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Page 12 of 36 Tell-a-Friend- Parsley
- Posted 21.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a plant with either flat or curly deep-green leaves that have a cleansing, mildly bitter flavour. This refreshing, highly…
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- Salt
- Posted 21.04.2011 in Flavourings and Sweeteners
- Salt is essential to the health of people and animals and is used universally as a seasoning. It is used in cooking, is added to manufactured foodstuffs…
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- Nigella Seeds
- Posted 20.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Nigella (Nigella sativa) has small, matte black, hard, sharp-cornered seeds with an oregano-like scent; they’re used for their hauntingly aromatic, acrid…
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- Nasturtiums
- Posted 20.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) has peppery-tasting, flat, circular leaves that resemble water lily pads and colourful, open trumpet-shaped blossoms, each…
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- Paprika
- Posted 20.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Paprika, the name for a wide range of aromatic powdered red peppers from various strains of Capsicum annuum, ranges in flavour from sweet to hot, depending…
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- Oregano
- Posted 20.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Oregano (Origanum vulgare), an herb native to the Mediterranean, has dime-sized, often fuzzy, soft green leaves with an unmistakable pungent, robust fragrance…
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- Szechuan Peppercorns
- Posted 19.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Szechuan peppercorns are the dried husks that surround the seeds of the Chinese prickly ash tree (Zanthoxylum simulans). Usually reddish brown, the fruits…
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- Nutmeg and Mace
- Posted 19.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- Nutmeg is the large, light grayish brown, speckled, wood-hard kernel that grows inside the apricot-like fruit of a tropical tree (Myristica fragrans)…
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- Roasted Asparagus
- Posted 19.04.2011 in Vegetable Recipes
- The perfect roasted asparagus is slightly browned on the outside, with a vibrant green colour, and has just the slightest bit of bite when eaten…
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- Mustard
- Posted 14.04.2011 in Spices and Herbs
- There are three main types of mustard, all in the Brassica (cabbage) family and all with small, rounded seeds. Relatively mild though still pungent, white…
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