Le Comptoir des Poivres

Saffron is used in cooking both for its aroma and for the golden-yellow colour it gives to dishes.
These characteristics make it a very popular condiment all over the world.

The Comptoir des Poivres gives you the “saffron pearl" - "Neguine" in Persian and made only from the upper part of the crocus stigma.

It is an exceptional product !

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Powerful, even violent, very impressive nose and completely natural! This powder doesn't look like some of the powders made with poor quality citrus fruits, often not washed and badly dried and which have an unpleasant soapy odour. Ours is an exceptional powder, made of specially selected fruits, picked when fully ripe, washed, finely peeled and whose the zests have been extensively and gently dried in the sun before being made into powder. The dominant odour is of course lemon and lime, but with sweet notes evoking candied citron zest. It has a beautiful camphor and menthol odour, evoking eucalyptus, with a spicy touch reminiscent of ginger. This product is a fresh-tasting delicacy.

Smell is powerful, in a very fresh register: eucalyptus and camphor are dominant, a strong presence of lemon and menthol evoking black seed, beautiful floral touches and aromatic herbs, mainly sage and bay leaf.

You can immediately taste the typical chocolate flavour of these cocoa beans, but it is very delicate. There are no burnt notes as the roasting preserves the natural cocoa notes.

The leaves, like the fruits, exhale taste and olfactory notes of verbena, cinnamon, lime, coriander, ginger… Many fragrances also recall the sansho grape from Japan.

The clove has a hot, sweet and spicy, woody and spicy flavor. It is used by the pharmaceutical industry for its disinfectant, healing and anaesthetic properties. Its smell inevitably is reminiscent of the dentists'!
It is also used by perfumers. You can create a wonderful home fragrance by studding an orange with cloves. This is called a "pomander".

The fruits are harvested by pickers and immediately smoked on site over a wood fire. They thus develop its earthy, woody, camphoric and smoky black tea notes. The scent is fresh, extremely powerful.

The fruits are harvested by pickers and immediately smoked on site over a wood fire. They thus develop its earthy, woody, camphoric and smoky black tea notes. The scent is fresh, extremely powerful.

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Star anise has a characteristic smell of anise with a sweet aromatic flavor and a slightly peppery aftertaste. Aroma is even more intense if the seeds are crushed or ground.

Its smell is subtle and sweet with a peppery edge. It immediately evokes pastries.

Its smell is powerful, penetrating, hot, sweet and peppery with spikes of musk. When cooking, the peppery side develops.

Smell is powerful, in a very fresh register: eucalyptus and camphor are dominant, a strong presence of lemon and menthol evoking black seed, beautiful floral touches and aromatic herbs, mainly sage and bay leaf.

This lime exudes spicy, acidic and lemony notes. It has a sharp acidity and an elegant bitterness with notes of candied citron and almost liquorice touches.

Extremely enjoyable, addictive nose with delicious, hot, sweet notes. Pineapple and candied citron are dominant, always with a tart citrus touch, of quince, angelica, verbena and herbaceous notes evoking dried hay and tobacco.

The beans have very little odour. In the mouth the chocolate taste appears immediately, with a burnt sideand a pleasant bitterness, without any sweetness.

Fruity, intense citrus taste, with ripe lemon, candied lemon, dried lemon peel with peaks of menthol. Despite its acidity a hot, sweet note emerges.

The limou exudes almost smoky, spicy, acidic, lemony notes. On the palate, the acidity is incisive, the bitterness elegant, with notes of candied citron, candied mandarin and almost liquorice touches.

A subtle odour with touches of sweetened citrus fruits, vegetal, evoking a warm straw scent. To taste, an amusing texture, the powder melts on the tongue, leaving traces of sugar and finally a pleasant bitterness of mandarin bark.

Its odour is not very pronounced, slightly sweet, fruity and vegetal. Its flavor is sweet, very slightly resinous, with a light bitterness.

You can immediately taste the typical chocolate flavour of these cocoa beans, but it is very delicate. There are no burnt notes as the roasting preserves the natural cocoa notes.

We offer you exceptional zests, made of specially selected fruits, picked when fully ripe, washed, finely peeled and extensively and gently dried in the sun. The dominant odour is of course lemon and lime, but with sweet notes evoking candied citron zest. It has a beautiful camphor and menthol odour, evoking eucalyptus, with a spicy touch reminiscent of ginger. This product is a fresh-tasting delicacy.

The seed has a very pleasant odour, evoking caramel with notes of liquorice. It has a note of celeriac, reminiscent of Madras curry. The flavour of the seeds is bitter and tastes of celeriac.

Its smell is powerful, slightly hot, spicy, minty, fruity and floral, sharp, with a slight pleasant bitterness.

Tonka beans is very fragant, gives off warm and sweet notes reminiscent of the scents of sweet almond and cut hay. A closer look reveals creamy notes of leather, wax, almond and vanilla. Some will perceive a touch of caramel, tobacco or honey.

Its smell is powerful, penetrating, hot, sweet and peppery with spikes of musk. When cooking, the peppery side develops.

This is the bark of a tree, like cinnamon. Strongly anise-flavoured, it is used in Madagascar as a substitute for star anise.