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It might feel like there are plenty of single-origin items out on the market today. There are single-origin coffee beans, and single-origin teas, as well as single-origin chocolate bars. And before you dismiss the phrase “single-origin” as “another way to get more money out of the consumer,” hear us out.
It may be true that “single-origin” has become something of a marketing catch-phrase, but for companies that are true to their word, it also means that products like coffee beans, cacao beans, teas, and spices, are sourced from just one production area. In the case of some spices, it might even come from just one farm, or one cooperative (via Burlap and Barrel). Ethan Frisch, who started Burlap and Barrel, tells Epicurious that there is a problem with the spice trade. “The commodity spice supply chain is completely opaque, and intentionally so. There are people who benefit from a consumer’s lack of understanding. Likewise, [there are people] who benefit from the farmers’ lack of understanding about where the spices are going,” he says.
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