THE GOURMET GAMBIT

Yuzu or Citrus junos is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae. The fruit looks somewhat like a small grapefruit with an uneven...

The sumac or vinegar tree (Rhus typhina), also known as sumac amaranth, hairy sumac, staghorn sumac, sumac or fox tail sumac, is a...

Melegueta pepper (Aframomum melegueta) is a perennial that produces a brown pod that contains many small seeds. Melegueta is found in...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Turmeric is native to the...

Timut, Timur or sill-Timur berries (Lindera Neesiana) are rare fake peppercorns. Timur (Timut) grows wild at altitudes of between 1,500m...

Thymus is a genus of plants (commonly called thyme or wild thyme) of the Lamiaceae family. This genus contains more than 300 species....

Chinese star anise, or star anise, is the fruit of the Chinese badian (Illicium verum), used as a kitchen spice for its aniseed taste....

Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum, also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in...

Pepper is a spice obtained from the berries of different pepper species, plants of the family of piperaceae. It is the black pepper fruit...

Paprika, also known as sweet pepper or bell pepper, is a red powdered spice obtained from the ripe, dried and ground fruit of sweet...

Nutmeg refers to the seed or ground spice of several species of the Myristica genus, a dark-leaved evergreen tree, cultivated for two...

Nöra is its "real" name, although this spice is better known as niora, the Catalan term, because it is a paprika very used in Catalan...

Ginger Listening (Zingiber officinalis) is a plant species native to India, of the genus Zingiber and the family of Zingiberaceae which...

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is an annual herbaceous plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Cumin originates from the Near East,...

Agar-agar is a natural gelling agent derived from red algae (Gracilaria or Gelidium). The agar agar may be in the form of fibres or...

Galangal (Kaempferia galanga and Alpinia galanga), commonly known as kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cut cherry, or resurrection...

Cultivated coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is an annual herbaceous plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). It is an aromatic plant...

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae (Syzygium aromaticum). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or...

Celery (Apium graveolens) or marsh parsley is a biennial herbaceous plant of the family Apiaceae, grown as a vegetable for its leaves and...

Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) is an herbaceous plant of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), cultivated as a condiment plant for its...