Super Spices and Peppers
Spices and Peppers
Undeniably, Peruvian cuisine is characterized by its unique flavor and varied presentation. Much of this is due to its exotic species and chili peppers, which grow in this Peruvian land, which has one of the best cuisines in the world.
+ than 9 varieties available
Chili peppers are stellar protagonists in Peruvian gastronomy since ancient times, by providing diverse flavors, aromas and colors.
Deliciously Healthy
They are part of our cultural identity and emblem of our great biodiversity.
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Yellow pepper
Origin and Characteristics:
Capsicum baccatum, yellow chili pepper also called escabeche pepper is specie of the Solanaceaes, endemic of Peru for 8,500 years aC, from the Guitarrero cave, Department of Ancash.
Depending on the amount of this pepper is used in a dish of Peruvian cuisine, will depend on the itching and color grading, so that is a flavoring and coloring at the same time, essential in Peruvian cuisine.
Culinary Use:
The fruit is used as a condiment for its pungent flavor as a salad vegetable and as a basis for preparing the chili chicken, potatoes to Huancayo, ocopa sauce, cheese cauchi, and various pickled dishes.
Medicinal Use:
Dental analgesic, stings from bees, wasps, spiders and scorpions, treat stye, rheumatism, tonsillitis, external hemorrhoids, rebel hiccups, and influenza.
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Yellow chili paste
-Yellow chili frozen
Package:
-Bottles 8 oz or as required
Panca pepper
Origin and Characteristics:
Capsicum Chinense L. The Panca pepper also called Mirasol chili pepper is a native of Peru and one of the most commonly used in Peruvian cuisine, oversized red, mature taking bluish or yellow, and dried in the sun.
In Peruvian cuisine is used whole or ground as a seasoning. It has fruity berry and spicy, it is used in stews, sauces and fish..
Culinary Use:
The fruit is generally used ground or paste as a condiment in many dishes of Peruvian cuisine: Baked Lamb, Chanfainita, Pork Adobo, Anticuchos, etc.
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Panca chili paste
-Panca chili frozen
Package:
-Bottles 8 oz or as required
Rocoto pepper
Origin and Characteristics:
The Word rocoto comes from the Quechuan words luqutu or rukutu, is a fruit used since pre-Inca times to the present as a spicy condiment in cooking peruvian. The rocoto is the base of many local dishes, specially in the southern cooking, for example in Arequipa “rocoto relleno”
The chilli is the basis of many dishes, especially in the kitchen south of the regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna. Is used, for example in the stuffed hot pepper of Arequipa, whose consumption is crowded around the country and is of great importance in Peruvian cuisine. In addition, more chili hot pepper is used in the preparation of ceviche, after chili. It is also used throughout the country in ground with onion, garlic and olive oil to accompany the dishes, from soups to casseroles
Culinary Use:
The fruit is used as a condiment for its pungent flavor as a salad vegetable and as a basis for preparing the chili chicken, potatoes to Huancayo, ocopa sauce, cheese cauchi, and various pickled dishes.
Medicinal Use:
It has qualities for influenza.
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Rocoto paste
-Rocoto chili frozen
Package:
-Bottles 8 oz or as required
Garlic
Origin and Characteristics:
Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.
The garlic plant’s bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves.
Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking
Garlic is rich in antioxidants, which help destroy free radicals — particles that can damage cell membranes and DNA, and may contribute to the aging process as well as the development of a number of conditions, including heart disease and cancer. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and may reduce or even help prevent some of the damage they cause over time.
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Fresh Garlic
Package:
-Cartons x 10 kg
Paprika
Properties:
-Purify the blood
-Low levels of blood cholesterol
-By having iron promotes the production of red blood cells and proper oxygenation and nutrition of cells, tissues and organs
-Help to make a good digestion
-The large amount of vitamin C in helping to improve influenza and catarrhal states.
Uses:
Can be used in the textile and cosmetics
Is used in dry food as a condiment
It is also used in the sausage industry to add color.
