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RawSpiceBar
Cost: $6/month
Ships To: United States & Canada
Coupon Code: N/A
RawSpiceBar, who kindly sent me this package to review, sends 3-4 hand-picked, small batch, freshly ground spice blends with each monthly box. Each of the blends weigh about 0.5 ounces, which allows you to create a single dish feeding approximately 12-14 people. You will also receive kitchen-tested, detailed recipes and ideas for each spice blend you receive as well as fun gifts and stories about the history and origins of each blend every month.
RawSpiceBar ships at the beginning of the month via USPS. Shipments to the US are expected to take between 5 and 7 days, while shipments to Canada may take up to 3 weeks to arrive.
The October 2015 RawSpiceBar featured “The Malaysian Spice Box” and included the following items:
~Malaysian Laska Spices: This is a blend of coriander and turmeric combined with the citrusy flavor or lemongrass and earthy notes of galangal. RawSpiceBar suggests using this to make a traditional Malaysian Laksa which sounds quite good. Although I do think I will use green beans instead of cabbage.
~Kaffir Lime Blend: Kaffir Lime Blend is a blend of kaffir lime powder, turmeric, palm sugar and red chiles. It’s suggested on ice-cream (I don’t know about that), roasted nuts, as a salad dressing or on a bowl of noodles. The included recipe is for a Kaffir Lime Salad . It has cabbage, which I am so not a fan of, so I may do a little substituting on this one as well.
~Sambal Oelek: Sambal Oelek is a spicy hot blend of fresh ground chile peppers, cayenne pepper, palm sugar and paprika. I believe the recipe included is for a dipping sauce? The description alone has my scared, but B will happily try it!
What do you think of RawSpiceBar? If you are interested in subscribing or just want to learn more, you can head on over to their website and check them out.
RawSpiceBar’s product quality was not what I had expected (I had heard great reviews) and the individual spice packets contained less than what was promised on the label (I individually weighed each packet – even if you include the weight of the mini brown envelope, the product delivered was less than what was promised).
I canceled after 1 month – I think, it was a waste of $6 for less than 3 spoons of spice!