Monsoon Coast is a small (read one 'spice girl') company located on beautiful Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. We started over 15 years ago with a vision to make traditional Indian spice mixtures accessible to the western palate. Since then we have followed our taste buds to other parts of the planet. Our fans rave about the ability of our mixtures to transform an everyday meal into a taste sensation. This year we will continue to expand our following and get more stores to carry our products.

VACATION Update May 21, 2013

I am flying off to Toronto for a visit with my family and to attend the opening of Kathy Venter's solo exhibition of her life-size ceramic sculpture at the Gardiner Museum. I modeled for Kathy for her figure entitled "Woman Drawing". The show runs from May 30 to September 15, 2013. If you are in Toronto this summer, take some time to see the exhibition. You can read my blog about the sculpture at my Life Model Blog. I will be back at the Saturday Market on June 1st!

The Saturday Market is on and we hope you are planning a trip to Salt Spring this year! If you are here on a Saturday do stop by the Market. You will find us in our usual spot with some samples and our full selection of Monsoon Coast jars and gift boxes. Other days of the week you can find us on-island at NatureWorks, Country Grocer (Deli Section), Waterfront Gallery, Love My Kitchen and SaltSpring Mercantile. I will be out of town on May 25th, but you will be able to find what you need at one of the stores listed here.

Thanks to Oliver Burke who sent his recipe for Oliver's Thursday Night Curry with Prawns. He used Moghul Curry, Punjabi Garam Masala and Tunisian Harissa. Full marks for Oliver! From his recipe obviously he likes his curry HOT! Give it a whirl any night of the week.

This summer is a great time to break out the BBQ and our BBQ Rub. Try our excellent recipe for BBQ Pulled Pork. It is AMAZING! It takes some time but definitely worth it.

Even long-time customers forget to check our recipe page for inspiration. The most recent additions include: Spicy Zesty Shrimp using our BBQ Rub and GM or Mahaviras Feast, Chilaquiles using our BBQ Rub, Moghul Curry Hot Pepper Jelly Dip and Kale Chips which work well with BBQ Rub, Durban Curry or Tandoori & Tobago Habanero.

I am still working at expanding the number of stores that carry Monsoon Coast spice mixtures. We are at nearly 50 locations across Canada. Let me know if you have a favourite gourmet food or grocery store near you that should carry our products.

For a complete list of stores visit our Sales page.

Check out a great article about us from the Feb/March 2012 issue of Eat Magazine and online at Eat Magazine.