Burlap & Barrel
Queens, New York
Founded in 2016, Burlap & Barrel is a single origin spice company and social enterprise that collaborates directly with expert spice farmers in over 25 countries. They source unique and flavorful spices for both home cooks and professional chefs. Burlap & Barrel's spices are fresher and more flavorful because they come straight from small farms, using a better-than-fair-trade model that improves the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
In the photo, co-founders Ethan and Ori stand in a cinnamon forest in central Vietnam, known for its spicy, sweet heirloom cinnamon. This variety, not widely harvested or exported, exemplifies the intense sweetness and spiciness for which Vietnamese cinnamon is prized.
