Allspice whole

Whole Allspice – Altes Gewürzamt

Ingo Holland's whole allspice from Altes Gewürzamt comes from Guatemala and is also known as pimento. Allspice is excellent for marinades, with eggplants, pumpkin, root vegetables, in cabbage dishes and pot roasts. You can grind it in a spice mill and use it for baking speculoos or fruit tarts, and as an interesting seasoning in pudding or jam.

Allspice – from Guatemala

The spice allspice is botanically related to cloves and also grows on a shrub, specifically the evergreen pimento tree. Since the brown berry looks so similar to pepper, its discoverers named it Pimienta, Spanish for pepper. Similar to cloves, allspice contains the essential oil eugenol, which is why this versatile spice is also called clove pepper. Allspice is primarily grown in Central and South America, where the best qualities originate. You can cook the whole berry, as its flavors are heat-resistant, but allspice develops its full aroma when crushed in a mortar or ground in a spice mill. Similar to pepper, allspice has a pleasant pungency, but beyond that, this spice combines notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove, which makes it so exciting to use in cooking. Allspice is very potent in scent and taste, so please use it very sparingly!

Altes Gewürzamt – Spices without Compromise

Ingo Holland wants to inspire cooking enthusiasts and encourage creative ideas with his particularly intense spices from "Altes Gewürzamt." He makes no compromises when it comes to the quality of his ingredients, spices, peppers, herbs, and salts. His single spices, like allspice, are of high quality. This makes the spices particularly intense and very economical. Be brave and try it out, but be careful: like all spices from Ingo Holland Altes Gewürzamt, the allspice berries are intensely flavorful, so you can use them sparingly. The allspice berries best preserve their spicy aromas in the green Altes Gewürzamt spice tin.