Biology:List of culinary herbs and spices

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Night spice market in Casablanca.

This is a list of culinary herbs and spices. Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring.

This list does not contain fictional plants such as aglaophotis, or recreational drugs such as tobacco.

This list is not for plants used primarily for herbal teas, nor for purely medicinal plant products, such as valerian.

A


B

  • Barberry (Berberis vulgaris and other Berberis spp.)
  • Basil, sweet (Ocimum basilicum)
  • Basil, Holy (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
  • Basil, lemon (Ocimum × citriodorum)
  • Basil, Thai (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora)
  • Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis)
  • Bay leaf, Indian; tejpat, malabathrum (Cinnamomum tamala)
  • Bay leaf, Indonesian; Indonesian laurel, Salam leaf, daun salam (Syzygium polyanthum)
  • Bay leaf, Mexican; laurél (Litsea glaucescens)
  • Bay leaf, West Indian (Pimenta racemosa)
  • Blue fenugreek, blue melilot (Trigonella caerulea)
  • Boldo (Peumus boldus)
  • Borage (Borago officinalis)


C


D

  • Dill herb or weed (Anethum graveolens)
  • Dill seed (Anethum graveolens)
  • Dootsi (Agasyllis latifolia)

E

F

  • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
  • Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
  • Fenugreek, Blue, blue melilot (Trigonella caerulea)
  • Filé powder, gumbo filé (Sassafras albidum)
  • Fingerroot, temu kuntji, krachai, k'cheay (Boesenbergia rotunda) (Java, Thailand, Cambodia)
  • Fish mint, leaf; giấp cá (Houttuynia cordata) (Vietnam)
  • Fish mint, rhizome; zhé ěrgēn (Houttuynia cordata) (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces of China)


G

  • Galangal, greater (Alpinia galanga)
  • Galangal, lesser (Alpinia officinarum)
  • Garlic (Allium sativum)
  • Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum)
  • Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
  • Ginger, torch; bunga siantan (Etlingera elatior) (Indonesia)
  • Golpar, Persian hogweed (Heracleum persicum) (Iran)
  • Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
  • Grains of Selim, Kani pepper (Xylopia aethiopica)


H


J


K


L


M


N

  • New Mexico chile (Capsicum annuum 'New Mexico Group', also known as Hatch or Anaheim) which includes Big Jim, Chimayó, and Sandia, and other pepper cultivars.
  • Nigella, black caraway, black cumin, black onion seed, kalonji (Nigella sativa)
  • Njangsa, djansang (Ricinodendron heudelotii) (West Africa)
  • Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)


O


P

  • Pandan flower, kewra (Pandanus odoratissimus)
  • Pandan leaf, screwpine (Pandanus amaryllifolius)
  • Pápalo (Porophyllum ruderale) (Mexico and South America)
  • Paprika (Capsicum annuum)
  • Paracress (Acmella oleracea) (Brazil )
  • Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
  • Passion berry, Tena adam (Amharic) (Ruta chalepensis)
  • Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
  • Pepper, black, white, and green (Piper nigrum)
  • Pepper, Brazilian, or pink pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius)
  • Pepper, Dorrigo (Tasmannia stipitata) (Australia)
  • Pepper, long (Piper longum)
  • Pepper, mountain, Cornish pepper leaf (Tasmannia lanceolata)
  • Peppermint (Mentha piperata)
  • Peppermint gum leaf (Eucalyptus dives)
  • Perilla (Mentha pulegium)
    • Deulkkae (Perilla frutescens seeds)
    • Kkaennip (Perilla frutescens leaves)
    • Shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa leaves)
  • Peruvian pepper (Schinus molle)
  • Pipicha, straight-leaf pápalo (Porophyllum linaria) (Mexico)
  • Poppy seed (Papaver somniferum)
  • Purslane


Q

  • Quassia (Quassia amara), bitter spice in aperitifs and some beers and fortified wines

R


S


T

  • Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
  • Tasmanian pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata)
  • Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
  • Thyme, lemon (Thymus citriodorus)
  • Tonka beans (Dipteryx odorata)
  • Turmeric (Curcuma longa)


V

  • Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
  • Voatsiperifery (Piper borbonense) [Madagascar]


W


Y

Z

  • Za'atar (herbs from the genera Origanum, Calamintha, Thymus, and Satureja)
  • Zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)

See also


Culinary herbs and spices by country, region and culture

  • List of Afghani spices and herbs
  • Assamese spices
  • Aztec spices
  • Bulgarian spices
  • Chilean herbs and spices
  • Hungarian spices
  • Indonesian spices
  • List of Armenian spices and herbs
  • List of Australian herbs and spices
  • List of Bangladeshi spices
  • List of Gujarati spices
  • List of Indian spices
  • List of Indonesian spices (bumbu)
  • List of Indonesian spices
  • List of Italian herbs and spices
  • List of Pakistani spices
  • List of Puerto Rican spices and seasonings
  • List of Thai herbs and spices
  • List of Vietnamese spices and herbs (Vietnamese ingredients)
  • Lithuanian spices
  • Manado spices
  • Medieval spices
  • Moroccan spices
  • Nigerien spices
  • Sri Lankan spices
  • South Asian spices
  • Thai herbs and spices
  • Vietnamese herbs and spices


References

  1. "stone parsley". Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2023-03-16. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone%20parsley#:~:text=noun,are%20used%20as%20a%20condiment. "stone parsley, noun, 1, : a slender herb (Sison amomum) of the family Umbelliferae that is native to Europe and Asia Minor and has aromatic seeds which are used as a condiment. 2, : any plant of the genus Seseli" 
  2. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1891). Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or naturalisation (8th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Melbourne, Australia: C. Troedel and Co. p. 458. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/25801. Retrieved 2023-04-27. "Sison Amomum, Linné. Middle and Southern Europe. An herb of one or two years' duration. It grows on soil rich with lime. The seeds can be used as condiment." 
  3. Harford, Robin (2023-03-16). "40 Wild Edible Plants in the Carrot Family". Robin Harford. https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/40-wild-edible-plants-in-the-carrot-family. "Stone Parsley: Sison amomum ABUNDANT – Parts used: Leaves, seed, root"