Spices & Spice Blends

Spices are aromatic plant parts that grow in few places and travel well, which made them the first luxury trade goods — pepper from India’s Malabar coast, cinnamon from Sri Lanka, cloves and nutmeg from a handful of Indonesian islands. They were never mainly preservatives; they were flavor, medicine and status, valuable enough to redraw sea routes and start wars over.

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AdviehAleppo pepperAmerican chili powderBaharatBahian seasoningBerbereBerbereBezarBhaja moshlaBlack pepperBlack pepperBlack pepper as a global spiceBlack pepper as a global spiceCape Malay curry powderCardamomCardamomCeylon cinnamonChaat masalaChar masalaChili pepper in South Asian cuisineChili pepper in South Asian cuisineChili pepper in Southeast Asian cuisineChili pepper in Southeast Asian cuisineChili peppers as a staple seasoningChili peppers as a staple seasoningChinese five-spice powderCinnamonCinnamonClovesClovesCreole seasoningDomesticated chili peppersDomesticated chili peppersDukkahDukkahEast African pilau masalaEspelette pepperGaram masalaGochugaruGoda masalaGrains of paradiseGrenadian nutmegHawaijHerbes de ProvenceHungarian paprikaJamaican jerk seasoningKampot pepperKhmeli suneliKorarimaLa Vera smoked paprikaMadagascar vanillaMálà seasoningManakish za'atarManakish za'atarMerkénMitmitaMontreal steak seasoningNutmeg and maceNutmeg and macePanch phoronPaprikaPaprikaPenja pepperPiri-piri seasoningPrik ponPul biber / dried red pepper flakesPul biber / dried red pepper flakesQahwa with cardamomQahwa with cardamomQuatre épicesRas el hanoutRas el hanoutRed recado / achiote seasoningSaffronSaffronSambar powderSharena solShichimi tōgarashi