A simple guide for everyday people who just want their food to taste better.
If we’re being honest, many of us were never taught how to season food properly.
We grew up watching our mothers “just know what to do.”
They would sprinkle this, add that, taste, adjust and somehow, the food always came out perfect.
But when it’s time for us to cook?
Sometimes the food tastes like something is missing…
and we can’t explain what.
So today, I want to break it down in the simplest, warmest way the way I wish someone had explained it to me when I first started my own journey into spices.
Great flavor doesn’t happen by accident it’s built step by step
Think of flavor like building a house.
You can’t put the roof first you need the foundation, walls, and finishing.
It’s the same with spices.
1. Your base flavors come first
Before anything else, you need your foundation:
✅ garlic
✅ ginger
✅ onions
✅ turmeric
These bring warmth, depth, and a strong starting point.
2. Your aroma layers come next
These are the spices that make people wander into your kitchen asking:
“Ah-ah, what are you cooking?”
This includes:
✅ curry
✅ thyme
✅ rosemary
✅ bay leaves
These spices don’t shout they whisper… beautifully.
3. Your flavor boosters join the party
These are the spices that make your food unforgettable:
✅ paprika
✅ pepper blends
✅ all-natural seasoning blends
✅ Nigerian herbs and spice mixes
This is where your stew, jollof, soup, or sauce starts to develop personality that “signature taste” that makes people ask for seconds.
4. Salt is the final key
Salt is not flavor it’s a flavor lifter.
It brings everything together and reveals the work you’ve already done.
When you add salt first, your spices get shy.
When you add salt last, your spices shine.
So what does this mean for you?
It means that even if you’re not a professional chef, you can make delicious food consistently.
All you need to do is:
✨ understand your foundation
✨ layer your spices in the right order
✨ use fresh, natural spices
✨ taste as you cook
✨ adjust lovingly
Cooking is not perfection.
Cooking is care.
And when your food tastes good, you feel good and the people you cook for feel even better.
This is why we created Toria Spices
Not to overwhelm you with 20 different bottles, but to give you fresh, clean, powerful spices that do the heavy lifting for you.
Whether you’re making stew, jollof, pepper soup, fried rice, spaghetti, or soups, you deserve flavor that feels effortless.
And with the right spices, it truly becomes effortless.