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SPICES

 

A large assortment of Turkish and world spices

 

Allspice: used for cake and meal

Mixed spices

Anis: used for fish, vegetable meal

Mixed spices: for chicken

Basil: used in vegetable meal

Mixed spices: for meat

Bay leaves: used in vegetable meal

Mixed spices: for fish

Black cumin: used on top of bread before cooked, on cheese

Mixed spices: for bread : you mix it with olive oil, put on   bread and cook  

Camomile: İnfused it makes a very good relaxing tea, or one can use  the water as a compress for the eyes.

 

Cardamom: used in İndian food, in Turkish coffee.

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Cayenne pepper: used in any kind of meal.

Mustard: used on cheese.

Chili: used for soups, for meals, on eggs, on cheese, ever wher you want to get a hot taste.

Nettle: used as a tea  infusion, cleans the blood.

Cinnamon: used on puddings, rice milk, bread, biscuit.

Nutmeg: used for mashed patatoes, for cake.

Clove: used after eating garlic to take away the smell.

Oregano: used for vegetable or meat, for barbecue, for spagetthi sauce.

Coconut: used on top of biscuit, cake, in İndian food.

Paprika: used for every kind of meal.

Coriander: used for fish, sphagetty sauce, tomato sauce.

Black pepper

Cumin: used for meatballs, fish, sauces, soups.

Long black pepper: very hot

Curry (Indian): used for chicken

Red pepper: used for sauces, fish, salads.

Curry (Turkish): used for chicken

Rose pepper: used for sauces, fish, salads.

Fennel: use for fish.

White pepper

Frankincense: use for burning.

Peppermint: used on yogurt with garlic and cucumber

Galangal: use in any kind of food, it gives a hot taste, and  gives hot energy.

Pine nut: used in rice and stuffeds vegetables

Garam masala: used in İndian food.

Popy seed: used on bread.

Garlic

Raisin: used in rice and stuffed vegetables

Ginger: used for chinese food, for chicken.

Rose hip: used as tea.

Heather: infused it makes an excellent diet tea.

Rosemary: used for vegetarian cooking or barbecue.

Henna: used for coloring hair.

Saffron (Turkish): used for paella, rice, fish, in tea.

İncense: used for burning.

Sage: used with chicken.

Lavender: used as a tea, infuse it for 5 minutes in hot water is relaxing.

Senna: boil 5 minutes in water, good for constipation.

Lemon sald: used for fish, for salads, for drinks.

Sesame: used on bread or cakes

Lime-linden: used as a tea ,boiled 5 minutes in water to clean the lungs.

Sumac: used for salads. It come from a flower and has a vinaigre tastes.

Liquorice: used to stop smoking cigarette, to chew.

Tarragon: used for sauces.

Majoran: used in vegetable meal.

Thyme: used for vegetarian meals or for barbecues.

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Turmeric (Curcuma,Indian saffron): used for lamb, rice,paella, fish, vegetarian meals, mix it with curry for sauce.

Mixed herbs

Vanilla pods: leave in sugar to get vanilla taste, boil with milk.

For pizza

Strings of dried apple, aubergine, clove, garlic, okra, red pepper.

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