| Professional restaurant kitchens rely on wholesale | | | | would be found growing locally. These often include |
| spices and bulk spices to keep their foods tasting | | | | garlic, oregano, dried basil leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg, dill, |
| great. There are a whole host of organic spices that | | | | mint and allspice. Because the climate and thus the |
| you will want to keep on hand, with specialty bulk spice | | | | plant life is similar to Greece, Italian foods utilize many |
| added depending on the cuisines featured at your | | | | of the same organic spices as Greek cuisine. |
| restaurant. Wholesale spices are offered to | | | | From these simple bulk spices you can create a |
| businesses that will resell the spice in some fashion, be | | | | wealth of different dishes. You might want to try a |
| it in cooked foods or to the public in a health food or | | | | variety to be served as part of a Greek meze platter. |
| grocery store setting. | | | | Tzatziki sauce is often served with fried meatballs |
| Basic ingredients used regularly throughout the cooking | | | | made from seasoned ground lamb, and it uses garlic, |
| day should always be kept on hand. These types of | | | | dill, salt and pepper as the primary bulk spice. This |
| bulk spices include black pepper, sea salt, cinnamon, | | | | same sauce is also very good when served with fried |
| garlic powder, dried basil leaves, dried thyme leaves, dill | | | | falafel patties, which is made from ground chickpeas. |
| weed, cumin, nutmeg and other oft-used culinary bulk | | | | Italian restaurants will usually offer an antipasti selection |
| spice. | | | | in the appetizer course. This can include thinly sliced |
| Once you have the basics taken care of, you will next | | | | cold cooked meats, cold pasta salad, artichoke hearts, |
| want to turn your attention to specific dishes that you | | | | bean salads, salami and prosciutto, and perhaps a |
| cook and for which you need specialized wholesale | | | | fish-based antipasti. This might include the fried fish, |
| spices. Chinese cuisines often feature ginger, garlic, | | | | which are seasoned with garlic, rosemary, sage, |
| five-spice powder, star anise, dried hot chili peppers | | | | crushed red pepper and parsley, all of which can be |
| and cornstarch, among others. | | | | purchased as bulk spice. |
| Greek cuisine uses ingredients and dried herbs that | | | | |