The Science of Spice

139 GALANGAL Gg BLENDS TO TRY Use and adapt these classic blends featuring galangal: Khao kua p49 Bumbu p52 RELEASE THE FLAVOUR ...

140 Spice Profiles Popular in both Laos and Thailand, larb is a fiery salad most often made with finely minced meat or fish, whi ...

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142 Spice Profiles Limes are native to Southeast Asia and were brought to the Middle East by Arab traders, though exactly how an ...

143 DRIED LIME Li Flavour Group | CITRUS TERPENES | Dried Lime RELEASE THE FLAVOUR Unlike the eye-watering hit of fresh limes, t ...

144 Spice Profiles The potent aromatic foliage of the lemon myrtle tree has long been prized – possibly for millennia – by abori ...

145 Curdle-free citrus Flavour Group | CITRUS TERPENES | Lemon Myrtle RELEASE THE FLAVOUR Citral is unstable and breaks down ove ...

146 Spice Profiles BOTANICAL NAME Cymbopogon citratus ALSO KNOWN AS Serai, oil grass, West Indian lemongrass. MAJOR FLAVOUR COMP ...

147 LEMONGRASS Le Flavour Group | CITRUS TERPENES | Lemongrass Kitchen creativity Delicate lemongrass enlivens curries, stir-fri ...

148 Spice Profiles Region of cultivation Mangoes are native to India and Myanmar, and over 40 per cent of the total world crop i ...

149 AMCHOOR Am Flavour Group | SWEET-SOUR ACIDS | Amchoor BLENDS TO TRY Use and adapt this recipe for a classic blend featuring ...

150 Spice Profiles The plant Anardana comes from the fruits of a large flowering shrub in the loosestrife family. It is deciduou ...

Flavour Group | SWEET-SOUR ACIDS | Anardana 151 Add directly to a watery sauce (no need for oil) to infuse a dish with the spice ...

152 Spice Profiles The name “sumac” is derived from the Aramaic word summaq, meaning “red”. Long before lemons reached Europe, t ...

153 SUMAC Su Flavour Group | SWEET-SOUR ACIDS | Sumac BLEND TO TRY Use and adapt this recipe for a classic Syrian seasoning: Za’ ...

154 Spice Profiles The plant The tamarind tree is a large tropical evergreen tree in the bean family. It can grow to a height of ...

Flavour Group | SWEET-SOUR ACIDS | Tamarind 155 Remove traces of pulp and roast in a dry frying pan. Soak the seeds in water and ...

156 Spice Profiles In this innovative ice, warming notes of cumin and garam masala contrast with astringent tamarind, zesty ging ...

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158 Spice Profiles The fruit of the carob tree has nourished humans and animals since ancient times. The tree’s ability to fruit ...