🌶️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
6 spices found
A2 spices
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Bois d'Inde
Also called Jamaica pepper, allspice is a Caribbean berry tasting like cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg combined.
Caraïbes, Inde
charcuteries
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Achiote (roucou)
Annatto comes from the seeds of the achiote tree and has long been used in Latin America and the Caribbean to color and flavor foods.
Amérique, Amérique centrale
pouletpoisson
H1 spice
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Piment habanero
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Originally from Amazonia but popularized in Yucatán, one of the world's hottest peppers.
Amérique, Amérique centrale
J1 spice
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Mélange jerk
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Spicy Caribbean blend for Jamaican marinades. Combines allspice, thyme, Scotch bonnet pepper and warm spices.
Caraïbes, Afrique
viandespoissons