Food & Drink
Celebrate Mother’s Day with The Spice & Tea Exchange
Find the perfect Mother's Day gift at this unique shop bringing the flavors of the world to Lancaster.
“Creating & sharing the experience of a more flavorful life.”
Meet: The Spice & Tea Exchange
The Spice and Tea Exchange brings flavors from all over the world into Lancaster City. Their store is located Downtown on Orange Street. You can also enjoy their fine teas at local places including Mad Chef’s and Anita’s on Walnut.
We encourage you to visit their space and smell the spices! The Spice & Tea Exchange offers food lovers, chefs, and tea enthusiasts a unique shopping experience filled with culinary delights. Explore your inner chef and shop over 140 fine spices, 75+ hand-mixed seasoning blends, sugars, salts, loose-leaf teas, and accessories. Create your own gourmet gift, or choose from a variety of gift boxes and recipe samplers!
Keith shares a refreshing drink at The Spice and Tea Exchange.
Browse: Teas, Spices, Herbs
The Spice and Tea Exchange brings a whole new flavorful twist on your traditional grocery store spices. This rustic, one-room store carries products from all over the world, including over a hundred different spices, seasonings, herbs, exotic loose leaf teas, and naturally-flavored sugars. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, this is the perfect place to find a unique gift. Below, we’ve also included three homemade hummus recipes for you to try!
Along with seasonings and teas, there is a variety of kitchen accessories customers can browse through. Colorful teapots, floral mugs, and travel cups are on display. Hand-poured soy candles are placed sporadically throughout the room while salt cellars, spice containers, and various kitchen supplies line the walls.
Give: Celebrating Mothers
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, The Spice and Tea Exchange is a great place to search for the perfect gift. Whether you are looking for a flavorful tea blend, a new spice for a homemade recipe, or a unique teapot, this is the place to shop. Stop in and find the perfect gift that celebrates your loved ones this season!
Try: Homemade Hummus
Roasted Black Garlic Sea Salt, Jalapeño Pepper Powder, Zahtar Spice Blend, Beet Root Powder, and Garlic Powder are the secret ingredients to these homemade hummus recipes.
Here are the recipes for all 3 different hummus flavors. They are gluten and dairy free, as well as vegan-friendly!
- For Jalapeno Cilantro Hummus:
- 1 tsp Jalapeno Pepper Powder
- ½ cup tahini
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for garnishing
- 2 15-oz cans of chickpeas, drained and liquid reserved
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 tsp Cilantro, plus extra for garnish
- For Savory Zahtar Hummus:
- 3 tsp Zahtar Spice Blend, plus extra for garnish
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ cup tahini
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for garnishing
- 2 15-oz cans of chickpeas, drained and liquid reserved
- Juice of one lemon
- For Beet & Garlic Hummus:
- 2 ½ tsp Beetroot Powder
- 1 tsp Roasted Black Garlic Sea Salt
- ½ cup tahini
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for garnishing
- 2 15-oz cans of chickpeas, drained and liquid reserved
- Juice of one lemon
- 5-6 whole chickpeas, optional for garnish
The recipe card and many more are available in the store—stop by this week and pick one up.
Visit: Explore the Store
Get the full sensory experience of the Spice and Tea Exchange; feel free to walk around, explore the vast selection of spices and teas, open the jars and smell, and talk to one of the friendly staff who is happy to answer any and all your questions.
