Herbie's Spices | Stars & Stripes Spice Kit

The United States of America has a lot more to its food than pizza, burgers and fries. With a rich history of many colonial influences, including French, German, Dutch, Chinese, Irish and English, the food is born of many origins. Some purely original American dishes such as Hush Puppies (deep fried balls of dough) and Sloppy Joes (savoury mince in a bun) are not included here, but you’ll love these iconic recipes from the Home of the Brave and Land of the Free. We have listed capsicum (Australian) rather than bell pepper (American) as an ingredient – same vegetable, different name.

Spice Kit Contains:

• Gumbo File Powder

Filé (Fee-lay) is the ingredient that gives the dish Gumbo it’s characteristic consistency.
Other Common Names: Sassafras Leaf, Gumbo filé. Botanical Name: (Sassafras officinalis)
Description & Use: This pale green powder is the dried and ground leaves of the North American Sassafras tree, and is the traditional ingredient that gives gumbo its characteristic ‘gummy’ consistency. Filé powder should be added towards the end of cooking and should not be re-heated, as it will break down and become stringy.

• Pumpkin Pie Spice

A spice blend specially made for traditional American Pumpkin Pie.
Other Common Names: Mixed Spice, Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie.
Description & Use: Use in the pumpkin pie recipe on pack, and in fruit cakes, puddings, and fruit desserts. Sprinkle over mashed banana or fruit pancakes. 
Contains: cassia (baker’s cinnamon), coriander, Sri Lankan cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cloves. (Nutrition information applies only to spice mix.)

Blended and packed in Australia from imported and local ingredients.

• Rib Spice

A delicious blend of spices for making succulent and tasty ribs.
Other Common Names: American Rib Seasoning, Spare Ribs Spice.
Description & Use: Use this tasty spice mix for American ribs, pork spare ribs, or beef short ribs. This delicious combination of spices can also be used as a general-purpose barbecue rub.
Contains: Cumin, Black Pepper, Sweet Paprika, Salt, Onion, Coriander seed, Cassia, Ajowan, Nutmeg, Allspice, Fenugreek Seed, Green Cardamom, Chilli (Chipotle & Teja), Ginger, Cloves (Nutrition information applies only to spice mix.)

Blended and packed in Australia from imported and local ingredients.

Heat Level: 1/10

• Bay Seasoning

Traditionally added to crab-boil and sprinkled on chicken & seafood before cooking.
Other Common Names: Crab Boil Seasoning, Old Bay Seasoning
Description & Use: Bay Seasoning is a salty spice blend with no MSG, that can equally double as an all purpose seasoning-sprinkle for grilled, barbecued and roasted meats. Sprinkle over food at the table and add to the water to season a crab boil.
Contains: salt, paprika, celery seed, chilli, bay leaves, mace, mustard, allspice, ginger, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon

Blended and packed in Australia from imported and local ingredients. 

• Cayenne Pepper

A blend of hot chillies that yields a consistent heat, very hot, chilli powder.
Other Common Names: Hot Chilli Powder. Botanical Name: (Capsicum frutescens)
Description & Use: Cayenne pepper is said to get its name from the Cayenne region of French Guiana, however all chillies are indigenous to Central and South America. Cayenne pepper is actually a blend of hot chillies that are mixed to give a consistent chilli powder, that has a heat level of about 8 out of 10. Use with care whenever a really hot chilli bite is required. Great on cooked eggs instead of black pepper!

• Creole Seasoning

A Louisiana style spice rub to coat meats before cooking.  Use to make a classic crab/shrimp boil.
Other Common Names: Cajun-Creole
Description & Use: A Louisiana style spicy blend for seasoning meat before cooking. Coat meat with seasoning, allow to dry marinate for up to 20 minutes, then pan-fry, grill, barbecue or roast.
Contains: sea salt, sweet paprika, onion, garlic, white pepper, black pepper, oregano, basil, chilli, thyme, bay leaves, allspice

• Cajun Seasoning

The best seasoning for making delicious Cajun blackened fish or chicken.
Description & Use: A medium heat, spicy blend for seasoning meat before cooking. Using butter in this recipe adds to the blackening effect, which is caused by the burning butter.
Contains: paprika, salt, basil, garlic, onion, black pepper, fennel seed, parsley, cinnamon, thyme, white pepper, cayenne