If you have not tried the French spice Piment d' Espelette, you are missing out on a slice of heaven

karennoca

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Last night I baked Yukon Gold potatoes, with a coating of coconut oil on them. We used white truffle butter, sea salt and white pepper on the inside. I decided to sprinkle a little of the Piment on them....it was heaven!. I am addicted to that stuff, keep opening the glass jar I put it in just to take a whiff. I know the fascination will wear off because I am new to the spice by just one week, I went through the tiny jar I first ordered in the week and just got a bulk order yesterday. It came vacuum sealed which upset me at first because the spice was packed so tight it was almost solid. I dumped it into a bowl and used my pastry blender to break it up. The odor was amazing. It is being stored it in a glass jar that is hermetically sealed.

So far, uses have been on chicken, eggs scrambled, hard boiled, and omelette. Halibut salad sandwich, pasta with red sauce, and in my morning tomato juice. Sally BR recipe for Pork Kabobs is on my list too as she said it shines in that recipe

 
bummer...another expensive spice: $17 an ounce. I just spent a

few weeks searching locally to find aleppo and grains of paradise--finally found both, but not in the same store. Or even the same state. So much for shopping "local."

Why do searches for this keep taking me to Spanish paprika?

Why does Penzeys never have what I want?

Why is one eyebrow a quarter of an inch higher than the other one? (oh wait...that question was supposed to stay inside my head...)

http://www.myspicesage.com/piment-despelette-p-700.html?cPath=1_59&s_kwcid=TC|8504|%2Bespelette||S|b|34312332242&gclid=CJCwntWvicECFSRp7AodQ2gA4w

 
Look at this, it is available for free shipping if you bulk it with other items you can get from

Amazon. It also has the AOC rating which is what you look for. The single product shipping cost for this one is less than the others on that same page.

Try the smaller size of Piment first to make sure you like it and it is something you will use. I was glad I did that, but of course, used it up very quickly.

Aleppo pepper can be found at Penzeys. that is where I got mine.

http://www.amazon.com/See-Smell-Taste-DEspelette-Espelette/dp/B0041QB5KI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412096902&sr=8-3&keywords=piment+d+espelette

 
ha...I found the aleppo at Penzey's, but NOT the Grains of Paradise

I found the GOP in St. Petersburg, but not the Kala Namak. I found the Kala Namak in Pittsburgh, but not the Porteguese dried sausage.

 
Re: ha...I found the aleppo at Penzey's, but NOT the Grains of Paradise

Just an FYI: The Spice House has Grains of Paradise 3oz. glass shaker jar for $9.99.

 
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