Black Blend

Mélange Noir Pepper Blend – Altes Gewürzamt

The Mélange Noir pepper blend from Altes Gewürzamt - Ingo Holland is a versatile pepper blend made from three different black peppers. This pepper blend is based on black pepper from Brazil, Cubeb pepper, and long pepper. The pepper blend is coarsely ground and can either be added as is or further crushed in a mortar. Mélange Noir means black blend, as it consists of various black peppers. Ingo Holland has perfectly succeeded in the art of creating a balanced blend that contains as many pepper aromas as possible, such as nutty and fruity, citrusy and spicy, as well as sweet and smoky aromas.

Mélange Noir – Pepper blend by Ingo Holland

The Mélange Noir pepper blend is great for large roasts (lamb, game, beef) and grilling, on beef steaks (rump steak, fillet, beef chop), roast beef, prime rib, lamb rack, lamb roast. Sprinkle on the meat with coarse salt and cook over medium heat.

Altes Gewürzamt – Spices without compromise

With his particularly intense spices from "Altes Gewürzamt," Ingo Holland aims to inspire cooking enthusiasts and stimulate creative ideas. He makes no compromises when it comes to the quality of his ingredients, spices, peppers, herbs, and salts. His exclusive pepper blends, such as Mélange Noir, should be used in very different ways, "that's why I'm reluctant to give concrete application instructions," says Ingo Holland in a conversation with us. If you enjoy cooking and smelling the blends, you'll probably feel the same way we do, and ideas will come to mind about which dish or which ingredients this blend would taste particularly good with. The Mélange Noir pepper blend best preserves its pungency and spicy aromas in the well-sealed, green Altes Gewürzamt spice tin.

Be brave and try it out, but be careful: like all spices from Ingo Holland Altes Gewürzamt, the Mélange Noir pepper blend is intense because it is of particularly good quality.