🌶️Culinary Guide

The Spice Route

Explore our collection of 10 spices from around the world. Discover their origins, flavors and culinary uses.

How to use The Spice Route?

The Spice Route is your complete guide to mastering the art of spices in cooking. Each detailed entry gives you:

  • Geographic origin and history of the spice
  • Taste profile with intensity and heat level
  • Perfect pairings with meats, fish and vegetables
  • Usage tips and mistakes to avoid
  • Substitutions if you don't have the spice

10 spices found

C
2 spices
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Graines de chia

Amérique, Amérique centrale
viandespoissons
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Cumin is an ancient spice widely used across the Middle East, North Africa, India, and Mexico. Its flavor is warm and earthy.

Inde, Moyen-Orient
légumes
E
1 spice
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Épazote

Epazote is a traditional Mexican herb used since pre-Columbian times.

Amérique, Amérique centrale
haricots
G
1 spice
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Graines de poivre rose moulues

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Pink peppercorns come from South America and are not true pepper.

Amérique
poissonssalades
M
1 spice
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Origan mexicain

Mexican oregano differs from Mediterranean oregano and is widely used in Mexican cuisine.

Amérique, Amérique centrale
viandesharicots
N
1 spice
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Muscade

Nutmeg originates from the Banda Islands (Indonesia). It's a classic in European and Creole cooking, especially in creamy dishes.

Asie du Sud-Est, Amérique
légumes
P
1 spice
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Dried pink berries with a delicate, slightly peppery taste and fruity notes. Despite its name, it's not a true pepper but the fruit of Schinus molle, a South American tree.

Amérique
viandespoissons
R
2 spices
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Graines de quinoa grillées

Quinoa is an ancestral plant from South America.

Amérique
salades
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Graines de tournesol grillées

Sunflower seeds have been consumed for centuries in Europe and the Americas.

Amérique
salades
W
1 spice
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Menthe sauvage

Wild mint grows naturally in Europe and North America and has been used since antiquity.

Amérique
salades