SPICES: NATURE’S GIFT The word "spice" came from the Latin word "species," meaning specific kind. As the name suggest, different plant parts have been developed for their aromatic, fragrant, pungent or any other desirable properties. Like the seed (aniseed, coriander, cumin), berry (allspic...
In Catalan it was nous de xarch. Melegueta comes from a Hindi word meaning pepper. The plant is native to Liberia and Ghana. It is a perennial plant with rhizomes, of the same family as ginger. The dried seeds of the fruit are the grains of Paradise. They were more appreciated in ...