Spice Chasm's Grains & Seeds

English Name: Cacao

Botanical Name: Theobroma cacao

Cacao is the raw powder of the seed of a tropical tree that makes chocolate. The roasted seed itself is quite nutritious and considered a valuable super food. Can be made into any sort of food or drink.

English Name: Corn

Botanical Name: Zea mays

Corn has many uses in food and industry. We offer mostly traditional varieties such as for corn meal or popcorn. Many Heirloom varieties.

English Name: Cumin

Botanical Name: Cuminum cyminum

Cumin seed is used a lot in Indian and other Asian styles of cooking. One of our personal favourite spices for almost everything, its added to most any dish.

English Name: Heart Seed, Balloon Vine

Botanical Name: Cardiospermum halicacabum

Heart seed is one of the few products we carry that is not related to culinary use. In fact, there is no edible quality to this plant, but the seeds are quite the trick. Each small black seed has a perfect little white heart seemingly painted on. These are completely natural and the plant makes this happen with each seed it produces, very unique!

English Name: Pepper, Black

Botanical Name: Piper nigrum

Black pepper, the spicy seeds of this tropical vine have gone round the world with a mission. Now its available everywhere! Great spice for food, adding some spice to the dish. All of our black pepper is grown in Taiwan.

English Name: Pigeon Pea

Botanical Name: Cajanus cajan

Pigeon pea gets its name in Chinese, Tree bean, due to its large shrub like perennial growth. The beans are great for soups and cooking in rice dishes.

English Name: Quinoa

Botanical Name: Chenopodium quinoa

Quinoa became famous in the west as an ancient grain coming from South America. Many people don’t know that there are a few races of Quinoa, some said to be native in other areas. We carry 2 "types" of quinoa, Peruvian and Formosan (Taiwan). We grow our Peruvian stock on our farm in Canada and the Formosan type we grow on our farm in Taiwan.