14 April 2020

Spices for Spring

Spring is the time when we start moving away from comfort food – hearty stews, soups and pies – and feel the need for something lighter, brighter and possibly healthier. Here we’ve highlighted a few herbs and spices that do just that. They’re full of...

14 February 2020

Piperine Content Of Different Peppers

Steenbergs has analysed the piperine content of different types of pepper, including true peppers (Piper spp.) and other berries that are used in cooking like pepper.

10 February 2020

Say it with Roses from Steenbergs

Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are traditional times to express our love for our nearest and dearest, and giving flowers, especially roses, is seen as the perfect gift.  This year, why not be original and ethical and send a foodie gift flavour...

24 September 2019

The Steenbergs Story

Steenbergs was started in 2003 by husband and wife team, Axel & Sophie Steenberg. After 16 years building a successful spice company we thought it was probably time to recap on how it all started.

08 May 2019

New Direct Trade Siratany Madagascan Bourbon Salt

Known locally as Siratany (salt of the earth) in Malagasy, this specialist direct trade salt is made by women in the Ankazombalala rural commune in south-west Madagascar.

01 October 2018

Niki's Korean Spice Blend

Creating a spice blend and seeing it start its life outside of your kitchen.

04 September 2018

Greenfields Estate, Sri Lanka, a personal viewpoint

A personal viewpoint from Sally Fordy, on a recent visit to Greenfields spice and tea estate in Sri Lanka. Greenfields is where many of the Fairtrade spices and teas come from at Steenbergs and we've traded with them for the last 15 years, our tea fo...

23 March 2018

Pepper Menu

Pepper Menu - classifying peppers by their smells, flavours and food pairings.

14 March 2018

The Different Flavours Of Pepper

Rethinking Pepper - Developing A Way To Classify Peppers Based On Flavours.

02 March 2018

A World Of Pepper

A trip around the world of pepper. Overview of the different types of pepper available from around the world - from black peppercorns to Sichuan pepper, from Indonesian long pepper to Penja white peppercorns from Cameroon.

24 November 2017

Christmas recipes Part 1 - Get Set for Christmas

With Christmas only a few weeks away, it’s time to think about all of those delicious festive treats that can be made in advance, helping to take the stress out of Christmas. Steenbergs stocks all of the spices, extracts, flavoured sugars and home ba...

13 October 2017

Niki’s Pumpkin and Dark Chocolate Loaf

Recipe from lovely Niki Bakes in a autumnal homage to Steenbergs Organic Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix

01 September 2017

Why organic spices?

Guest Blog from Niki, founder and developer of Nikibakes.co.uk blog

15 August 2017

Turmeric: How To Make Fresh Turmeric Latte

Turmeric is a really popular spice for its health – anti-inflammatory and antioxidant – properties and is also regarded as a superfood. It also makes a tasty drink, sometimes called golden latte.

12 August 2017

A bit about Turmeric...

Steenbergs Organic Fairtrade Turmeric comes from an organic and Fairtrade co-operative in the Kandy region of Sri Lanka. Turmeric originates from a root, known as the rhizome, Curcuma longa; it looks similar to ginger and galangal. To create turmeric...

23 June 2017

Cinnamon - Can Science Show Differences In Taste Between Cassia And Cinnamon

In 2015, we did a study of the coumarin level in cinnamon, cassia and tonka beans.  Following on from that, I decided to get the “active” volatile oils analysed in a few types of cinnamon.  In the past, we have done more general tests and found cinna...

01 March 2017

Time for Tea – our monthly chat with someone who cares about tea

This month our Time for Tea chat is with Niki Behjousiar, Recipe Creator and founder of nikibakes. Niki has been blogging for over 10 years and has recently collaborated with Steenbergs on 4 special blog posts focusing on key Steenbergs ingredients,...

25 January 2017

Turmeric, the wonder spice

We’re really excited to announce the launch of our new Steenbergs You Tube channel. We’ll be showing short ‘Behind The Products’ clips, as well as longer cooking demonstrations which we hope you’ll enjoy.