The Food & Travel Experiences That Inspired Bit Spicy
Singapore is a melting-pot of cuisines and cultures - Malay, Indonesian, Chinese and Indian. Even dishes which you might consider to be standard Indian food has a ‘Singapore twist’. People arriving from Sri Lanka and Southern India have adapted their traditional family recipes to incorporate local ingredients.
South Asian
What we consider to be a curry is of course not really traditional food from the Indian sub-continent. Many famous curry-house recipes are indigenous to Birmingham!
Over the centuries many trading imports to this region, including tomatoes and chillies from Central America via the Portuguese, were adapted into the local diet. A desire for spicy food then developed over the centuries into some of our favourite meals.
South-East Asian
South Asian food has stolen the limelight over the years in the UK, but more and more of us are enjoying the subtle flavours found in South-East Asian cookery; namely dishes from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia.
The curries and dishes from these countries tends to be very simple - but very hot! Our spices blends have been toned down to accommodate the western palate, but feel free to add extra chillies (always with the white flesh and seeds in – that’s where the true heat, or capsicum, is!).
Mexico
Andrew spent nearly a year travelling around Mexico and the US in his twenties, and his tastebuds were awakened to the different chillies and he learned the secret to cooking the perfect chilli!
One tip he picked up was adding sour cream to chilli, not only as a side dish but stirred into the chilli itself and cooked to give a creamier and tangier taste.
He also discovered Tacos - the famous street food, made from cheap corn tortillas. Traditionally these are soft, not brittle, and can be wrapped around the filling to make the perfect tidy finger food.
Check out our full Mexican spice list and recipes, like how to make pulled pork with a chipotle taco blend, by clicking the button below.
Vegetarian
We have included a selection of spicy vegetarian/vegan recipes in our repertoire. Not only are they delicious in their own right, but they can also make a banquet when several are presented together, with or without meat options.
All our spice ranges are suitable for any diet, with the exception of our Massaman Curry, which contains prawn powder.
Making You Hungry Yet?
Check out our complete range of delicious spice mix recipes, all inspired by our travels from Singapore and beyond….
