The next time you eat at Bottle Bar East in Fishtown, Jim’s Steaks on South Street or Capofitto Pizza in Old City, you’ll probably see St. Lucifer’s Spice on the table, and you might be interested to know that Drexel students helped the spice manufacturer develop the latest spice in its product line: Jalapeño Table Spice #13.
St. Lucifer Foods Co., which is headed by Philadelphia-based culinary entrepreneurs Ted Ebert and Tom Hewell, already had a hit with “The Glory of Hot” — their masterful blend of garlic, salt, vinegar and fiery habanero peppers. But, as a single spice blend, getting adequate space on the grocery shelves became a problem. To build out their spice family, they turned to students in The Drexel Food Lab and Drexel’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management.
“Through extensive ingredient research and testing, the students found their inspiration peaked ultimately with the lime juice powder and with that created a salsa verde spice, that ultimately evolved into the Jalapeño Table Spice #13,” said Food Lab Manager Ally Zeitz.
Jalapeño Table Spice #13 can be found in retailers around the country, locally at DiBruno Brothers and Wegmans, or purchased online at saintluciferspice.com.