🌶️Culinary Guide

The Spice Route

Explore our collection of 9 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

9 spices found

C
2 spices
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Céleri (graines)

Celery seeds have been used since antiquity in Europe and the Middle East for their strong, savory flavor.

Moyen-Orient
salades
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Coriandre (graines)

Coriander has been grown since ancient times. The seeds taste warmer and more citrusy than the fresh leaves.

Inde, Moyen-Orient
légumes rôtislégumes rôtis
D
1 spice
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Mélange dukkah

Crunchy Egyptian blend of roasted nuts, seeds and spices. Traditionally served with bread dipped in olive oil.

Moyen-Orient
viandespoissons
F
1 spice
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Fenugrec

Fenugreek has been used since antiquity in the Middle East and India. The seeds taste warm, slightly bitter, and nutty.

Inde, Méditerranée
légumes
G
1 spice
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Fenugrec moulu

Native to the Middle East and India, ground fenugreek is essential in traditional spice blends.

Inde, Méditerranée
M
1 spice
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Mahlep

Seeds of Prunus mahaleb, mahleb has a sweet fragrance reminiscent of a cherry-almond cross. Used in Greek and Middle Eastern pastries.

Moyen-Orient, Méditerranée
viandespoissons
P
1 spice
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Écorce de grenadier

Pomegranate peel is used in some traditional cuisines for its bitterness and tannic notes.

Moyen-Orient
S
2 spices
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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
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Widely used in the Levant, sumac is a tangy red spice made from dried berries—great as a lemony finishing touch.

Moyen-Orient
pouletpoissons