About Us
Inspired by flavors from India, the land of spices, Tasting India is a proud WOC owned, LGBTQ friendly business, creating products that showcase the versatility of spices across global culinary traditions and helps elevate your everyday cooking.
Tasting India features a line of micro batch roasted and handcrafted spice blends, Bombay Chili Crunch as well as authentic Masala Chai and Cardamom Coffee. Our versatile spice blends are perfect for grilling, stir fry, stews and more! Whether it’s infusing flavor into your pot of Sunday Pasta sauce, spicing up your summer BBQ’s, wowing your dinner party guests or creating an exciting breakfast to kickstart your day, there’s something here for everyone.
Based in Chicago, we have been featured on WGN, WBEZ/NPR, The Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Eater, Block Club Chicago and other publications.
Micro Batch
Hand Blended
Gluten Free
Vegan
Our Mission
We want to shatter the stereotypes that have plagued Indian cuisine; and showcase the versatility of spices across global culinary traditions.
Our Vision
Experiencing all that Tasting India has to offer is like a rich culinary treasure hunt!
Our vision is to create a community of empowered Spice Adventurers, from novice cooks to proficient flavor fanatics.
As Spice Adventurers we inspire each other to unleash our creative flavor potential, create and share our personal spice adventures and explore new culinary horizons together.
Meet the Founder
My name is Jasmine and I’m the founder of Tasting India. I come from a family of fierce and talented women and have very fond memories of cooking with all my aunts and learning the magic of spices from my mother. I am passionate about sharing food and flavor with others, which inspired Tasting India’s line of unique and micro batch crafted products.
Food has always been my favorite way to create new bonds and strengthen connections, so I feel grateful to spend my time building a community that is United by Spice!
A letter from the Founder
A Spice Merchant’s Grand Daughter
In my journey of creating this line, I learnt more about my Grandfather, who was one of the biggest spice merchants in his day, in Kolkata India. Growing up, my mother often recounted tales of playing amongst hundreds of sacks of spices, the perfume filling every crevice of her childhood home.
These early stories were instrumental in my quest for understanding the magic of spices and wanting to share that with the world. I remember knowing that I wanted to be a chef, very early on in my life and my family wholeheartedly encouraged my love for cooking, feeding others and building shared experiences through food!
Spices have been the very foundation of all my memories and through Tasting India, I want to offer a tantalizing glimpse of a rich, vibrant culture I come from and also showcase how spices can help elevate flavors across different cuisines.
We’re so happy to have you join us on this global culinary adventure!
Always United by Spice!
CEO and Founder
