Here’s to spice-rack anarchy!
Carefully curated cupboards on social media are the death of creativity, says writer Cat Thomson. Her spice shelf might make Marie Kondo wince but at least it gets used with abandon
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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When you go to make the spice-strewn recipes on p94, I hope you’ll be opening a chaotic spice cupboard like mine, overflowing with glass jars and sachets filled with aromatic treasures. When the door opens my senses are assaulted by a cascade of aromas (and, if I’m being honest, very occasionally a cascade of badly packed jars), but I love that intoxicating bouquet. They all fight to impress me: fragrant cardamom, hints of nut-like paprika, lemony coriander, the liquorice notes of star anise and the earthy, gingery aroma of turmeric. There’s something about that musky cabinet of curiosities that gets my culinary juices flowing and will always get me cooking with joy.