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Ground Sumac Berries

Ground Sumac Berries

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Bright, tart, and lemony. Use sumac to enhance the flavor of your recipes similar to salt. Sumac spices are great in marinades, dressings, and seasoning rubs for fish, meat, or vegetables. It's the main ingredient used to blend our Za'atar. Great for seasoning hummus, rice dishes, and kebobs. To season lamb with sumac, brush with olive oil, season with salt, pepper, and sumac prior to roasting.

Flavor Profile

Tart and lemony in overall flavor. Pairs well with allspice, cumin, garlic, paprika, and thyme.

How to Use

Cooking with sumac brings out the flavor in your dishes. Mix ground sumac with vegetables, like onions, and then use as a condiment for meats, or in marinades and salad dressings.

About The Spice

Sumac comes from the fruit of a bush indigenous to the Middle East, and widely used in Turkish and other Arabic cuisines. Before the Romans learned of lemons, they used sumac for its sour and pleasantly astringent taste. They called it Syrian sumac.

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Ground Sumac Berries Q&A

What is sumac spice?

Sumac spice is a reddish-purple berry found on wild bushes in the Middle East. It's a popular seasoning, whether dried berries or ground sumac, in Middle Eastern cooking.

What does sumac taste like?

Sumac is tart, fruity, and lemony, with a slight sweetness and a hint of floral notes.

How do I use sumac in cooking?

Use ground sumac when cooking to help bring out, or enhance, the flavor in your foods, just like you would with salt.

Is sumac edible?

Sumac berries used for culinary purposes are edible, unlike the poisonous sumac plant which is unrelated.

What are some other names for sumac?

Rhus coriaria, Sumach, and Summak are all other names used for sumac.

Dietary Information

MSG-Free

Dairy-Free

Gluten-Free

Onion-Free

Garlic-Free

Black Pepper-Free

Corn-Free

Capsicum-Free

Sweetener-Free

Sugar-Free

Sesame-Free

Vegetarian

Vegan