PaprikaPaprika is a red spice made from red peppers. It is either added to the food in a grounded form or as dried red peppers. It is mainly added to increase the spiciness of the food. Frequently Asked Questions on the Names of Spices ...
Some very picturesque names (German Teufelsdreck, French merde du diable, Czech čertovo lejno, Swedish dyvelsträck and Turkish şeytan tersi), all meaning more or less politely dung of devil, exemplify the small enthusiasm this unusual spice meets outside the regions of its traditional ...
Names derived thence are found in Coptic (malatron [ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ]) and in a small cluster of South East European languages: Albanian maraja, Bulgarian morach [морач] and Romanian mărar; the latter, however, has changed its meaning to dill, again emphasizing the ...
This historic geng gari gai recipe is another “foreign” curry, according to Thompson, meaning that it was made using ingredients that fall outside ‘indigenous’ Thai curry paste traditions. In other words, it uses lots of dry spices from Burma, India, Persia, and the Middle East that tra...
The word ‘curry’ originates from the Tamil word ‘kari’, meaning ‘sauce’; and is an umbrella term referring to dishes from the various cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Most importantly, they are characterised by the use of complex combinations of herbs and spices. Many may say that...
It is said that this spice mixture meets the five basic tastes of Chinese cuisine: sweet, salty, bitter, sour and “uanami”, which is the 5 taste of oriental cuisine, meaning “tasty” in Japanese. In Northern India, clove is a popular spice, especially the north, corresponding to Kashm...
Nagercoil,city, extreme southernTamil Nadustate, southernIndia. It lies west of the Aramboli Gap in theWestern Ghatsmountain range. Nagercoil has long controlled the major routes betweenChennai(Madras; northeast) andThiruvananthapuram(northwest) inKeralastate. Its name, meaning “snake temple,” ...
It is said that this spice mixture meets the five basic tastes of Chinese cuisine: sweet, salty, bitter, sour and “uanami”, which is the 5 taste of oriental cuisine, meaning “tasty” in Japanese. In Northern India, clove is a popular spice, especially the north, corresponding to Kashm...
The Indian names of black cardamom are usually formed from the name of green cardamom with an epithet meaning black (Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati kali ilaichi [काली इलायची, ਕਾਲੀ ਇਲੈਚੀ, કાળી ઈલાયચી...
The Greek plant name is usually put in relation with thymos [θυμός] spirit, originally meaning smoke (related to Latin fumus smoke; cf. perfume) and the verb thyein [θύειν] smoke, cure; offer an incense sacrifice. The reference is probably the strong, smoky odour of ...