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tumeric
Food (other); Herbs & spices
Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger, and while it is best known as one of the ingredients used to make curry, it also gives ...
candlenuts
Food (other); Herbs & spices
A waxy white kernel, it looks like hazelnuts but slightly bigger. It is used as a flavor as well as thickener. Usually they ground it and mix it together with other herbs, and it shouldn't be ...
galangal
Food (other); Herbs & spices
It looks almost like ginger, but it's different. When you take a close look, it has a tighter skin, is lighter in color and can have pinkish portions too, and it tastes more like pepper than ...
kaffir lime leaves
Food (other); Herbs & spices
Kaffir lime leaf adds an unmistakable, refereshing taste that is essential in many south-east asian cuisine, like Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Kaffir lime leaves are thick, dark green and shiny ...
tamarind
Food (other); Herbs & spices
Deliciously tangy and one of the most highly prized natural foods in South Asia, the tamarind – the melodic name of which comes from the Persian "tamar-I-hind," meaning "date of ...
coconut milk
Food (other); Herbs & spices
The liquid that comes from the grated meat of a brown coconut. The colour and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high oil content. Several grades of coconut milk exist: from thick at ...
Coriander
Food (other); Herbs & spices
Like other spices coriander is available throughout the year providing a fragrant flavor that is reminiscent of both citrus peel and sage. The fruit of the coriander plant contains two seeds which, ...
