Herbs and Spices

Question 1

are any plant used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume

Answer 1

herbs

Question 2

Flat and curly

Answer 2

Parsley leaf

Question 3

• primarily used in sauces, pizzas, salads, and pasta dishes
• main ingredient used in pesto

Answer 3

Basil

Question 4

included in seasoning blends for poultry and stuffing and also commonly used in fish sauces, chowders, and soups

Answer 4

Thyme

Question 5

Goes well with vegetables, roast beef, lamb, chicken and pork

Answer 5

Oregano

Question 6

• basic ingredient of bouquet garni
• may be added to many fish dishes, particularly salmon, custards, stews, rice dishes and especially soups

Answer 6

Bay Leaf

Question 7

used for seasoning lamb

Answer 7

mint

Question 8

Culinary uses for herbs

Answer 8

• butters and cream cheeses
• salsa
• Flavored vinegar

Question 9

a product from another part of a plant (usually dried)

Answer 9

Spices

Question 10

a traditionally paired set of condiments found on dining tables

Answer 10

salt and pepper

Question 11

were first used as a spice more than 4000 years ago

Answer 11

peppercorns

Question 12

a hot, pungent powder made from various tropical chiles

Answer 12

Cayenne

Question 13

a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees

Answer 13

cinnamon

Question 14

the seed pod of an evergreen tree

Answer 14

Star anise

Question 15

distinctly more smokey, though not bitter, aroma, with coolness some consider it similar to mint

Answer 15

Black cardamom

Question 16

• it has a “gingery” flavor
• one of the most expensive spice

Answer 16

Green cardamom

Question 17

most expensive spice in the world

Answer 17

saffron

Question 18

are aromantic dried flower buds of a tree

Answer 18

Cloves