Mace is the lacy red aril that wraps the nutmeg seed, dried and then milled to a fine powder. It is often passed over in the kitchen, which is a pity: where nutmeg is bold, mace is more delicate, with a piquant edge and a warm, subtle spiciness of its own. Lakpura Organic Mace Powder comes from organic growers in Sri Lanka, grown without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, and is ground and packed in small batches so that each lot is handled with care.
Certified organic. That means the mace is grown and processed to organic standards, without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, and reaches you with nothing added — no artificial colours, no flavourings, no preservatives. What is in the pack is ground mace and nothing else.
- Finely ground mace powder, ready to measure straight into the pan
- Sourced from organic growers, cultivated without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides
- Processed and packed in small batches in Sri Lanka
- Free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives
Mace is a versatile spice and rewards a light hand. It suits dishes that cook slowly, where its flavour has time to open out — a pot of chicken stock left to simmer for hours is a good example. A little stirred through steaming basmati rice perfumes the whole bowl. It works well in spice blends, and it belongs in baking as much as in savoury cooking. If you usually dust a cappuccino with nutmeg, try a pinch of mace powder instead; the result is gentler and quite distinct. Like many of the island's spices, mace has long been valued in Sri Lankan kitchens and traditional households.
Lakpura works with organic growers across Sri Lanka to bring the island's spices to the table in their simplest form.
