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Values
Sustainability, Traceability and Fair Trade. Mustapha’s adheres to a strict policy of responsible product sourcing. That includes following the International standards for sustainability, traceability and fair trade.
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Our Philosophy
"What you consume can either heal and restore your
body or gradually deplete it. Our mission is to nurture and restore your
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Vision
It is our vision to harness the extraordinary power, pure ingredients and the soulful blend of flavors to engage everyone, from every walk of life, to awaken their tastebuds and broaden their cultural horizons everyday.
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M'Khamsa
M’Khamsa or the hand of Fatima is a symbol used all over the Middle East and North Africa for healing and protection. Traditionally, it was used to ward off the evil eye. Recently it has become a universal symbol of protection, wholesomeness and healing. Mustapha believes the M’Khamsa, is the perfect metaphor for what Avicenna preached. Food should nourish the body, restore and heal it...ultimately protecting it.
Mustapha’s Harissa: Crafted with Integrity.
Mustaphas Harissa is more than just a condiment. It's a flavor experience that's perfect for any dish, anytime, anywhere. Its full-flavored, passionate piquancy makes it a delicious addition to grilled meat, fish, or eggs, a flavorful stir-in for soups, or a unique dip for French fries. Its soulful flavor knows no bounds.
What distinguishes Mustaphas Harissa and sets it apart from the rest? The challenges in
making hot sauce are making it shelf stable and affordable without using the stems and the seeds. When you use fresh peppers, most of the weight of the peppers is the stems, seeds, and water content. Peppers are very expensive, and if you remove the stems, the seeds, and the water from the peppers and make the hot sauce just with the pulp of the pepper, the cost of the hot sauce would be prohibitive. That is why most hot sauce companies try to overcome these obstacles by grinding all the peppers' stems, seeds, and meat and keeping the sauce homogenous by using Xanthan Gum as a binder. And since most of the sauce is water, the water content would keep it from being shelf stable. They use chemical preservatives to stabilize the hot sauce and make it shelf-stable. Some use purees or rehydrated pepper powders and tomato paste; when the first ingredient is water or vinegar, that’s a sign that the powder was rehydrated. When you look at a recipe and find that the first ingredient is real peppers and there are no binders or chemical preservatives, then you look at the price, which is prohibitive.
Mustaphas Harissa is not just a high-quality hot sauce. It's also affordable. We're the only hot sauce that uses only the flesh of the pepper, without stems or seeds and drains as much water from the pepper pulp as possible. This unique process ensures a pure, intense flavor. Despite our commitment to quality, our price per ounce remains very affordable, making Mustaphas Harissa accessible to all.
Culinary uses:
Harissa can be used to intensify the flavor of mild foods such as couscous and can be added as an ingredient to cooking sauces for an extra layer of flavor. It is also a delicious marinade or accompaniment for meat, poultry, and seafood, and can be incorporated into tagines (stews) and soups to heighten flavor. The vibrant, complex flavor profile of harissa makes it a very adaptable and The right flavor for anytime, anywhere, and anything. Mustapha’s Harissa, is full flavored passionate picuancy, delicious drizzled onto grilled meat, fish or eggs, stirred into soup, or even used as a dip for french fries. It’s more than a condiment, its soulful flavor is boundless.