description of spices Flashcards
A a plant with crisp, branched stalks eaten as a vegetable
celery seed
blend of spices with an earthly, sweetish flavor
chili powder
spicy dried leaves of a type of marjoram which has a strong and aromatic flavor with a pleasant bitter taste
oregano
ivory- colored aromatic seeds belonging to the ginger family, has pungent sweetish flavor and is a large garbanzos
cardamom
tiny onion like plants, growing in tuffs, thin, hollow leaves
chives
dried flower buds of an ever green tree, reddish brown with penetrating pungent sweetish flavor associated with the tootache drops
cloves
dried inner bark of an ever green tree, reddish brown with distinctly sweet mildly pungent flavor
cinnamon
Leafy herb of several varieties, peppermint and spearmint being the common ones
mint leaves
dried yellowish brown seed with strong earthy flavor. Chief ingredient in chili curry powder
cumin
aromatic dried fruit of an herb belonging to the parsley family. Yellowish brown oval and has a slight flavor of licorice
fennel seed
dried fruit or seed of plant belongin to the parsley family, has a slight lemon flavor,, the green herb is known as wansuy
coriander
a shrubby, sweet scented herbs, the slender, pale green leaves
rosemary leaves
extract from plant containing 12-20% glycyrrhizin that give its characteristic flavor
licorice
blend of several spices like cumin, chili pepper, ginger, golden yellow in color, has characteristic hot, pungent aroma
curry powder
oval dried seed of an appricot-like fruit, has sweet, warm and spicy flavor, usually available ground into a fine powder
nutmeg
resembles the flower of saffron, darker in color but lacks the flavor. It is used as an adulterant for saffron. This is what we call kasubha
safflower
a mild, red, condiment ground from the fruit of the capsicum or other plants which are not pungent
paprika
A spice belonging to the family, has bitter undertone but pleasant flavor, it is used interchangeaby with oegano
marjoram
very small seeds are powdered after drying
mustard
spice from the flowers belonging to the mint family
sage
dried aromatic root of turmeric plant similar to ginger, it is bright yellow in color with mild, clean, rich but peculiarly bitter-sweet flavor, but no pungent like ginger.
turmeric
graynish-green leaves of a perennial plant of the mint family; has distinctly warm, aromatic and slightly pungent flavor.
thyme
dried dark brown star-shaped fruit of the magnolia family.
star anise
very small dried, hulled fruit of annual herb and looks like active dry yeast, creamy white smooth and slippery oval-shaped seed with rich nut-like flavor. it ist either black or straw colored.
sesame
