Welcome to Indonesia, the archipelago of spices. For those of you who have no clue of where Indonesia is located, what archipelago means and how rich of spices this place is, this article will enlighten you.
Indonesia is a country with an official name “The Republic of Indonesia” located in Southeast Asia, specifically between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Indonesia consists of at least 17,000 islands including Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Java and Bali, which makes it deserving of the archipelago title.
Indonesia has numerous rainforests spreading under its distinctively hot and humid climate, along with a heavy rainfall occurrence. With such a natural environment, Indonesia only comes second after Brazil, the world’s biodiversity champion.
Indonesia is home to the “Spice Islands” Moluccas, a smaller archipelago in the east where at least 30,000 species of spices are thriving in the wild. This number covers more than half of spices known all around the world. The spices are categorized into four: dry spices, fresh spices, aromatic spices, and acids.
Indonesian spices are high in demand due to their organic quality. Cultivated and harvested in the most indigenous farming method, Indonesia produces the best quality spices with distinctive flavor and fragrance. Organic spices Indonesia have been exported all around the world and become a regular in Indonesian restaurants worldwide.
Collective attempts to introduce Indonesian spices to the world leads to government’s take on a program named Indonesia Spice Up the World (ISUTW). ISUTW is one of the government’s acts to promote Indonesian spices and dishes to a global audience in an attempt to increase the value of local spices through export.
Being home to tens thousands of spices known today, Indonesia still sits on the 4th place in the global spices export, and sits on the 2nd biggest only for pepper. This shows Indonesia spices export that is valued at USD 500 million p.a. still has a room for improvement.
In its heyday, in the 17th century, Indonesian spices, particularly nutmeg, was worth more than gold. History said medieval Europe had an obsession toward Indonesian spices as the spices was good for food preservation and as a flavoring agent in their cuisine. Even during the Black Death, a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe between 1347 and 1351, nutmeg was believed to be a good prevention of the plague. In 1677, in return for Manhattan, the English ceded Run Island in Moluccas, which was home to nutmeg, to the Dutch with the Treaty of Breda.
Aside from nutmeg, Indonesia exports black pepper, white pepper, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Over the last five years, the global interest of Indonesian spices shows a positive trend with an average growth of 2.95%. Known as a native land to numerous spices, India is interestingly the 3rd biggest importer of Indonesian spices. India even puts investment in Central Java, a province popular for its herbal drink ‘jamu’ made of turmeric, ginger and curcuma.
Indonesia has a lot to offer in terms of its diversity in spices. However, some spices product from Indonesia make the most popular commodities all around the world as below.
Nutmeg is the pride of Indonesian spices. Currently, Indonesia is supplying 70-80% of global demand of nutmeg. Indonesian nutmeg grows wild in Java, Aceh and Sulawesi. Indonesian nutmeg, depending on where it grows, has different characteristics. Yet, certain qualities owned by a majority of Indonesian nutmeg varieties are a distinctive fragrance and richness in oil.
Indonesian black pepper is famous all around the world thanks to Lampung pepper with its burning pungency, flavor and fragrance. Lampung pepper is small in size yet promising a distinguished heat on the tongue. Such criteria can be found in black pepper from other countries.
Indonesian white pepper is primarily produced on the island of Bangka, Indonesia, with a popular name “Muntok white pepper”. Muntok refers to the name of the village where the white pepper grows. This variety offers a strong, unique fragrance with spicy and creamy flavor.
Indonesian cinnamon is the world’s favorite. Indonesia’s Cassia Cinnamon is more affordable than Ceylon Cinnamon from India. Indonesian cinnamon is pungent, spicy and fragrant, with a hint of bitterness. A majority of Indonesian cinnamon grows on the island of Sumatra.
Cardamom is currently one of the world’s priciest spices only after saffron and vanilla. Indonesian cardamom is considered high quality, best used for strengthening flavor and aroma of dishes aside from treating some health conditions.
Indonesia, specifically the island of Maluku, is home to the popular cloves. Indonesian cloves is best as a spice or as a raw material for cigarette. Indonesian cloves have a distinctive warmth with strong taste and fragrance.
There is no other way of getting authentic Indonesian spices other than ordering it directly from the source – Indonesia. Fortunately, Indonesia has a few professional Indonesian spice suppliers that trade worldwide including Spices and Co.
Spices and Co is no new name in the spices industry of Indonesia. They have been around for a while in providing organic, best quality spices from many parts of Indonesia. Their passion, commitment and dedication to consumers make them recognized for their meticulous work to deliver spices to their consumers.
Spices are special, thus they need special treatments during the harvest, selection, packaging, storing and delivery. A trusted Indonesian spices supplier like Spices and Co knows what is best for your ordered spices so they are guaranteed to come in their utmost condition.
Note that with a wrong spices supplier, your order of spices could be a mess. Make sure you order from a supplier with supporting background and experience to handle your order with knowledge and care. It has been a common knowledge that each spice has its own special requirement of handling. Thus, you need a good Indonesian spices supplier like Spices and Co that knows how to handle each type of spice to keep its freshness as long as possible.
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