Boston Blend Curio Spice Mix

Curio's take on a classic poultry seasoning, beloved in Boston and used in everything from stuffing to baked lobster. Boston was an important hub for the American spice trade early on in the eighteenth century, with many spice companies, like Slade Mill, making their start here in Boston. Curio pays homage to this history through this blend's dynamic herbal notes that get a modern lift from Sri Lankan white pepper and grains of paradise. Imagine the ships coming into Boston Harbor laden with aromatic spices from abroad! 

This is a versatile SALT-FREE blend that can be used for summer chowders or clam bakes, sprinkled on potato salads or as a rub for roast chicken or your classic Thanksgiving turkey!

2 oz. jar

Active Ingredients: Sage, rosemary, onion, white pepper, thyme, celery, parsley, coriander, grains of paradise.

Maker: Curio Spice Co. (Cambridge, MA)

Curio Spice Co. started in a saffron field in Northern Greece. Kneeling in the dirt to help hand-harvest the delicate flowers that give us the world’s most valuable spice, Curio founder Claire Cheney began a curious journey to understand how, as humans who once revered spices like gods, we’ve relegated the same ingredients to dusty warehouses where they sit for years before reaching our kitchens. Spices were grown and traded for thousands of years, but recent history shows a declining respect for land and people and more a celebration of conquest, trade monopolies, and exploitation. Since 2015, the Curio team has been working to change this narrative and the way spices are produced and traded while creating unique spice blends that celebrate a sense of place. Their mission is to improve the livelihoods of spice farmers and inspire culinary creativity. They specialize in directly sourced spices, sourced locally from New England as well as from smallholder spice farms around the world. They pay above Fair Trade price—sometimes as much as ten times the commodity rate—for spices that burst with flavor. They give back through fundraising efforts via their Curio for a Cause campaigns, which support gender equality, climate resilience, and community empowerment. They instill in every product a respect for the land and the farmers who grow their spices, alongside a sense of wonder for the rare flavors available to us.