This site works better with JavaScript enabled! Go to Table of Contents Welcome to Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages Spice merchant On these pages, I present solid information on (currently) 117 different spice plants. Emphasis is on their usage in ethnic cuisines, particularly in Asia; furthermore, I discuss their history, chemical constituents, and the etymology of their names. Last but not least, there are numerous photos featuring the live plants or the dried spices. To navigate through my site, use the search engine, browse the indices or go to the list of all spices. I am on an extended journey that leads me through the Indian subcontinent. To learn more of my past travelling route, and to see some pictures from well-known and lesser knows places in India, open the contact page. Also, for those able to read German, I will shortly publish a travelogue which is currently in a cruel β state. __________________________________________________________________ List of all spices: Ajwain Almond Allspice Anise Annatto Asa foetida Basil Bear’s Garlic Black Cardamom Black Cumin Black Mustard Blue Fenugreek Boldo Borage Caper Caraway Cardamom Cassia (Chinese Cinnamon) Celery Ceylon Cinnamon Chameleon Plant Chaste Tree Chervil Chile Chive Cicely Clove Coriander Coconut Cresses Cubeb Pepper Cumin Curry leaf Epazote Dill Fennel Fenugreek Fingerroot Gale Garlic Ginger Grains of Paradise Greater Galangale Horseradish Hyssop Indian Bay-leaf Indonesian Cinnamon Indonesian Bay-Leaf Juniper Kaffir Lime Laurel Lavender Lemon Lemon Balm Lemon Grass Lemon Myrtle Lemon Verbena Lesser Galangale Licorice Lime Long Coriander Long Pepper Lovage Mahaleb cherry Mango Marjoram Mexican Pepper-leaf Mexican tarragon Mugwort Myrtle Negro Pepper Nigella Nutmeg & Mace Olive Onion Orange Oregano Pandanus flower Pandanus leaf Paprika Paracress Parsley Pepper Peppermint Pepper Rosé Perilla Pomegranate Poppy Pumpkin Rice paddy herb Rocket Rose Rosemary Rue Safflower Saffron Sage Sassafras Savory Sesame Sichuan Pepper Silphion Southernwood Star Anise Sumac Tamarind Tarragon Tasmanian Pepper Thyme Tonka bean Turmeric Vanilla Vietnamese Cinnamon Vietnamese coriander Wasabi Water pepper White Mustard Zedoary __________________________________________________________________ Use FreeFind to search within these pages (Help) ______________________________________ Find! Site Map (_) search this site only (_) search the entire web __________________________________________________________________ Indices: Alphabetic Index 10000 names in about 50 different languages (really large file) English Index lists English synonyms and botanical names Geographic Index according to country of origin or main usage area Morphologic Index plant part used for cooking Botanic Index plants arranged in systematic botanic order Spice Mixture Index quick key to main ingredients to about 20 traditional spice mixtures Other Texts: Overview Traditional welcome message, copyright, disclaimer, ... Please read the note on copyright! Introduction Some information and ideas on various topics related to spices Literature Lots of books (mostly German, I apologize) WEB-Pointers Some links referring to spices and cooking Spice Sources Where to get unusual herbs and spices (applies mostly to readers in Europe and the USA) List of Pictures Technical and copyright issues with my pictures __________________________________________________________________ A German version of this site is also available. Es gibt auch eine deutsche Version dieses Sites. __________________________________________________________________ For questions and comments, please contact Gernot Katzer (मसाला-वाला) (treabgxngmre) __________________________________________________________________ Any Browser Valid CSS! Unicode Encoded Validate using the WDG validator Validate using the VALIDOME validator __________________________________________________________________ * Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages Table of Content page * Indices Various indices to search for a particular spice + English All English spice names, sorted alphabetically + Multilingual Search spices by foreign names o Alphabetic More than 10000 spice names in 70+ languages o Greek ScriptSearch spices names in Old and Modern Greek o Cyrillic ScriptSearch spices names in Russian, Bulgarian, Kazakh,… o Hebrew ScriptSearch spices names in Hebrew and Yiddish o Arabic Script Search spice names in Arabic, Farsi, Urdu,… o Indic ScriptsSearch spice names in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu,… o Hanzi & Kanji Search spice names in Chinese and Japanese + Geographic Spices sorted according to region of origin or frequent usage + Botanical Spices sorted according to plant families + Morphologic Spices sorted according to part of the plant + Spice Mixtures Index of spice mixtures and their main ingredients * Search Explanation how to use the search engine * Other Some other texts on spices + Introduction Some introduction, definition, notes on copyright… + Overview Overview on this site, plant chemistry,… + References Where to learn more of spices o Literature Some books on spices, ethnic cookery, chemistry, scripts… o Weblinks Links to some interesting sites o Photo Sources Detailed listing of all photos, copyright… + Spice Sources Commercial sources for spices and ethnical flavourings * German (Deutsch) Die Seite können Sie auch auf Deutsch lesen * Contact + Technote Web design stuff, list of known bugs, feedback welcome! + Personal Home Page My home page with some more info on me + Email Contact me with questions, suggestions, complaints, … Quick Search: ____________ FreeFind Search Top All spices Search Indices Other texts Bottom