Herbs & spices

Herbs & spices

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Herbs & spices

Juniper berries

Food (other); Herbs & spices

Spice (dried whole) Description: Slightly soft berries that resemble the size and colour of blueberries. Pungent, piney flavor, bitter when raw, principle flavouring in gin. Uses: Marinades, game ...

Lemon balm

Food (other); Herbs & spices

Herb (fresh sprigs) Description: Mint-like leaves, also called balm. Sweet, lemon flavour with a citrus scent. Uses: Jams and jellies, salads, soups, teas

Lemon grass

Food (other); Herbs & spices

Herb (fresh or dried stalks or ground) Description: Long, thin, gray-green leaves. Lemon flavour and fragrance, very fibrous. Uses: Fish, chicken, shellfish, soups; Thai and Indonesian recipes

A new species of chilli pepper, voted to be the spiciest in the world (having scored a whopping 1,359,000 on the Scoville scale, as opposed to the 2,500+ of most jalapeño peppers). The Naga Viper was ...

Selmelier

Food (other); Herbs & spices

A salt expert. Someone who is knowledgeable about salt and understand what kind of salt would be most appropriate for any given food item or meal. The term selmelier was coined by Mark Bitterman ...

Bay leaves

Food (other); Herbs & spices

A spice flavouring that consists of the dried leaves obtained from the evergreen tree Laurus nobilis, also called sweet bay or laurel tree. They have a sweet, herbaceous flavour and are used as an ...