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Spices

Spice was worth more than its weight in gold until relatively recent times. Fortunately today you don't have to be royalty to be able to afford some of the more exotic spices. In this section you'll find not only a description of the spices listed but also interesting 'not many people know that' facts, how to recognise good spices and how to use them best.

Allspice

Allspice tastes of a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

Fennel Seed

Fennel Seeds are oval, light brown and have a subtle, sweet anise-like flavour.

Nutmeg

Nutmeg is the seed of a tropical tree and has an aromatic, sweet, warm and rich flavour.

Caraway Seed

Caraway Seed has a warm, pungent, slightly bitter flavour with aniseed overtones.

Fenugreek

Fenugreek has a strong, pungent aroma.

Paprika

Paprika is a deep red, slightly earthy flavoured spice.

Cardamom

Cardamom pods contain highly aromatic citrus-like, floral flavoured seeds.

Garlic

Garlic is one of the most widely used spices in the world.

Pepper

Peppercorns are the berries of a tropical vine.A hot, biting taste.

Chillies

Chillies are the pods of an annual plant of the Capsicum family

Ginger

Ginger has a warm, sweet aroma and a hot, biting flavour.

Saffron

Saffron has a unique and distinctively pungent aroma and honey like flavour.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is the peeled and curled inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree.

Juniper Berries

Juniper berries are the deep purple fruit of the Juniper bush.

Juniper Berries

Sesame Seed

Sesame is the nutty flavoured, normally cream coloured, oval seed of the fruit pod of a tropical tree.

Cloves

Cloves are the dried, unopened flower buds of a small evergreen tree. With a strong, sweet flavour.

Lemon Grass

This tropical grass comes from South East Asia.

Turmeric

Turmeric adds a brilliant yellow colour.

Coriander Seed

Coriander seed has a mild, sweet, slightly pungent, citrus-like flavour with a hint of sage.

Mace

Mace is the scarlet lacy covering which surrounds the hard black shell of the nutmeg.

Vanilla

Vanilla is a long, slender, black seed pod.

Cumin Seed

Cumin has an earthy, pungent flavour.

Mustard Seed

Mustard seed has a clean fresh aroma and pungent biting flavour.

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