Spicebar
Spicebar nutmegs, whole, organic

Nutmeg is an especially versatile spice. It lends a wonderful aroma to potato dishes such as mashed potatoes, baked potatoes and potato pancakes. Its delicately spicy flavor also turns traditional dishes like spinach, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, soups, braises and pies into something special. Nutmeg also refines cherry or apple cakes, rice pudding and semolina porridge, drinking chocolate, punch and mulled wine. In festive dishes and baked goods such as cookies, biscuits, speculoos and gingerbread, nutmeg provides a pleasantly bittersweet contrast to the predominant sweet notes. Our gourmet insider tip: What many don‘t know is that nutmeg also pairs beautifully with vegetable and meat dishes from Indian cuisine, such as chicken masala and fish curries.

Nutmeg should be used sparingly, as it has a very potent aroma. Less is more here. Its flavor is at its best when freshly grated on a nutmeg grater or ground in a mill and added to dishes only at the end of the cooking time. Otherwise, its aroma can fade quickly.

At Spicebar, only nutmegs from a smallholder project in SW India in the state of Kerala make it into the tin. The nutmeg fruits are harvested by hand, split open, the seed kernel together with its aril is removed, and then gently dried. This ensures that a high proportion of essential oils is retained and that the nutmeg grates very well.