The Silk Road Spice Merchant

Alumni connection: Colin Leach, BA’98 and Kelci Hind, BN’02 are the proprietors.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Faculty of Nursing

Category: Food and Drink

Regions: Calgary, Edmonton

Company information: Located in Calgary and Edmonton and serving all of Canada, the Silk Road is a family business inspired by the senses. We love to cook and experiment with unusual ingredients. And when you love to feed the senses, there’s nothing quite like the colours, smells and flavours of spices. We are totally passionate about the ability of spices to turn a standard kitchen into an incredible adventure.

We started The Silk Road in 2008 after realizing that it was very difficult – if not impossible – to find the spices, herbs, and chiles we needed for the recipes we wanted to try. We sell a complete range of spices, herbs, chiles and seasonings from around the world and take great care in sourcing the finest products available. We buy our stock regularly and in small batches to ensure that everything is as fresh as possible. As much as we can, we grind our own spices to ensure they are never sitting for months in a warehouse.

All of our spice blends are hand-mixed and have been developed, tested, and perfected by us. Visit us in Inglewood, at the Calgary Farmers' Market, on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton, or online.

Year established: 2008

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