Trump’s tariffs are about to ruin dinner. Here’s how one small spice seller is preparing

When President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariffs against America’s trading partners around the world, Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar were paying close attention.

As the cofounders of the single origin startup Burlap & Barrel, they do business with dozens of small farmers around the world. They source berbere from Ethiopia, adobo from Puerto Rico, black Urfa chili from Turkey. “We bring in spices from countries where they are grown in particular ways, using heirloom varieties,” says Zohar.