Betty Boop wrote:

;) word of warning if you're buying spices from markets abroad etc. We always used to fetch back spices/herbs from the countries we visit - however one year we brought back spices from a market in Turkey. When home I decanted them into jars. When I went to use the chilli flakes I noticed - just in time - that it appeared to be 'moving'. Obviously where the sacks of spices had been left open on the stalls flies or some such had settled and laid eggs ..which were now hatching! :yikes