Spice World
As many of you know, I love to cook – and I eat a largely plant-based diet. While I was looking for some cooking inspo this past year, I came across Saha, a Canadian brand that specializes in creating products that make crafting delicious international dishes a snap!
What does that mean, exactly? Saha produces small batch sauces, curry bases and marinades out of Toronto, using authentic ingredients that basically act as a shortcut in creating your favourite global cuisine. No more spending buckets of money on a spice you’ll never know how to use again folks. Even better? The product are gluten-free, preservative and additive-free, saturated and trans fat-free, cholesterol-free, low in calories, and low in fat and sugar (5 are actually sugar-free). Plus they’re suitable for a plant-based diet like mine.
So what are the products you ask? Currently Saha has 9 products across three different culinary families – Thai, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean. I got to try a few of them and as an overarching statement: They were perfect. They’re a nice liquidy consistency which makes adding them to recipes a cinch (unlike say, solid curry paste which can be tricky to break up sometimes), and they added the ideal level of balance between heat and flavour.
More specifically, a quick rundown of what I got to sample – and what I think it’s perfect for:
Caribbean Curry Base – I actually made the first recipe on the Saha recipes page; the Stir-Fried Curry Noodles. It tasted like something you’d eat at a restaurant, with that earthy heat you find in Caribbean food. I’d also recommend it for people who make rotis or even samosas.
Lahmajoun – I was so curious about this Middle Eastern pizza base. I mixed it with some vegan ground round and spread it on pizza dough, and it tasted amazing, sort of like an exotic Hamburger Helper (I also added cheese to one half of the pizza and it was also great). You could for sure create a creative hamburger pizza as a meat eater with this.
Red + Green Curries – Essentially I’d say what I said above; the liquid texture blends perfectly, and the heat level was *just* right for us. I made a slower cooker red curry and a stir fried green curry and they were both delish.
The folks at Saha also sent me their bestselling product, Shish Touk, a chicken marinade, but naturally I didn’t get a chance to sample it directly – but got a thumbs up review from the family member I passed it onto.
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The brand is looking at expanding too – keep an eye out for a new trio of products inspired by the likes of India or Latin America (amongst other possibilities). You can pick up Saha products at select specialty / gourmet shops in Ontario and BC, however your best bet is to just nab them online. They sell for $8 a pop and flat rate shipping of $10 is available – plus they even throw in an extra jar when you order 10 or more products!
I love this as a gift idea for a hostess, or even a housewarming for a foodie friend. They also work well for gift baskets, or thank yous.
Want to spice up your life? Saha has generously agreed to give away a gift set of three products of your choice, in a special gift box. Here’s how to enter for your chance to win:
1) Super Important: You must be a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide to enter this giveaway. It’s as simple as finding ‘The Gift of Gab’ box in the righthand column and dropping in your email or clicking ‘follow’. Then leave a comment by April 28, 2017 telling me which Saha Cuisine product you’re most interested in trying!
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around April 29, 2017 to select the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible to participate in this promotion.
4) Bonus Entry: Like Saha on Facebook and tag a friend in a comment that you think would love their products! Link back to your post in a separate comment below to earn an extra entry into the giveaway!
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I woud love to try the Saha Caribbean Curry Base.
I would love to try Shish Taouk, Shawarma, and the Jerk Marinade. They all seem very appealing.
Going to start looking in stores near me.
Shish Touk
We really enjoy Mediterranean flavours, so I would go for all three of their line of Middle Eastern spices.
The Shish Touk chicken marinade sounds yummy. I love cooking and would love to try any of these.
the Saha Caribbean Curry Base sounds delicious
I would like to try lahmajoun
I’d like to try the Caribbean curry flavour. I am a subscriber
As a curry lover I would love to try the Thai green curry.
Subscriber
The Saha Thai green curry sounds like a tasty blend.
I’d love to try the green curry. I always have so much trouble mixing in the more solid curry pastes!
We love Thai food so my choice would be Thai red curry. The Caribbean blends look interesting also.
I’d be interested in trying the Caribbean Curry, but they all sound great
Subscriber. I’d like to taste the Lahmajoun; sounds interesting!
Thanks.
I would love to try the Shish Taouk and the curries! I love Middle Eastern food and would love to try making it myself!
Caribbean curry is interesting.
I really want to try the Shish Taouk. I love mideastern flavours!
I would like to try the shish taouk-as well as the thai green curry-they all sound delicious
I would like to try the shish taouk
i would like to trycaribbean curry
I am interested in the Saha curries – Caribbean, Thai Red and Thai Green. They all sound scrumptious.
The Caribbean Jerk Seasoning looks great. I would love to try it.
I lived a year in Trinidad, so would be most interested in trying the Caribbean Curry.
The Green curry sounds great!
i would love to try Lahmajoun
I would like to try the Saha Curry Caribbean Base.
I think the Carribian Currie would turn me on!
