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🌶️Culinary Guide

The Spice Route

Explore our collection of 6 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
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6 spices found

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Allspice

Bois d'Inde

Also called Jamaica pepper, allspice is a Caribbean berry tasting like cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg combined.

Caraïbes, Inde
charcuteries
B
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Bourbon vanilla

Vanille bourbon

Bourbon vanilla is mainly grown in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean region.

Inde
G
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Green cardamom

Cardamome verte

Green cardamom is a signature spice in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines, and it's also popular in Scandinavian baking and spiced coffee traditions.

Inde, Moyen-Orient
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Long pepper

Poivre long

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Used in Europe before black pepper, long pepper originates from India and provides gentle, complex heat.

Inde
viandeslégumes
S
1 spice
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Saffron

Safran

Saffron is one of the world's most precious spices, made from crocus stigmas and cultivated since antiquity in Iran, Spain, and India.

Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient
V
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Vanilla

Vanille

Vanilla originated in Mexico and later spread to the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Réunion). It's one of the most prized spices in baking.

Inde, Amérique
fruits