Spices

Spices

Used for cooking and seasoning of foods.

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spice

Culinary arts; Spices

Seasonings that come from the bark, buds, roots, seeds, stems or flower component of plants and trees.

alkanet root

Culinary arts; Spices

This spice comes from a wild plant; alkanet root does not have any flavor or taste, but is used for its deep red coloring.

allspice

Culinary arts; Spices

It is a dark-brown, pea-size berry. Comes from the evergreen pimento tree.

amchoor

Culinary arts; Spices

Amchoor is a spice that is sour in flavor; it is mostly used in Indian food. Derived from green, sour mango slices that have dried in the sun, amchoor is also called green mango powder.

Anise seed can be used whole or grounded. With a sweet, licorice flavoring, anise seed is part of the parsley family. Whole anise seeds are green-brown in coloring, small in size and shaped like a ...

caraway seed

Culinary arts; Spices

Like anise seed, caraway seed also comes from the parsley family, with a nutty flavor to its licorice taste. It is often used in making breads, pickling vegetables, and cheese spreads. Most ...

cardamom

Culinary arts; Spices

Spice that can been used as a whole pod (about the size of a cranberry), seeds or grounded. Cardamoms are part of the ginger family. It is often used in cakes, cookies, breads, and curries. ...