This trio of extraordinary delights from around the globe will expand your palate and please your taste buds. It’s my belief that every kitchen should be well-stocked with all three for cooking and treating yourself.
Leonessa Dubai Chocolate is certainly worth the hype. Dubai chocolate is having its moment to shine globally right now, and the Leonessa brand is the authentic brand for the best of the best. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of tasting Dubai chocolate, it can perhaps be described as tasting similar to a Kit Kat bar, but with much better quality chocolate and a unique pistachio paste made with real pistachios and blended with crunchy knafeh – shredded phyllo dough. The result is creamy, textured, and chocolatey all at once. Leonessa uses only the finest Belgian chocolate, which makes a tremendous difference when it comes to luxurious taste.
Who knew pistachios and chocolate could be so incredibly delectable? Inspired by traditional Middle Eastern confections, Leonessa’s treats are modern, timeless, and irresistible. Leonessa offers their confections in chocolate bar form and as tiny cones.
Some creative ideas for using Leonessa’s chocolate include:
– topping off your favorite ice cream with it for a nutty crunch with a dollop of chocolate.
– melt it and drizzle it over your favorite summer fruit
– blend it into a cold and frothy milkshake.
You can purchase Leonessa chocolate in bundles for gifting, and if you are having chocolate shipped to warm climates or in the summer, Leonessa ships Monday – Wednesday with insulated packaging and ice, so your chocolate remains fresh and unmelted. Luxury chocolate deserves a little extra care and devotion. Try the unrivaled Leonessa brand, for this is one indulgence you won’t regret. Follow @Leonessachocolatier on TikTok
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As many a chef will concur, saffron is a truly rarified spice, imparting its unique flavor to paella, stews, rice, baked chicken dishes, and more. Saffron is subtly sweet, with hints of florals and an earthy flavor. It has subtle flavors of honey and hay too, and adds a warm, aromatic quality without being spicy. Heray Spice is the go-to brand for a sustainable, clean-soil saffron because it’s traceable mission is to help farmers at their cooperative in the Herat province of Afghanistan receive better wages.
There are no artificial colors, pesticides, or chemicals used when cultivating and growing Heray Spice saffron, so rest assured you’re getting this spice in its purest form.
Heray Spice contributes 5% of their net income to educational charities, and their current partner is CodeTolnspire, which teaches women in Afghanistan how to code. Heray Spice believes that by empowering women, they are empowering everyone. Support this! You can read more about the brand’s founder here. Use the code HeraySaffron and receive 15% off your order here.
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Salt of the Earth has sustained humans for centuries, and Icelandic salt is as pure and healthful as it gets. Iceland’s Saltverk brand offers six incredible types of salt for baking, grilling, braising, stewing, steaming, sauteeing, mixing, and luxuriously savoring.
See which ones suit you. You can also purchase them all in a bundle:
Flaky Sea Salt – a pure and crunchy sea salt that is mineral-rich. The higher mineral content and flaky structure of this salt delivers a bold, rich and pure flavor that will spoil you for other salts. Pristine and bold, it pairs well with everything. You can use it for brining, curing, and for a flavorful finishing dash.
Birch Smoked – this is woodsy, smokey and slightly sweet to imbue a depth and rich lushness with smoke. It’s absolutely delicious on eggs and on vegetables, especially avocados.
Arctic Thyme – is an herb unique to the sub-Arctic climates of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. It blooms for a few weeks in the summertime. Arctic Thyme is in the family of thyme, but it has a sweeter flavor and lavender-like scent. When paired with sea salt, it’s herbaceous and floral, and ideal for curing meat.
Seaweed Salt – Iceland has always been connected to the sea, and this salt combines hand-harvested native seaweeds with their flaky sea salt to create an umami-rich salt. This salt truly smells of the clean, fresh sea shore, and tastes of bright saline minerality mixed with rich earthiness. Combining two different types of seaweed, the flavor notes are saline, and earthy, adding richness to chicken, soups and fresh fish.
Lava Salt – Iceland has vast, black lava fields that cover a large part of the island and were made from the country’s many volcanoes. Black lava salt is Icelandic flaky sea salt blended with activated charcoal. The charcoal naturally smooths the bitterness of salt, rounding out the flavor for a softer, more subtle salt. The salt’s dark color also brings great contrast and finish to any dish you cook. Great with meat, seafood and fruit!
Licorice Salt – Icelanders love licorice. This unique mix of licorice root and Icelandic flaky sea salt is something you probably have never tasted before. Whether or not you like licorice, you will be surprised how much you love this particular salt. Notes are toasty nuttiness and a tangy licorice; it’s a little salty, and a little sweet. Licorice Salt is versatile and can be used in savory and sweet dishes, and in desserts, cakes, game meats, and most especially sprinkled over fresh popcorn.
Saltverk fuses a passion for food and sustainability with Icelandic pride. They wanted to offer a product of the highest quality using the natural resources in Iceland, which include the country’s geothermal hot springs and pristine, clean seawater. They began making sea salt by only using geothermal energy for our production, which means they can create a sustainable, carbon-neutral product with no carbon footprint on the environment. Saltverk harvests and processes the purest salts from the clean seawater of Westfjords. Rest assured that you’re getting the best possible salt on the entire globe when you order here.
Bon appetit!
