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This is a list of culinary herbs and spices. Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring . This list does not contain fictional plants such as aglaophotis , or recreational drugs such as tobacco .
"Glossary of English to Pakistani Terms" "Glossary of Spices & Condiments - Indian Names". Syvum Technologies Inc; Raghavan, Susheela (2006). Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings (2nd ed.). Hoboken: CRC Press. ISBN 9781420004366. "Nutraceutical and nutrients in the healthy organics".
Spices are used in different forms: whole, chopped, ground, roasted, sautéed, fried, and as a topping. They blend food to extract the nutrients and bind them in a palatable form. Some spices are added at the end as a flavouring — those are typically heated in a pan with ghee (Indian clarified butter) or cooking oil before being added to a dish.
Bumbu is the Indonesian word for a blend of spices and for pastes and it commonly appears in the names of spice mixtures, sauces and seasoning pastes. The official Indonesian language dictionary describes bumbu as "various types of herbs and plants that have a pleasant aroma and flavour — such as ginger, turmeric, galangal, nutmeg and pepper — used to enhance the flavour of the food."
Many of the spices are native to the region of Bangladesh, while the others were imported from similar climates and have since been cultivated locally for centuries. [1] Spices are typically heated in a pan with ghee or cooking oil before being added to a dish. Lighter spices are added last, and spices with strong flavor should be added first.
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
Duqqa, [spelling 1] du'ah, do'a, [1] or dukkah (Egyptian Arabic: دقة Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈdæʔʔæ], Hejazi Arabic pronunciation:) is an Egyptian and Middle Eastern condiment consisting of a mixture of herbs, nuts (usually hazelnut), and spices. It is typically used as a dip with bread [2] or fresh vegetables for an hors d ...
Basil – or Sweet Basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum, of the family Lamiaceae, sometimes known as Saint Joseph's Wort in some English-speaking countries. Basil, holy – Ocimum tenuiflorum , Holy Basil, is an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae which is native throughout the Old World tropics and widespread as a ...