I’d like to try the Red + Green curries.
There has to be a reason why the Shish Touk chicken marinade is their best seller, so I am most interested in trying that one.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I would like to try the Thai Massamau Curry.
I’d like to try the Caribbean Curry!
So hard to choose but ultimately I’d go with Shawarma, Jerk Marinade, and Lahmajoun.
I want to try the shawarma for sure!
I’m most interested in try the Carribean Curry Base!
I would love to try the THAI red curry.
I really would like to try the Red + Green Curries, both if I could!
i’D LOVE TO TRY THE CARIBBEAN JERK MARINADE & THE THAI GREEN CURRY!
I’d most like to try their Shawarma.
I would love to try the CARIBBEAN JERK MARINADE
I’d like to try the Caribbean Curry
They all sound great, though having made my own jerk marinade, I’d love to try theirs.
I would like to trycaribbean curry
I would try any one of these – perhaps starting with the Thai Green Curry!
I subscribe and i’d like to try out the shawarma…my husband loves it but i can’t make it even close.
I would love to try the three thai curries….mmmm
Green curry base. http://www.sahacuisine.com/product/thai-green-curry/
They all look very good, I would love to try the Shwarma.
I really want to try their Jerk Marinade. Thanks so much for introducing me to their products!
I would love to try, Shawarma, and the Jerk Marinade.
I’d love to try the Shish Taouk!
I would love to try Shish Taouk!!
They all look fab (I’m a bit of an Asian spice junkie:0), but I haven’t tried Lahmajoun before, so I’d be keen to try that one.
I’ve liked Saha on FB and commented on the contest post: https://www.facebook.com/sahainternationalcuisine/posts/1554166684610995?comment_id=1554477384579925&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D
I would love to try the jerk marinade
Lahmajoun
I would LOVE to try the LAHMAJOUN. My husband is Turkish and misses the taste of Turkish pizza. This would be perfect for our family!!
Love to try Lahmajoun, Green Curry and shawarma
I woud love to try the Saha Caribbean Curry Base.Yummy!
I’d love to try all of these starting with the Jerk Marinade.
they all look good!
I would love to try the Thai Green Curry!
Shawarma or the Caribbean green seasoning
I would love to try the Jerk Marinade!
Thai Green Curry sounds like a good one to try, thanks
I’d love to try the Caribbean Curry
I luv to try Jerk Marinade.
I would like to try Shish Touk.
i would love to try the Lahmajoun having been to Turkey I know the flavour would be amazing
I love East Indian food. Discovered curry ages ago. Have a yen for it.
I’d like to try the Jerk Marinade or pretty much all od the Thai spices
I would love the caribbean curry!
Red and green curry as well as the jerk marinade.
I would like to try the thai red curry
I would love to try the Caribbean curry
I’m a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide. I’m most interested in trying Saha Cuisine’s Lahmajoun product
I’d love to try the Saha Thai Red Curry
I would like to try the Caribbean curry flavour
I’d try them all, but Shawarma would be first.
I would like to try Lahmajoun first
I am a subscriber. The Caribbean Curry sounds yummy.
I am most interested in trying the Thai Red Curry.
I’d love to try the CARIBBEAN JERK MARINADE as I’ve been to Jamaica and anything jerk marinated is amazing.
I would love to try the SHISH TAOUK.
I would love to try the SHISH TAOUK.
I would love to try the Saha Carribean Curry Base
I would like to try the Thai Green Curry
try the SHISH TAOUK., entry pls
Would love to try any and all of them!
I’m a subscriber.
I would love to try out the red and green curries.
Caribbean Curry sounds fabulous!
The Thai green curry is what I would like to try the most! I adore Thai green curry!
All of the spices sound delicious but until this very moment I don’t think I’ve ever know about Lahmajoun and now I really really want to try it!
I’d love to try the jerk marinade!
They all sound interesting but I think my first pick would be the Jerk Marinade.
I’d like to try the Thai Green Curry.
I would like to give the Shawarma a try, I love Middle Eastern food.
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I would love to try the Thai Green Curry.
Love to try the Caribbean Curry Base
I’d really love to try the Shish Taouk and Lahmajoun, since I make those two meals every now and then and would love to find a good seasoning mix for them.
The Thai green curry looks yummy!
Mmmmmm they all look yummy I’d like to try the Caribbean Curry the most
The Caribbean line appeals to me most, the curry sounds great.
I’d love to try the thai red curry.
I think the Caribbean curry and the Thai red curry look amazing!
Carribean Curry Base!
I would love to try the Saha red + green curries … And the Caribbean curry or jerk marinade! Hmm, they all look delish! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win, fingers crossed 🙂
The Lahmajoun sounds awesome!
Mmmmmm they all look yummy I’d like to try the Caribbean Curry the most Love to try the Caribbean Curry Base
Mmmmmm they all look yummy I’d like to try the Caribbean Curry the most Love to try the Caribbean Curry Base