Savor the Flavor from the Source
Coming from a family of grocers, merchants, and ardent chefs, our founder wondered why the vivid scents and flavors of her childhood were often missing from store-bought spices and seasoning blends. What was that gave a spice the ability to bring cuisine alive? What made a family kitchen into a gathering place where people came to spend time and talk as the food was nearing perfection? After meeting family friends who owned one of the most storied wholesale spice purveyors in the United States, Martha Pichardo came to understand that not all spices are created equal. The country of origin, species, method of cultivation, and foraging techniques will all contribute to the unique signature of single-origin spices. Spices often have only a few days in which they must be harvested to achieve maximum flavor.Thus began a quest to find the finest example of each spice from around the globe and deliver it to professional and home chefs to inspire the creation of great food and lasting memories.
Our Seasoning Blends
Beginning with the finest spices, Swīfan has crafted seasoning blends to bring out the finest flavors of many kitchen favorites.
Our Signature Steak Seasoning Blend is perfect for any cut of meat that you choose to put on the grill or sear on the stovetop. You can use it as a dry rub for beef, pork, lamb, or even game.
Our Signature Chicken Seasoning Blend brings new excitement to this family favorite, whether you are grilling, roasting, smoking, or searing chicken and wings.
Our Caribbean Bay Seafood Seasoning Blend is the perfect addition to grilled or fried fish and can be used for crab boil seasoning, shrimp seasoning, crawfish boil seasoning, or stews. Substitute our spice mix wherever you use Old Bay seasoning or Cajun seafood seasoning.
Our Everything Bagel Seasoning provides that signature spice blend and crunch that adds zest to a range of foods you enjoy every day. Sprinkle it over avocado toast, eggs, cream cheese, salads, and more.
Our Crunchy Salad Topper blend of spices and herbs brings out the natural flavor of your favorite salads with a subtle spice blend including oregano, thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon, and dried minced garlic. The crunch comes from healthy mix of sunflower seeds, flax seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds.
Single-Origin Spice Collection
Swīfan is dedicated to delivering the very finest exemplars of every whole spice and ground spice that belongs in your spice cabinet. Whether you like to turn up the heat or bring out subtle flavors, we have spices used in a wide range of cuisines, including Middle Eastern, Indian spices, Caribbean, East Asian, and many others.
Our list of spices and herbs is constantly expanding and includes allspice, basil, bay leaves, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, chamomile flowers, chili powder, cinnamon sticks, crushed red pepper, curry powder, grains of paradise, granulated garlic, granulated onion, ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground turmeric, ground white pepper, Indian fennel, lemon pepper, linden flowers, oregano, parsley flakes, Sarawak white pepper, tellicherry peppercorns, and whole cloves.
Spices as Part of a Healthy Diet
Since ancient times, spices and herbs have been recognized for their health benefits as rich sources of natural antioxidants. The flavonoids that enhance the taste of food also have the ability to scavenge free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.
Oxidative stress has been linked to a wide range of human ailments and can be caused by emotional stress, environmental conditions, smoking, and alcohol consumption.
The natural antioxidants in spices and herbs prevent the lipids and oils in food from becoming rancid, maintain the nutritional value, and extend the useful life of foods. They can also play a preventative role to lower blood cholesterol and potentially protect against heart disease, certain cancers, and premature aging.
Some of the many spices that are rich in natural antioxidant properties include cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, saffron, turmeric, ginger, anise, caraway, fenugreek, black peppercorns, oregano, basil, bay leaf, dill, garlic powder, horseradish, allspice, marjoram, mustard, fennel flower, parsley, red pepper, peppermint, rosemary, sage, nutmeg, myrtle, and lavender.
