnenkost, you discover the possibilities, but you also sometimes notice remarkable differences with similar products from other regions. For example, you could call igi-ata the ultimate rustic spice, coarse even, compared to refined relatives like Japanese sansho.pepper or the Chinese flowerpepperBut also very recognizable, compare igi-ata with andaliman, which, like igi-ata, is only available in clusters for practical reasons.
Another completely different spice is Ceylon cinnamon from the African forest. Fragments of the bark—not so different in themselves—but rustic in flavor, less refined than the Ceylon cinnamon we get from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon).