Teeny Tiny Spice Co. of Vermont Organic Za'atar, 2.8 OzUSDA Organic

I live in Hawaii, so it's kind of hard to find a good selection of Middle Eastern spices for my old family recipes. I was thrilled to discover a "boutique," organic, spice company offering Za'atar on Amazon (as opposed to one pound bags of stale, mass-produced, non-organic spice mixes.) So far, I've only used it on manoush but I'm very happy with the flavor. I'm four generations removed from my original 19th century Lebanese-immigrant ancestors, so I don't have any experience with genuine food from the region that my family originated from, so I can't say if this za'atar is authentic-tasting. I can tell you that I find it very flavorful, with lots of nuance. It makes my manoush taste like my Grandma's, so that's good. I look forward to trying it in other dishes and I will definitely try other products by the Teeny Tiny Spice Co of Vermont (great name, btw!)PS - Writing reviews has become an accidental hobby for me, and it always makes my day to know that people find my reviews helpful (and if not, why.)

Wow, what a great tasting spice! Fantastic change from everyday fare. Often use it to flavor chicken or turkey burgers. Seems to work best if I fully cook the burgers, add spice to one side, flip, and cook again briefly. I will definitely order more of this. Incidentally, the metal tin is a huge plus. It keeps the spice fresh and makes it easy to handle the container. Highly recommended!

A long time ago there was this small Persian restaurant that mostly just made kebabs. Quite simple, a few options including meant or veg and grilling them over an open flame. Not bad, but the real highlight was the seasoning they put on the rice they served it with. It was deliciously tangy and a pretty reddish color. I curse myself for not extracting what it was in the brief time they were open. Since then I have come to understand it was something with sumac berries in it.While I knew this wasn't it from the start, I thought I'd give it a try. I'd have to say the taste is nothing like you'd taste in standard American cuisine. The mix was very fresh even for being all dried ingredients. I thought the taste was interesting, but a bit too heavy on thyme for my personal taste. If you've ever had a type of flat bread that has some dried herbs and sesame seeds spread on it, tastes just like that!Aside from personally not being used to such heavy use of thyme, I think the thing that has prevented me from experimenting with it more is something in it isn't ground up very well ( sumac berries?) which makes for gritty texture and gets stuck in my teeth.

I love love love the company, which blends spices so well you can’t pick out components yet they create a new taste. This one, didn’t strike my fancy. I’m happier with zaatar blends from the middle east or Israel, and I don’t find myself using this as much. But hey, anything from this company is worth a try, even in the $10 range for each.

I love cooking all types of ethnic foods which means having a lot of herbs and spices on hand. I literally have over 55 spice jars; everything from A to Z (allspice to za-atar).

Friends from Lebanon got me hooked on Za'atar mixed at home to their own recipes. The Teeny Tiny Spice company's blend is really nice whether you are cooking with it or sprinkling it on hot fresh pita bread. It comes in a really cute metal tub, too. Since I found this brand, I'm never without it in my pantry.

I've bought your Za'atar twice in the last year. The first one was normal, and tasted GREAT, but eventually, became home to moths, so I threw it out.On June 27th this year, I re-ordered a container from you. I opened it yesterday (it was a SEALED CONTAINER) and, to my surprise and horror, it was FILLED with moths. Clearly, the moths came from something inside one of the spices used in the mix.I contacted this seller and told them what I found, and never got a response from them.I was very disappointed that the Teeny Tiny Spice Co. of Vermont did not stand by a product bought by a customer who has purchased many items in the past and enjoyed them. I was VERY disappointed (and somewhat horrified) that they were unresponsive regarding insect contamination of their spices, when spices are the only things they sell.

I really wanted to love this product. Small company in VT, organic and kosher, Himalayan pink salt, high quality ingredients and good reviews. Unfortunately, although I LOVE Za'atar, this blend will not be one I use often. It really seems heavy on the marjoram thyme, oregano, basil- more like an "Italian" herb blend than a middle eastern Za'atar. Sorry...I really thought I'd like it more.I will say that the herbs are lovely- super fresh and smell wonderful, it's just not the balance I was wanting in a Za'atar- which is indeed very individual. I'll tinker with it and add some things to get what I was looking for.