218 Index
Index
Page numbers in bold refer
to main entriesA
adobo 52
adobo marinade 53
spiced Filipino adobo with chicken
and pork 208
advieh 27
Persian rice puddings 210
Afghanistan 174, 194, 200
Africa 30–37
Central Africa 31, 35
East Africa 31, 34–35
Horn of Africa 31, 32
The Maghreb 30–31, 32–33
Southern Africa 31, 36–37
West Africa 30–31, 36
aji limo 68
ajwain 10, 15, 200–201
flavour compounds 201, 215, 217
aldehydes, fruity 13, 15, 160–63
Aleppo pepper 21, 22
Ali Baba 168
allspice 10, 14, 17, 63, 86–87
Arabic baharat 26
chicken and aubergine biryani with
seven-spice 104
flavour compounds 87, 214, 216
Jamaican jerk rub 64
mulling spice 73
almonds: dukkah 28
Amazon basin 63, 67
amchoor 14, 39, 42, 148–49
chaat masala 42
flavour compounds 13, 149, 215,
217
the Americas 62–69
Amazon basin 63, 67
the Andes 63, 66–67
the Caribbean 63, 64
Mexico and Central America 63,
64–65
North America 63, 68
Pacific South America 63, 68–69
see also individual countries
anardana 14, 150–51, 215, 217
ancho chillies 192
mole mix 65
the Andes 63, 66–67
anethole 11, 12, 17
anise 14, 88–89
flavour compounds 89, 214, 216
mole mix 65
annatto 14, 47, 114–15
flavour compounds 12, 115, 214,
216
apples: sweet and spicy apple pastry
rosettes 182
apricots: lamb kofte 210
Arab traders 20
black pepper 184carob 158
cinnamon 80
cumin 126
dried limes 142
ginger 188
poppy seeds 198
saffron 194
tamarind 154
Arabian Peninsula 21, 29
Arabic baharat 26
arbol chillies 192
arrabiata sauce 76
asafoetida 10, 15, 174–75
chaat masala 42
flavour compounds 175, 215, 217
gunpowder 45
Ashanti pepper: yaji 36
Ashurbanipal 160
Asian larb salad with curried duck
and khao kua 140
aubergines: chicken and aubergine
biryani with seven-spice 104
Australia 144, 146, 166, 176
Aztecs
annatto 114
cacao 162
chillies 190
vanilla 100B
baharat 22–23, 25, 126
Arabic baharat 26
lamb kofte 210
Bangladesh 39, 42–43
amchoor 148
curry leaves 176
galangal 138
barberries 14, 21, 160–61
flavour compounds 13, 161, 215,
217
bay 14, 136–37
adobo marinade 53
Burmese garam masala 48
flavour compounds 137, 215, 217
khmeli-suneli 77
mulling spice 73
Nanjing spice bag 59
BBQ rub 68
beef: Durban beef bunny chow 211
Bhutan 132, 186
bird’s eye chillies 51, 193
biryani: chicken and aubergine
biryani with seven-spice 104
bitter orange powder 73
Finnish gingerbread spice 72
black beans: chilli black bean sauce
61
bobimbi: mbongo mix 35
Brazil 148, 162, 184
Bulgaria 120, 122
bulgur wheat: lamb kofte 210
bumbu 52Burmese garam masala 48
butter
niter kibbeh 32
spiced scallops with saffron beurre
blanc 196C
cacao 14, 63, 162–63
flavour compounds 163, 215, 217
mole mix 65
Cambodia 47, 48–49, 146, 204
Canada 178, 198
capsaicin 13, 165, 190
caraway 14, 108–109
flavour compounds 109, 214, 216
harissa 33
cardamom 11, 14, 134–35
advieh 27
black cardamom 14, 39, 132–33,
214, 216
black sesame, liquorice, and
cardamom ice cream 170
Burmese garam masala 48
Durban beef bunny chow 211
Finnish gingerbread spice 72
flavour compounds 12, 133, 135,
214, 216
garam masala 40
hawaij 29
pilau masala 34
Shandong spice bag 58
sweet and spicy apple pastry
rosettes 182
Turkish baharat 23
vindaloo paste 44
zhug 25
Caribbean 63, 64
carob 14, 158–59
flavour compounds 13, 159, 215,
217
caryophyllene 10
cascabel chillies 192
cassava: tucupí 67
cassia 10, 14, 55, 82–83
flavour compounds 83, 214, 216
garam masala 40
vindaloo paste 44
cayenne 193
BBQ rub 68
Durban curry masala 37
paella mix 74
yaji 36
celery seed 10, 14, 202–203
celery salt 203
flavour compounds 203, 215, 217
Central America 63, 64–65
chaat masala 42
chana dhal: gunpowder 45
chana masala with sweet potato and
spinach 211
Charlemagne, Emperor 94
cheese: ejjeh with courgette, feta,and dill and black lime harissa
112
chicken
chicken and aubergine biryani with
seven-spice 104
Goan vindaloo 212
paella 213
spiced Filipino adobo with chicken
and pork 208
chickpeas: chana masala with sweet
potato and spinach 211
chillies 10, 15, 21, 190–93
aji limo 68
Amazon basin 67
the Andes 66
arrabiata sauce 76
baklouti chilli 31
BBQ rub 68
bird’s eye chillies 51, 193
bumbu 52
chilli black bean sauce 61
chimichurri 66
Chinese steamed salmon with chilli
and star anise 92
cumari chillies 63
dried chillies 192–93
Durban curry masala 37
espelette chilli 70
flavour compounds 13, 191, 215,
217
France 74
fresh chillies 192–93
ground chillies 193
gunpowder 45
harissa 33
khmeli-suneli 77
leche de tigre 69
Malaysian fish curry paste 51
masor tenga fish curry 211
mole mix 65
mulato chilli 63
nuoc cham 50
piri piri chillies 31
shichimi-togarashi 57
Spain and Portugal 75
sweet and spicy apple pastry
rosettes 182
timur ko chhop 41
tucupí 67
vindaloo paste 44
zhug 25
chimichurri 66
China
amchoor 148
anardana 150
anise 88
barberries 160
black cardamom 132
cassia 82
celery seed 202
chillies 190
cloves 84
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