When you eat a food that has Sichuan pepper, you aren’t possibly able to let go its taste. The strong mouth sensation induced by the small red pouch is unlike any other. People have related it to spearmint and electricity, to juniper and novocaine, but no comparison adequately similar. It’s usually consumed with chili peppers, […]
Category: Herbal Spices
What is anise? Well, anise is a kind of flowering plants which belongs to Apiaceae and are native to Southwest Asia and Mediterranean region. This flowering plant is known as Pimpinella anisum and has the similarities flavor with licorice and fennel. Besides, this plant can grow up to 1-meter tall and has thin and feathery […]
Saffron or Kesar is considered as one of the most expensive spices in the world and is most commonly known from its unique color. Basically, saffron is dried threads of a flower of a plant called Crocus sativus. You can find this plant in many European nations, such as Greece, France, Italy, Turkey, and Spain. […]
Asafoetida is a special type of compound that are used in many Indian cuisine. It has a unique herbal formula for greater medical advantages. Below article will explain the health benefits of Asafoetida when you decided to consume this type of item in your daily consumption. What Is Asafoetida? Asafoetida is a culinary herb and the roots […]
Curcuma belongs to Zingiberaceae family which is native to Asian spices including India and Sri Lanka. Curcuma Longa or turmeric is known the as the main spice in curry. Moreover, Curcuma is being used as the herbal medicine due to the presence of curcumin, a compound which gives the most yellow color in Curcuma. In […]
Bell peppers belong to Solanaceae family which its scientific name is Capsicum annum. There are some variety kinds of bell peppers. These vegetables come in a wide variety of colors including green, yellow, orange, red, and brown. However, since the red ones contain the highest nutritional value that has a significant amount of fiber, this […]
Chili or also well known as chili pepper belongs to family with Latin name Capsicum, so chili is fruit instead of vegetables though the function is to spice up your foods and not something you could mix with your fruit salad unless you want a bit of the fiery heat on your salad. Chili is […]
Jalapeno Peppers are one of the very spicy peppers. Jalapeno (Capsicum Annuum) is a pepper from Mexico. Jalapeno is a pepper that has a hot taste when you eat it, above one level with a normal chili. In a Scoville scale (that is a scale for counting level of spicy), jalapeno has a medium rank […]
Onion is one of the most important item and can be found in almost every kitchen in every part of the world. Onion can be separated to the culinary field and without onion seems some dish can not be cooked perfectly. The bulb of the onions has special characteristic and pungent taste and scent. It […]
Saffron or the flower of Crocus sativus Linnis a flowering plant which belong to crocus family or Iridaceae. Safferon is widely used in culinary purpose as spice, colouring and flavoring agent in many countries in the world. The word saffron is originated from the word Safran, an old French term from 12th century, the word […]