Chervil: Common chervil is an aromatic herbaceous plant (family Apiaceae – Botanical name: Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.) probably […]
Spices, edible oils and condiments
Spring onion
Spring onion: The spring onion is a plant (Alliaceae family – Botanical name: A. fistulosum), native to the Orient. It is also called […]
Cebette
Cebette: The onion cébette is a sweet onion with a very reduced bulb forming a very long barrel. The early onion no is […]
Black cardamom
Black cardamom: Originally from India, black cardamom (Zingiberaceae family) has a smoky scent, less intense than that of […]
Cardamom
Cardamom: Cardamom is a herbaceous perennial plant from India whose seeds contained in capsules have a […]
Caper
Caper: The caper is the flower bud of the caper plant, which is a thorny tree or shrub with a flexible stem […]
Capon
Caper: The caper (with a circumflex accent) is the fruit of the caper plant (Capparaceae family – Botanical name: Capparis spinosa), so […]
Cannelle
Cinnamon: Cinnamon is the inner bark of the Ceylon cinnamon, a species of tree belonging to the family Lauraceae (name […]
Camelina
Camelina: Camelina (Botanical name: Camelina sativa), also called “bastard flax” or “German sesame”, is a plant native to southern Europe […]
calluna
Callune: Callune heather (Botanical name: Calluna vulgaris Hull.) or callune is a species of heather that is the only […]
Bugloss
Bugloss: nf Bugloss is a common herbaceous plant in Europe (family Boraginaceae – Botanical name: Anchusa officinalis) It […]
Borage
Borage: nf Borage (word from the Arabic abu rach meaning "father of sweat" because of its […]
Carolina Reaper (chili)
Carolina Reaper (chili): The Carolina Reaper (the “Carolina Reaper”) is a cultivar of […]
Urban benoîte
Urban avens: locut. The urban avens (or common avens) is a perennial plant of woods or shady places (family […]
Basil
Basil: nm Basil or Roman basil (Botanical name: Ocimum basilicum L.) is a species of herbaceous plants, […]
Rooster Mint
Cock mint: Cock mint or great balsamite (Botanical name: Balsamita major), is an aromatic plant of the Asteraceae family […]
Pink bourbon berry
Bourbon pink berry: locut. The pink bourbon berry is a small fleshy, indehiscent fruit, containing a single or […]
Asa-foetida
Asa-foetida: nf Asa-foetida (or ase fetid) is a resin extracted from the rhizomes of two species of giant fennel (family […]
Arrow Root
Arrow-Root: nm Arrowroot (or arrowroot or arrowroot, dittam) is a plant from tropical America (Antilles), monocotyledonous of the […]
Arquebus
Arquebuse: nf The arquebuse is an aromatic herbaceous plant (Asteraceae family – Botanical name: Artemisia abrotanum) also called aurone, […]
Lemongrass
Lemongrass: n. Lemongrass, Indian (or Indian) verbena, or lemongrass in English, is a tropical herbaceous […]
Mugwort
Mugwort: nf Mugwort is an aromatic plant (Asteraceae family – Botanical name: Artemisia tridentata), with a slightly camphorated smell, originating […]
Argan Oil
Argan oil: Argan oil (or argan) is a food oil extracted by manual pressure from the fruits of the argan tree which is […]
Badiane
Star anise: nf Star anise is a shrub (sometimes called star anise) native to southern China and Tonkin (*) […]
Star anise
Star anise: locut. Star anise (or Chinese star anise) is the fruit of the Chinese star anise (Botanical name: Illicium […]
Angelic
Angelica: nf Angelica true or archangelic or angelica officinale (Botanical name: Angelica archangelica) is a species of plants of the […]
Dill
Dill: nm Dill is an aromatic and herbaceous plant (family Apiaceae formerly umbelliferae – Botanical name: Anethum graveolens […]
amchoor
Amchoor: nm Amchoor (or amchur) is a spice originating from Indonesia. It is made from green mango powder […]
Aloe vera
Aloe vera: Aloe vera or Barbados aloe is a species of aloe (family Liliaceae like onion, garlic, […]
Black garlic
Black garlic: Black garlic is one of the delicacies of the Aomori region located in the north of the main island […]