The Science of Spice

99 MAHLEB Mb Flavour Group | SWEET WARMING PHENOLS | Mahleb RELEASE THE FLAVOUR Of mahleb’s flavour compounds, only dioxolane an ...

Spice Profiles Region of cultivation Vanilla is native to Mexico and Central America, where it is still cultivated. It is also g ...

VANILLA Va Flavour Group | SWEET WARMING PHENOLS | Vanilla RELEASE THE FLAVOUR Many trace compounds in vanilla are quick to evap ...

102 Spice Profiles Native to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas (Maluku) archipelago of Indonesia, nutmeg has a complex, violent ...

Flavour Group | WARMING TERPENES | Nutmeg 103 BLENDS TO TRY Use and adapt these classic blends featuring nutmeg: Turkish baharat ...

104 Spice Profiles The biryani is a true melting pot of a dish. Conceived in Persia, it was introduced to India by Arab merchant ...

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106 Spice Profiles Native only to the tiny Banda Islands in the Moluccas (Maluku) archipelago of Indonesia, mace was being trade ...

107 MACE Ma Flavour Group | WARMING TERPENES | Mace BLEND TO TRY Use and adapt this spice blend recipe featuring mace: Garam mas ...

108 Spice Profiles Region of cultivation Caraway is native to central Europe and Asia, and its major producers are Finland, Pola ...

Flavour Group | WARMING TERPENES | Caraway 109 D-carvone (spearmint) S-carvone (caraway) Caraway has a complex, warming taste, a ...

110 Spice Profiles Evidence suggests that the seeds and fronds of the dill plant were used for medicinal purposes in Egypt as ea ...

Flavour Group | WARMING TERPENES | Dill 111 Fermentation in low-temperature pickling produces alcohol to help disperse flavours. ...

112 Spice Profiles Ejjeh is a Lebanese omelette of fresh herbs and courgettes, normally spiced with a regional baharat (see pp23 ...

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114 Spice Profiles Region of cultivation Annatto is native to the Caribbean and tropical South America. It is also cultivated in ...

115 ANNATTO Ao Flavour Group | WARMING TERPENES | Annatto enhance citrus notes with another tart spice: coriander enhances sweet ...

116 Spice Profiles The tree that produces mastic grows only on the Greek island of Chios, where this unique product has been cul ...

Flavour Group | FRAGRANT TERPENES | Mastic 117 RELEASE THE FLAVOUR Mastic is best ground before use and mixed with another powde ...

118 Spice Profiles Region of cultivation Juniper is native to temperate regions of Europe, Russia, and the Caucasus, North Ameri ...