Discoveries at the Jungle

Discoveries at the Jungle: Ginger Beverages

Did you know? Ginger’s anti-inflammatory properties make it a great post-workout snack. Drink some tea or add some to a smoothie!

Did you know? Ginger beer has been brewed in England for at least two hundred years!

Check out our featured ginger posts this month!

Discoveries at the Jungle: Ginger

Discoveries at the Jungle: Cooking with Ginger, The Real Deal

Discoveries at the Jungle: Cooking with Ginger,

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling

As spring heats up, so will our backyard grills, and Jungle Jim’s is ready to be your ultimate resource for every outdoor culinary creation. From soakable cedar planks to jumbo shrimp for cooking on the barbie, let your imagination guide you through aisles of rubs, sauces, condiments, and contraptions.

The origin of our word “barbecue” is the Caribbean, Barbacoa, and was the name for a wooden structure used by the Indians to smoke food.

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling: The Sauces and Condiments

No day of grilling is complete without the sauces and toppings. Let’s explore how to give your food from the grill that extra edge.

Check out our featured BBQ and Grilling posts for this month:

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: Intro

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Sauces and Condiments

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Seasonings

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Snacks

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling: The Seasonings

Sure you could slap that steak on the grill and call it a day, but that’s just boring. Sure you could add some simple salt and pepper, but why stop there? Jungle Jim’s carries some awesome seasonings and salts for you to give your grilling that extra edge!

Check out our featured BBQ and Grilling posts for this month:

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: Intro

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Sauces and Condiments

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Seasonings

Discoveries BBQ and Grilling: The Snacks

Discoveries at the Jungle BBQ and Grilling: The Snacks

We’ve done the seasonings, the condiments, and now we’re doing the snacks! No BBQ is complete without some fun appetizers to hold your guests over while you’re cooking! Try these really tasty and fun BBQ themed snacks!

With a name like Ass Kickin’ you know they’re all about hot foods. Ass-Kickin’ specializes in a variety of sauces, rubs, snacks, and other hot foods. We pulled out fun snacks that they have to offer,

Discoveries at the Jungle: Mint

Mint is a mouthful! It’s one of the most popular flavors in use across the globe as well as across our shelves. Though it’s familiar, it immediately transports our palates and imaginations. We’re taking you beyond just peppermint candies and chocolate you might be familiar with to explore mint teas, sauces, jellies, extracts and more!!

Mint as an herb thrives near pools of water, lakes, rivers and cool moist spots in the shade.

Discoveries at the Jungle Mint: Cooking With Mint Part 1

Mint is an often overlooked herb as most people get caught up in mint candies, gum or other snacks, but mint can be a welcome and delicious addition to many meals! It can add a refreshing, clean taste to any dish. Go ahead, be adventurous!

Discoveries at the Jungle: Mint

Cooking With Mint Part 1

Cooking With Mint Part 2

Cooking With Mint Part 3

Mint Teas

Mint Snacks Part 1

Mint Snacks Part 2

Mint Snacks Part 3

Mint Snacks Part 4

Mint For Your Health

Discoveries at the Jungle Mint: Cooking With Mint Part 2

Mint is an often overlooked herb as most people get caught up in mint candies, gum or other snacks, but mint can be a welcome and delicious addition to many meals! It can add a refreshing, clean taste to any dish. Go ahead, be adventurous!

Discoveries at the Jungle: Mint

Cooking With Mint Part 1

Cooking With Mint Part 2

Cooking With Mint Part 3

Mint Teas

Mint Snacks Part 1

Mint Snacks Part 2

Mint Snacks Part 3

Mint Snacks Part 4

Mint For Your Health

Discoveries at the Jungle Mint: Cooking With Mint Part 3

Did you know Jungle Jim’s has an in-house cooking school? We are pleased to have Leigh Barnhart Ochs as our Cooking School director! She was a guest instructor at The Cooking School from 2005- 2010 when she assumed directorship. Her training includes ten years of cooking school sessions at LaVarenne at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, cooking and studying with Julia Child, Anne Willan, Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Todd English and other top chefs in the industry.

Discoveries at the Jungle Mint: Teas

Tea has an ancient and rich history that spans from the 3rd century AD and reaches across the globe. Tea originated in China, but it has traveled and morphed across borders since it’s beginnings. There are a plethora of teas available today, from all corners of the world, and Jungle Jim’s International Market carries an increasingly wide variety from all over. Enjoy these two different teas that incorporate mint for Discoveries and the Jungle this month.