African Spices

Uda Seeds, also known as Negro Pepper, Selim Pepper, or Grains of Selim, are a West African spice sold in a 10g pack. They are made up of dried see...

Uziza seeds, also known as West African pepper or Ashanti pepper, come from the Piper guineense plant and are sold here as 20g of whole dried seeds...

Ehuru  seed is used as a spice for its fragrance.   Directions The seeds are grounded or grated and added to traditional soups.     Origin Nigeria

Aridan is the dried, curved seed pod of Tetrapleura tetraptera, a tree native to West Africa, known in Yoruba as Aridan, in Igbo-associated cooking...

Grains of Paradise are seeds of Alligator pepper. They have a hot and peppery flavor so they are used as a pepper substitute. Grains of Paradise ar...

Gbafilo is a spice made from the nut of the Gbafilo pod, removed and ground into a fine seasoning used to flavor Nigerian pepper soup. It's a lesse...

Cloves Whole or ground cloves are used to flavor sauces and soups. It’s one of one of the components of the Peppersoup spice blend. Cloves contain ...

Umilo is a common spice used to flavor for some soups and pastries for its sweet fragrance.

Dried ginger is commonly used as a spice and flavoring agent in soups. It’s a common ingredient for peppersoup spice blend. This dried ginger can b...

 Fennel is a regular addition in spice blends to be used for peppersoup, Ghana light soup, dry rubs for meat and fish. The seeds can be used whole ...