🌶️Culinary Guide

The Spice Route

Explore our collection of 24 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

24 spices found

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2 spices
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Cardamome noire

Smokier and more camphor-like than green cardamom, black cardamom is widely used in North Indian cooking and rich slow-cooked dishes.

Inde
viandes
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Paprika noir

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Black paprika is a deeply smoked variation.

Hongrie
viandes
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Smoked and dried jalapeño, chipotle has a deep smoky flavor with medium heat. Essential in Tex-Mex cuisine and barbecue sauces.

Amérique, Amérique centrale
viandespoissons
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Chili morita

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Morita is a smoked jalapeño commonly used in Mexican cuisine.

Amérique, Amérique centrale
viandes
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Piment jamaïcain fumé

Traditional Jamaican pepper smoked over pimento wood, giving distinctive jerk flavor.

Caraïbes
poulet jerkporc
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Cardamome fumée

Smoked cardamom is a modern variation enhancing aromatic depth.

Inde
viandes
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Cannelle fumée

Smoked cinnamon is produced by smoking sticks or powder, adding a woody, distinctive dimension.

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Écorce de cannelle fumée

This cinnamon bark is smoked after harvest, adding woody depth to classic cinnamon.

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Poivre de Cubèbe fumé

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Cubeb has been used since the Middle Ages; the smoked version enhances its character.

viandescharcuteries
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Galanga fumé

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Galangal is an Asian root related to ginger, here smoked for added depth.

Asie
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Ail fumé

Smoked garlic is produced through smoking or aromatic drying and is prized for its BBQ-like depth.

viandeslégumes rôtis
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Racine de gingembre fumée

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Smoked ginger is a modern variation adding aromatic depth.

Asie
viandes
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Paprika piquant fumé

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This paprika combines heat with traditional smoking.

Méditerranée, Hongrie
viandes
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Macis fumé

Mace is the outer covering of nutmeg. The smoked version adds extra depth.

charcuteries
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Muscade fumée

Smoked nutmeg adds aromatic depth to this classic spice.

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Paprika fumé

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Strongly associated with Spain (pimentón), smoked paprika is made from peppers that are dried and smoked, creating a deep, woody flavor.

Méditerranée, Hongrie
viandeslégumes rôtis
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Poivre fumé

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Smoked pepper is a modern adaptation adding depth and character.

viandes grilléeslégumes rôtis
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Romarin fumé

Smoked rosemary is a modern variation enhancing Mediterranean aroma.

Méditerranée
viandespommes de terre
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Sumac fumé

Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice; the smoked version enhances its natural acidity.

Moyen-Orient
viandes grilléessalades
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Paprika doux fumé

Smoked paprika comes from Spain and is wood-smoked.

Méditerranée, Hongrie
viandespommes de terre
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Tamarin fumé

Smoked tamarind is a modern variation with deep flavor.

Asie
viandessauces barbecue
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Thym fumé

Smoked thyme is a modern variation of Mediterranean thyme.

Méditerranée
viandeslégumes rôtis
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Curcuma fumé

Smoked turmeric is made by smoking the root, adding a distinctive woody character.

Inde
légumes rôtislégumes rôtis
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Vanille fumée

Smoked vanilla is a modern variation adding depth and character.