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The Blends We Keep Reaching For

The Blends We Keep Reaching For

It always starts the same way: someone from the team is in the kitchen, prepping something simple, sweet potatoes, a batch of chickpeas, maybe even just eggs. And instead of reaching for five jars of spice, they grab one. That one blend that just&hel...
5 Herb Identities. You’re Definitely One of Them.

5 Herb Identities. You’re Definitely One of Them.

It started with a TikTok. Jagatjoti had seen it first. He walked into the room, laptop under his arm, and said, “You all have to see this.” It wasn’t about herbs or tea or even food. But it was about identity. It was one of those ra...
Potatoes, Herbs, and the Quiet Magic of Home

Potatoes, Herbs, and the Quiet Magic of Home

If you’ve ever been in a meeting with us, you know how it goes. We’re reviewing photos, planning recipes, mapping out what’s next, and then, out of nowhere, Jagatjoti, our director (and resident encyclopedia of herbs and spices), dr...
How to Make Chinese Five Spice | Starwest Botanicals

How to Make Chinese Five Spice | Starwest Botanicals

In the philosophy of Tao, the concept of balance between yin and yang – the former representing the feminine as well as dark, cold and wet, and the latter being the manifestation of the masculine, light, heat and dryness – is important. Chinese Five...