Kamis

Herbs & Spices

Sweet paprika

This spice is produced from dried and ground fruits of pepper, cultivated in South America and Southern Europe. Paprika enhances the immune system and improves digestion. Sweet paprika is a basic spice of Hungarian, Mexican and Indian Cuisine. Enriches meat, poultry and fish dishes. Try also as an accompaniment for soups, salads and cheeses. Is a popular, natural colour used in sauces, egg dishes and rice.

Ground Black Pepper

Pepper is a berry of an ever green rambler plant cultivated in South and South – East Asia. Based on fruits which are not fully ripened., the harvested berries are sun dried until they gain a dark black colour. Ground black pepper is a popular accompaniment for meats, pates and fishes. Great for salads and for seasoning egg and cheeses dishes and best added after cooking.

Basil

Basil is cultivated in Asia and South Europe. This herb has a characteristic, slightly sour and refreshing smell. It accelerates the process of digestion. Basil is a great accompaniment for salads, soups, sauces, fish and poultry, omelettes, herbal butter and many other dishes and is a popular seasoning in Italian cuisine. Basil matches perfectly with garlic and blended with rosemary is a substitute of salt in salt free diet. Add to dishes at the end of cooking.

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Marjoram

Marjoram is nothing else then dried garden marjoram harvested while blooming. Marjoram comes from Middle East and is cultivated almost everywhere. This is a typical seasoning of Mediterranean cuisine. Is a great accompaniment for meat dishes, sauces, and roasts as well as al kinds of spicy stuffing, pates, soups and mushrooms. Marjoram matches well with thyme.

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Oregano

This spice is produced from dried leaves and flowers of the plant cultivated in the Mediterranean region. Oregano has a delicate, slightly bitter taste. It has dietetic attributes and can also increase your appetite and accelerate digestion. Oregano is irreplaceable when seasoning vegetables, cheeses, fish and crab. Oregano is a favourite herb in Italian, Spanish and Mexican cuisine and is a basic seasoning for pizzas and spaghetti. Oregano goes well with basil, marjoram, thyme and pepper.

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Thyme

Thyme is a dried plant, which comes from the Mediterranean region. Presently it is cultivated all over Europe. Its strong smell and slightly bitter flavour come from the ethereal oils produced by the plant. Thyme is a great accompaniment for soups, sauces, red meat dishes, poultry, fish and cheeses. Great seasoning for pates and meat stuffing.

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Dried Garlic

Garlic comes from Middle Asia but now is cultivated almost everywhere. Garlic contains substances which kills gems and bacteria and these attributes were known in China 4000 years ago. Garlic is a great seasoning for lamb, beef, venison and poultry and enriches the aroma of ham, sausages and pates. It is a great seasoning for fish, soups, sauces, vegetable, mushrooms, egg and cheese and is very popular in Spanish, Greek, Italian and Hungarian cuisine.

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Polish Cuisine Seasonings

Bigos and Cabbage Dish Seasoning

Bigos is the most traditional dish in Polish cuisine. Its original taste was even described by the most famous Polish poet – Adam Mickiewicz in one of his greatest masterpiece. Kamis bigos and cabbage dishes seasoning, allows you to create this incredible taste in your home.

Ingredients: sweet paprika, white mustard seeds, coriander, cumin, buckwheat, dill, juniper, bay leaves, rosemary, chilli, turmeric, mushrooms, sugar, salt and sodium glutamate (taste enhancer).

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Tripe Seasoning

Thick meat soups have been popular in Polish cuisine for ages. The most popular is a soup made from beef and pork stomach called tripe. The ingredients of Kamis Tripe seasonings give a characteristic, brothy taste with distinctive hint of root vegetables. Black pepper spices up the taste whereas sweet paprika gives an attractive colour.

Ingredients: carrot, parsnip, celery, onion, ginger, nutmeg, pimento, bay leaf, sugar, salt and taste enhancers: sodium glutamate and yeast extract.

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Bean Dishes Seasoning

Beans and peas are very often used in Polish kitchens as popular ingredients in soups, mean courses and site dishes. These vegetables are a precious source of proteins, fibre and iron. The carefully chosen blend of herbs, root spices and dried vegetables in Kamis bean dishes seasoning will improve taste of every meal enhancing its taste and aroma. Best added at the end of cooking.

Ingredients: Marjoram, savory, coriander, cumin, garlic, hot paprika, black pepper, salt and sodium glutamate (taste enhancer).

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Potatoes Dishes Seasoning

Potatoes are the most popular vegetable in Poland. Potatoes dish seasoning is a blend of herbs and spices, which gives a new, magnificent flavour to every recipe based on potatoes. Try with stewed, baked and fried potatoes, casseroles, soups and potato stuffing.

Ingredients: black pepper, sweet and hot paprika, marjoram, dill, savory, coriander, garlic, onion, salt and taste enhancer: sodium glutamate.

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Egg Dishes Seasoning

The egg is a symbol of a re-born life. In many cuisines eggs are not only appreciated because of the taste but also because of their precious nutritional value including proteins easily accepted by the body.

Ingredients: onion, chives, white pepper, green parsley, garlic, white mustard seeds, basil.

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Żurek – Polish Rye Soup and White Borsch Seasoning

Żurek and white borsch are the most traditional Polish soups. The slightly sour taste of these soups comes from a previously prepared leaven based on rye flour (Żurek) or wheat flour (white borsch). Kamis seasoning can be used in home made dished and ready soups available in Polish stores.

Ingredients: garlic, onion, black pepper, dill, marjoram, bay leaves, pimento, dried vegetables, taste enhancer: sodium glutamate and salt.

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