10 Easy Curry Recipes
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When you’re planning meals, sometimes it can be difficult to think of recipes which tick all three categories: easy, healthy and taste good. If you need some inspiration, why not...
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When you’re planning meals, sometimes it can be difficult to think of recipes which tick all three categories: easy, healthy and taste good. If you need some inspiration, why not...
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Featured, Understanding Spices
Thai cuisine is known for its complex flavours and mix of sour, sweet, bitter and salty. If you’re looking to cook more Thai dishes at home, the first thing you...
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The good news keeps on coming here at Seasoned Pioneers. After six of our products won at the Great Taste Awards 2020 (one of the highest awards in the food...
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What is Jerk Seasoning? No matter where you are in the world, Jamaican cooking can transport you to the tropics thanks to the distinctive flavours of the ubiquitous jerk seasoning....
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Understanding Spices
Today, it’s easier than ever to find spices. Online shops, supermarkets and speciality shops all offer the opportunity for us to try spices from around the world. Some spices like...
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News
I could abide Lockdown moreIf everything wasn't such a choreBut cooking keeps me acting niceEspecially if I'm using spice I wander up and down the housekeeping as quiet as a...
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Featured, Understanding Spices
Throughout history, herbs and spices have been used not just to flavour dishes, but also for their medicinal properties. Even small doses of herbs and spices can pack a punch...
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Spicy Adventures
Despite our own obsession and adoration of these cute little pets in the UK (we all know someone who owns a guinea pig), the love is not universal. At least,...
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Spicy Adventures
Quite literally sitting on top of the point where east meets west, straddling both Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of the great melting pots on earth. For millennia, it...
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News
“Be-versed” in the way of healthy living. The 'Lockdown' Meltdown? At this time of isolationAnd restricted expectation,There has to be a wayTo occupy each day... We really must prioritise -Finding...
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Understanding Spices
“The Spice Islands” - the name given to the Moluccas or Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. This archipelago consists of over 1,000 islands with a total land mass of 75,000...
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Whether it’s Adobo from Latin America, Baharat from the Middle East or Tikka Masala from the Indian subcontinent, we have all at some point had a taste of spice mixes....
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Spicy Adventures
The Silk Road. What feelings, images and thoughts does that name conjure up for you? Is it the thought of exciting new spices making their way from a new world...
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Understanding Spices
The healing power of herbs and spices has been known for thousands of years and, to this day, a large proportion of the world's population still benefits from their medicinal...
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News
The Covid-19 pandemic struck the UK at the beginning of 2020 with unprecedented force. One of its most unwelcome side effects was the frenzied buying of frantic food shoppers, desperate...
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If you take a walk along the world famous waterfront of Liverpool, you cannot escape the past. For mile after mile, along the shores of the River Mersey, a vast...
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Claims to Fame
“Ras-el-Hanout Spice Blend from Seasoned Pioneers saves you from having to unearth all the different spices” Alistair Hendy Olive Magazine "… all comes dry-roasted and blended from Seasoned Pioneers to bring,...
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A Revolutionary Way to Cook Easy Midweek Meals For those too busy to enjoy the tasty results of home cooking, there is now a way to produce restaurant quality cuisine...
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Literally translating ‘under chef’, the French term 'sous chef' means second in command to the executive or head chef within a commercial grade kitchen. The role is both rewarding and...
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We are looking for a piece of land suitable to plant trees to create a carbon capture woodland and reserve. Ideally within the boundaries of the northern forest - https://lnkd.in/gdhZKS6....
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Understanding Spices
We all love the familiar, floral scent of vanilla. From the delicate fragrance drifting from your reed diffuser in the living room to the sweet tasting ice-cream that you bought...
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News
Selling Earl Grey tea rumoured to be fit for the Queen, it’s really no surprise that the high-end London retailer Fortnum and Mason is reaping the rewards of a successful...
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Claims to Fame, News
Supplying Hello Fresh with Seasoned Pioneers Spices 2012-July 2019. Patrick Drake originally began a career in Law. In 2012 his passion for food set him on track to co-founding the...
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News, Spicy Adventures
If your goal for 2019 is learning to cook, or simply cooking more from scratch, then a spice subscription with the Spice Pioneer is the perfect place to start. This...
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Health and Wellbeing
A New Year’s Resolution you can keep!! The Christmas binge is probably reaching its finale (ah…!). What an opportunity to ‘kick into touch’ your eating habits and be transformed by...
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Trade
Here at Seasoned Pioneers we are renowned for sourcing premium and authentic worldwide seasonings. Seasonings are flavourings such as herbs and spices that improve the overall flavour of food. Some...
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News, Spicy Adventures
Shrove Tuesday - have a pancake bake! There's lots of spicy feasts to make. An opportunity to grapple With the mix and lots of apple! Do not be a 'pancake...
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Blends, blends, magnificent blends The Spice Pioneer is setting new trends. Poudre de Colombo, Paella mix Flavours galore to knock 'em for six - Blends, blends, magnificent blends. Blends, blends,...
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Trade
Seasoned Pioneers are based on the Wirral, a peninsula bordered by the River Dee on one side and the River Mersey on the other. Wirral is a mixture of coast,...
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The conflict is Syria is considered to be the world’s largest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Over 8 million children’s lives are in danger within Syria and children...
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Techniques, Masterclasses and Ingredients with over 300 recipes! These are the claims on the cover of this newly released treasury of Indian cuisine and take our word for it, it...
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The recent BBC series ‘Chronicles of Nadiya’ had us enthralled with stunning images of Bangladeshi life and the fascinating dialogue of Nadiya Hussain, last year’s winner of The Great British...
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Understanding Spices
Indian Bay leaves are also known as Tej Patta which translates as 'pungent leaf' or Malabar leaf. They are not to be confused with the European Laurel Bay leaves more...
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News
What is Small Business Saturday? Small Business Saturday is the UK's most successful small business campaign. This is the fourth year of the campaign, which last year saw £623m spent...
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Understanding Spices
On 11th July 2016, Kate Quilton, presenter of Channel 4’s ‘Superfoods – The Real Story’ extolled the health benefits of saffron, the world’s most expensive spice. Apparently it is proven...
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Trade
If you are a retailer who has made the discerning decision to stock our wholesale herbs and spices and wholesale seasonings then we have several merchandising options to help you...
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Understanding Spices
Summertime and the salads are easy! It is wonderful that whether dining in or out, tasty and exciting salads feature on our menus. Long ago are the days of lettuce...
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Spicy Adventures
Bobotie – Karen’s favourite safari dish! I was first introduced to Bobotie whilst travelling around Zimbabwe in a converted truck in the early 1990s. Led by a South African guide...
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Understanding Spices
Shrimp Paste explained For truly authentic Southeast Asian cuisine, you really should incorporate Shrimp paste as a seasoning substitute for salt. Shrimp paste is integral not only to the cooking...
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Featured, Health and Wellbeing
Did you know that herbs, spices and seasonings can be fully enjoyed when you’re trying to lose weight? There is no reason at all to restrict yourself to eating plain...
Read MoreWelcome to our spice blog. Seasoned Pioneers has been manufacturing spice blends and mixes for over 20 years and are based in the UK. So hopefully we know a little about spices! This spice blog was formally known as “The Knowledge” but rebranded in the 2020’s to “Blog” in the hope we can connect with more spice lovers. As you browse through our spice blog you will find lots of information about spices and ingredients, how to use them and why. Learn about their history and origins.
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