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Dried Paprika
Package:
-Bags x 25 kg
Oregano
Origin and Characteristics:
Oregano is an aromatic herb widely used in Peruvian cooking. Are the leaves of this plant which is used as a condiment both dry and fresh. Besides being a culinary ingredient is a great antioxidant and antimicrobial.
Commonly Oregano is a perennial aromatic herb widely used in Peruvian cuisine. Are the leaves of this plant which are used as seasoning both dry and fresh, but dried have much more flavor and aroma. Besides being an essential ingredient is a great antioxidant and antimicrobial Origanum vulgare.
Culinary Use:
In Peruvian cuisine as a flavoring used to flavor stews, either dry or green. It is very aromatic and gives very good flavor to meats, pastas, fish.
Medicinal Use:
Digestive, intestinal spasms if
Expectorant, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic of the respiratory tract, coughing bout, desinflama bronchi and helps in removing germs.
Emmenagogue, relieves menstrual cramps
Antioxidant, contains over 30 compounds with this property including thymol,
Rosmarinic acid and carvacrol.
It promotes circulation and improves blood supply to the brain for its antiplatelet properties.
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Dried Oregano Leaf
Package:
-Bags x 25 kg
Peruvian Salt
Origin and Characteristics:
Is obtained from the natural evaporation of a salty river in Maras Cuzco, Peruvian salt is unique and free of pollution as well as being rich in nutrients and minerals, which gets its way through the cold mountains of the Andes.
Properties:
It is ideal not only for seasoning or garnish your meals, but also provides a number of important nutrients for our body.
Uses:
-The world’s most recognized chefs culinary appreciate the great benefits of peruvian salt.
-Used in the livestock industry for feeding cattle, horses, etc.
-Usually used in spas, dissolved in relaxing baths (bath salts).
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Fine Salt
-Gross Salt
Package:
-Bags x 25kg or by require
Turmeric
Origin and Characteristics:
Considered a magical plant given its organoleptic characteristics and therapeutic and protective properties, especially at the liver and skin level.
Benefits:
– Protects cells against aging
– Increase memory retention and clarity
– Increases global cognitive function
– Supports joint and muscle health
– Combat inflammation throughout the body
– Promotes a stable digestive system
– Stimulates liver detoxification
– Supports maintaining the ideal weight
– Strengthens the immune system
– Helps prevent Alzheimer’s disease
– Relieves arthritis pain
– Helps reduce glucose levels in diabetics
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Fresh Curcuma
-Curcuma Powder
Package:
-Fresh curcuma Box x 15kg
-Curcuma powder Bags x 25kg
Ginger
Origin and Characteristics:
Ginger is a plant with leafy stems and yellowish green flowers. The ginger spice comes from the roots of the plant. Ginger is native to warmer parts of Asia, such as China, Japan, and India, but now is grown in our country.
Ginger is commonly used for many types of nausea and vomiting. It’s also used for menstrual cramps, osteoarthritis, diabetes, migraine headaches, and other conditions. In foods and beverages, ginger is used as a flavoring agent.
In manufacturing, ginger is used as for fragrance in soaps and cosmetics.
One of the chemicals in ginger is also used as an ingredient in laxative, anti-gas, and antacid medications.
Benefits:
-Contains gingerol, which has powerful medicinal properties, Gingerol has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, according to research. For instance, it may help reduce oxidative stress, which is the result of having an excess amount of free radicals in the body.
-Can treat many forms of nausea, especially morning sickness, According to a review of 12 studies that included a total of 1,278 pregnant women, 1.1–1.5 grams of ginger can significantly reduce symptoms of nausea.
-May help with weight loss, Ginger’s ability to influence weight loss may be related to certain mechanisms, such as its potential to help increase the number of calories burned or reduce inflammation.
-Can help with osteoarthritis
-May drastically lower blood sugars and improve heart disease risk factors
-Can help treat chronic indigestión
-May significantly reduce menstrual pain
-May help lower cholesterol levels
Presentations & Package:
Presentations:
-Fresh Ginger
-Ginger Powder
Package:
-According require