Feb 5, 2013

Spice Shop Sells Exotic Flavors by the OunceBy Andrea TorresMiamiHerald.com

Miami, FL – Spice Galore’s retail space in South Miami looks like a potion room from the Harry Potter books. Glass jars and transparent little bags filled with herbs and other ingredients from around the world sit on wooden shelves waiting to be part of a recipe.

For the founders of the boutique, at 6010 S. Dixie Hwy. in South Miami, it’s all about bringing the magic of “molecular gastronomy” into the kitchens of adventuresome home cooks. The modern style of cuisine focuses on chemical transformations. For example, maltodextrin helps chefs to turn anything with fat like olive oil or Nutella into powder.

“We are exited about offering something new and exiting,” co-owner Aimee Ortega said. “The techniques change the chemical composition of food to make it look like something else. For instance, with ‘agar’ you can make fruit caviar, dextrose monohydrate and xylitol can replace sugar. Xylitol doesn’t alter your glycemic index.”

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