Herbs and Spices

Herbs and Spices
By: Group 5 (Blueberry)

Buying, storage and
usage tips
from: http://www.vegkitchen.com/tips/herbs-and-spices-common-culinary/
When buying herbs and spices by weight,
buy only what will fit into an average-size
spice jar. In other words, dont stock up.
Most go a very long way and are at their
optimal flavor for up to a year, after which
they begin losing their potency.
Keep dried herbs and spices in a place in
your kitchen that is away from heat and
moisture.
Buying, storage and
usage tips
from: http://www.vegkitchen.com/tips/herbs-and-spices-common-culinary/
When substituting fresh herbs for dry, use
about three times the amount of fresh herb
as the dry.
Introduce dried herbs and spices into your
recipe as early in the cooking process as
possible, so that they have a chance to
develop flavor. Add fresh herbs toward the
middle or even the end of the cooking if
youd like to retain their pronounced flavor.
Anise or Aniseed
Source: Premier Plaza/SM
Supermarket
Cost: Php10 - 15/10g pack
ANISE or ANISEEDis an aromatic spice that
imparts a distinct flavor of licorice and is
commonly used to make the liqueurs ouzo,
anisette, and pernod. Anise is used in cookies
and cakes, and a sprinkling of the seeds adds
an unusual twist to fruit salads, particularly
those utilizing citrus fruits. Try adding anise to
fruit pies, relishes and chutneys, and dark breads.
In Indian cuisine, anise is occasionally used in
pilafs and braised dishes.
http://www.vegkitchen.com/tips/herbs-and-spices-common-culinary
Allspice
Supermarket
Cost: Php70/32g bottle (ground)
ALLSPICEis the hard berry of an evergreen tree
native to the West Indies and Central America. Its
name quite possibly reflects its flavor, which as a hint
of the flavors of several spices, including cinnamon,
nutmeg, and cloves. It is most commonly sold in
ground form, though the whole berry is available in
spice shops and is used in pickling and to flavor broths
and marinades. The mildly spicy-sweet flavor of
ground allspice enhances apple desserts, banana
breads, spice cakes, cookies, chutneys, and recipes
utilizing squash, pumpkin, or sweet potatoes.
Basil
Supermarket
Cost: Php50/9g bottle (dried)
Php500/kilo (fresh)
BASILis one of the most relished of herbs and one that has an
important place in herbal lore and legend, spanning many ages
and cultures. In the summer, the intoxicating scent of fresh
sweet basil fills produce markets, and its brief season should be
fully enjoyed. Though basil makes an excellent dried herb whose
sweet-and-spicy flavor is welcome in many dishes, the result is
very different when using it fresh. Fresh basil is the main
component of pesto sauces and has a special affinity with
tomato-based pasta sauces and fresh tomato salads (as in
the classic tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad). Dried basil is
good in soups, marinades and vinaigrettes, grain dishes,
herb breads, and omelets. It may also be used to flavor tomato
sauces when fresh basil is unavailable.
Bay leaves
Supermarket
Cost: Php60/5g (dried)
BAY LEAVES are the whole, dried leaves of
the bay laurel tree and are most useful in
long-simmering recipes, such as soups
and stews, where their flavor has a
chance to permeate. Its warm, somewhat
woodsy character lends itself especially
well to recipes that contain tomatoes,
beans, corn, and potatoes.
http://www.vegkitchen.com/tips/herbs-and-spices-common-culinary/
Cayenne Pepper
Supermarket
Cost: Php55/26g/bottle (ground)
Php20/50g (flakes)
CAYENNE PEPPER is perhaps the hottest of
ground spices, ground and dried from a very
hot variety of a pepper of the capsicum genus.
A small amount goes a long way and is used to
give fiery flavor to Mexican, Indian, and
some Southeast Asian cuisines and is also
useful in spicing Creole and Cajun specialties.
Cayenne pepper lends itself to vegetable or
bean stews, curries, chilies, spicy cold
noodle dishes, and hot-and-sour dishes.
