Herbs and Spices

Spices&Herbs Note

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Question 1
Allspice Allspice
Discovered in Jamaica. It is dried unrip fruit. It treats diarrhea. Used in meat or baked dishes. Flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Question 2
AniseAnise
Pimpinella anisum, Pimpinella anisum called aniseed, discovered in the mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.Used in chinese dishes, some sweets like black belly beans. Its flavor resembles that of liquorice, fennel, and tarragon.
Question 3
Basil Basil
Sometimes known as Saint Joseph's Wort in some English-speaking countries.Basil. It was originally from India, and is best known as a culinary herb. The leaves may taste somewhat like anise, with a strong, pungent, often sweet smell. Used in soups, and is the main ingredient in pesto, it is also used to season.
Bay leaves Bay leaves
The leaves are often used to flavor soups, stews, and, braises. The leaves are very mild and do not develpo their full flavor until several weeks after picking and dying.
Caraway Caraway
Also known as meridian fennel, has a pungent, anise-like flavor.Native to western Asia, Europe, and Northern Africa.They are used as a spice in breads, especially rye bread..
CayenneCayenne
Is also known as the Guinea spice.The fruits are generally dried and ground, or pulped and baked into cakes, which are then ground and sifted to make the powdered spice of the same name and used in cooking spicy dishes it is from French Guiana, and grows best in warm tropical climates
Celery Seed Celery Seed
It smells just like celery.It is grown in France and India. It has been used as a medicine.It tastes similar to table celery, with its warm, slightly bitter, aromatic flavor. It is useful for adding a celery flavor to foods when the "crunch" of celery is not desired.
Chives Chives
The smallest species of the edible onions. They are native to Europe, Asia and North America. Chives leaves are used as a seasoning for fish, potatoes, soups, and other dishes.They have insect-repelling properties. The grow best in temperate weather.
Question 9
Cardamom Cardamom
Native to India and Bhutan, they are recognised by their small seed pod, triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin papery outer shell and small black seed. It has a slightly sweet, spicy and savory flavor allows it to be combined with both sweet and savory dishes. It is used in India to flavor curries and used in Europe to flavor bread and pastries.
Cinnamon Cinnamon
Spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods. Cinnamon trees are native to South East Asia, native to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), it is sweet and spicy in taste.
Cloves Cloves
They are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. They are native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisines all over the world. They are harvested primarily in Indonesia, India, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Coriander Coriander
It is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern. It is used in Indian curries, gin, American cigarettes, and sausages
Cumin Seed Cumin Seed
It' a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean. Used in Mexican and Indian dishes. Used in curries.
Curry Powder
Curry Powder
It is a mixture of spices of widely varying composition based on South Asian cuisine. In the western world, curry powder mixtures tend to have a fairly standardized taste, though a great variety of spice mixtures are used in Indian cuisine.Sauce, cooked in vegetables or meat.
Dill Dill
It's origins are in Eastern Europe has been used in medicine, as an herb and in many other capacities for thousands of years. The fresh herb is absolutely everywhere, and not just in the places you would expect (pickles, on salmon, as a garnish), but on pizza, sushi, soups and sandwiches. Used in soups and dips. Smells sweet and sour.