Curated category
Spices
- GarlicThe species Allium sativum grows wild in central and southwestern Asia, stretching from the Black Sea through northeastern Iran.
- CinnamonThe genus Cinnamomum contains the trees that produce cinnamon, a spice derived from their inner bark. Only a few species within this family are grown…
- Black pepperThe pepper plant is a perennial woody vine that grows up to 10 meters in height. It climbs on supporting trees, poles, or trellises found in Southeast Asia…
- CardamomThe first reference to cardamom appears in Sumerian records, yet the plant itself remains a biological puzzle. Two distinct genera produce the spice known as…
- CuminThe word cumin traveled a long road before it reached the English language. It began as Akkadian in ancient Mesopotamia.
- GingerGinger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.
- NutmegThe Banda Islands in Maluku, Indonesia, remain the only place where true nutmeg trees grow wild. These dark-leaved evergreens stand as dioecious plants…
- CloveThe Syzygium aromaticum tree stands as an evergreen reaching heights of up to 20 meters. Its large leaves and crimson flowers grow in terminal clusters that…
- CeleryCarl Linnaeus described the species Apium graveolens in Volume One of his Species Plantarum in 1753. This scientific classification placed celery within the…
- Mustard seedMustard seeds are small round objects measuring about 1 millimeter in diameter. They appear in colors ranging from yellowish white to deep black depending on…