Flavour Compass · 40 herbs & spices

Cook by direction,
not by recipe.

Know which herb or spice to reach for, how much to use and when to add it. A kitchen tool that stays by your side.

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Flavour Compass printable kitchen chart

Flavour Compass Chart

A printable kitchen chart mapping 40 herbs and spices by taste. Find your dish, pick a direction.

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The wall chart plus the 74-page guide: how much, when, what pairs and what goes wrong, for all 40.

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How it works

This isn’t a list. It’s a map.

Every herb and spice sits where its taste takes your dish.

1

Start

Find the box that tastes like your dish right now.

2

Step

Move to the box next door for a gentle twist: fresher, warmer, brighter.

3

Leap

Jump straight across for bold contrast, when you’re feeling adventurous.

Kes, Spice Ya Life's kitchen guide
Meet Kes

Hi, I’m Kes.

I grew up behind my Ammamma’s spice stall in Durban, then spent two years in a flavour lab finding out why she was always right. The Flavour Compass is everything I learned, in one place.

New ideas every week on Instagram @spice_yalife.

Kes is Spice Ya Life’s AI kitchen guide. Her images and videos are AI-generated; the knowledge behind them is real and carefully checked.

Rescue any dish in 30 seconds.

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