spice rarities for cooking experts

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Whole nutmeg from Altes Gewürzamt – grate fresh for mashed potato and spinach
Whole nutmeg with an intensely savoury scent – workshop quality from Klingenberg
Whole Nutmeg
Whole nutmegs, warm and aromatic. For spinach, béchamel and mashed potato.
€8,99 (€299,67 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Safran Coupé in a test tube – high-colour Iranian top quality for paella and risotto
Safran Coupé recipe card Djahoftadeh – a Persian rice speciality with saffron
Safran Coupé
Iranian top-quality saffron, high-colour. For paella, risotto and bouillabaisse.
€11,99 (€11.990,00 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Genuine red Kampot pepper tin – fully ripe corns from Cambodia as a rarity
Red Kampot pepper close-up – fruity-sweet with a strong core inside
Genuine red Kampot pepper
Genuine red Kampot pepper from Cambodia. Fruity-sweet, with a strong hot core.
€10,99 (€274,75 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Tonka beans soaked in rum – a bouquet of vanilla, bitter almond and woodruff
Tonka beans close-up – fermented for panna cotta, crème brûlée and patisserie
Tonka Beans
Rum-fermented tonka beans with a bitter-almond and caramel depth for patisserie.
€11,99 (€399,67 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Cardamom Seed
Cardamom seed close-up – the aromatic-warm inside of the cardamom pod
Cardamom Seed
Cardamom seed without husk, a warm aroma for curry, pastries and coffee.
€10,99 (€244,22 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
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Wild Tasmanian pepper from Australia — berry-sweet with growing heat
Tasmanian pepper close-up of the berries
Tasmanian Pepper
Tasmanian pepper from Australia. Berry-sweet with lingering heat.
€16,99 (€679,60 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Wild Andaliman Pepper
Wild Andaliman pepper close-up of the rare corns
Wild Andaliman Pepper
Wild Sumatran Andaliman with an electric citrus note – a rarity for fish and dashi.
€7,99 (€998,75 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Clifford Bay sea salt flakes from New Zealand in the small tin
Clifford Bay sea salt flakes close-up – a fine, aromatic finishing salt
Clifford Bay Sea Salt Flakes
Clifford Bay sea salt flakes, fine and aromatic. Finishing salt from New Zealand’s South Island.
€8,49 (€339,60 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Ground lemon myrtle — an Australian aromatic herb for fish and desserts
Lemon myrtle close-up of the intense citrus aroma
Lemon Myrtle
Ground lemon myrtle, intensely citrusy. For fish, poultry, desserts and tea.
€9,49 (€316,33 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Chili Bhut Jolokia tin – ghost chili from India, extremely hot
Chili Bhut Jolokia close-up – one of the world's hottest chilies
Chili Bhut Jolokia
Chili Bhut Jolokia, ghost chili from India with extreme heat.
€12,99 (€371,14 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
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Fennel pollen from the USA in a test tube, hand-harvested finishing spice
Fennel pollen close-up, deeply anise-like aroma for fish and patisserie
Fennel pollen
Fennel pollen, anise-like and sweet. A finishing spice for fish, poultry and patisserie.
€11,99 (€3.996,67 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Ground habanero chili in the tin – extremely hot with a fruity apricot-mango note
Habanero chili detail – a fine powder for Mexican and Caribbean cooking
Chili Habanero
Chili Habanero, extremely hot and fruity. For Mexican and Caribbean cooking.
€10,99 (€244,22 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Desert crystal salt tin – an Egyptian salt rarity from the Sahara
Desert Crystal Salt
Rare Egyptian salt from the Sahara. Intensely soft as a finishing touch on liver dishes and desserts.
€9,99 (€333,00 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
African pearl salt from Namibia – naturally grown salt pearls for mill and mortar
African pearl salt close-up – a mild salt note for fish and salads
African pearl salt
Naturally grown salt pearls from Africa. Mild and elegant for mill and mortar.
€8,99 (€89,90 / kg) Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Rare Spices for Culinary Experts – the Gold Edition from Alten Gewürzamt

The Gold Edition is an exquisite, exclusive product line specially developed for ambitious home and professional chefs. Founded in 2001 by top chef Ingo Holland in Klingenberg am Main and now run by his son Kilian Holland, Alten Gewürzamt combines the highest quality with rarity in the Gold Edition.

Here you will find 19 rare spices and specialties that are truly unique in the world of spices – from unusual pepper varieties and refined salts to special aromatics. Each batch is checked for purity in our manufactory and packaged in very small quantities.

Who is it for?

For professional chefs, ambitious home cooks, and spice collectors seeking something extraordinary. For gifts for people who already have everything. For moments that call for the weight of tradition and craftsmanship. Related categories: Single Spices, Pepper Collection, Salt.

Craftsmanship – Purely Plant-Based, With No Additives

All spices in the Gold Edition are sourced as pure varieties from their respective growing regions, personally inspected, and packaged in our manufactory. Purely plant-based, with no additives. In the iconic green tin – protected from light and airtight.