Celery Seeds
Supermarket
Php25/50g (powder)
Celery seeds comes from wild Indian
celery called lovage. Celery seeds can
be used as flavouring or spice, either
as whole seeds or ground. Used for
pickling, salads (potato and cole slaw),
soups.
http://www.ezhealthyway.com/Glossary%20of%20Spices.html
Cinnamon
Supermarket
CINNAMON is derived from the dried inner bark of the
cassia tree, a small evergreen. One of the earliest
spices recorded, cinnamon is also one of the most
familiar and commonly used. A sweet, aromatic
spice, cinnamon is often a component of curry
blends and is a fixture in many baked goods,
including custards, puddings, cakes, cookies, and
fruit pies. Squash, pumpkin and sweet potatoes,
whether in pies or as side dishes, always benefit from
a sprinkling of cinnamon. Whole cinnamon sticks are
nice to add to stewing fruits and simmering beverages,
such as hot mulled cider.
Cloves
Supermarket
CLOVES are a pleasant, sweet spice like cinnamon, but
have a stronger flavor and a sharp aroma. Whole cloves
are the buds of the evergreen clove tree. Stewed fruits
benefit from a handful of whole cloves while they are
simmering, and fragrant pilafs are made even more so by
addition of some whole cloves. You may leave the cloves in
the dishes you are making, but you may not enjoy biting
into one, since the flavor is somewhat bitter. Ground
cloves are often used in conjunction with cinnamon in
baked goods, fruit pies, and squash, sweet-potato, and
pumpkin recipes. Cloves enhance the flavors of apples
and bananas in desserts and are occasionally used in
curries and chutneys.
Coriander Seeds
Supermarket
Cost: Php20/42g pack
CORIANDER is the aromatic seed of the herbal plant
whose leaves are known as cilantro. This is a spice
whose complex flavor falls somewhere between sweet
and spicy. Its usually one of the three main
components of curry mixes along with cumin and
turmeric. In Indonesian cookery, coriander is a
common seasoning for tempeh recipes. In general,
its an excellent flavoring for bean dishes of many
sorts. Corn and cabbage recipes as well as vegetable
relishes and hot-sweet chutneys are enhanced by the
flavor of coriander.
Cumin
Supermarket
Cost: Php60/30g (ground)
CUMIN is the golden-brown seed of a small herbal
plant. Cumins spicy and pleasantly hot flavor makes it
a favorite seasoning in several ethnic cuisines; its zesty
quality reduces the need for salt. You will find cumin
used extensively in curry blends and chili powder;
in those spice mixes or on its own, it is an important
seasoning in Indian and Mexican cuisines. Use cumin
in soups, tomato-based enchilada sauces, bean
dishes, and vegetable stews. Spinach, lentil, and
tempeh recipes often benefit from the addition of
cumin. A pinch of cumin in breads is an old European
tradition, and this works particularly well in
cornbread.
Curry Powder
Supermarket
Cost: Php45/30g (powder)
CURRY POWDER is a blend of spices used in Indian
cuisine. The most notable and constant elements of
curry powders are cumin, coriander, and turmeric;
the variables may be any of cayenne pepper,
mustard, fenugreek, along with some sweet
aromatics such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, or
cardamon. Aside from its obvious use in simplified
Indian curry recipes (authentic Indian dishes usually
combine individual curry spices in the recipe rather
than using prepared curry powder), use curry powder
to add zest and color to simple grain pilafs, lentil soups
and stews, potato dishes, and egg recipes such as
quiches or frittatas.
Garlic
Supermarket
Cost: Php150/kg
Php70/40g (powder)
Php75/42g (minced & granulated)
GARLIC is well known and almost universally loved
by good cooks across many cultures. A member of
the lily family and related to onions, shallots, and the
like, garlic has long been esteemed equally for its
medicinal properties and its culinary qualities. The uses
of garlic are familiar and too numerous to list. It
appears extensively in the cuisines of Italy, India,
Mexico, the Orient, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and
many more. Fresh garlic is almost always preferable,
but garlic powder is an acceptable substitute in
breading mixes for frying foods or in blended dips,
where the flavor of raw garlic may be too strong.
Ginger
Supermarket
Cost: Php250/kg; Php55/25g (ground)
GINGER is the underground rhizome-like root of a
tropical plant. Theres much to say about fresh ginger,
so it is under a separate entry. Ground ginger should
generally not be considered a substitute for fresh
ginger, but rather a hot-sweet, fragrant spice more
appropriate to baked goods. Gingerbread is one that
comes to mind immediately, but it is almost as
common as spice for pumpkin and squash pies.
Ground ginger is also a pleasing enhancement for
apple desserts, as well as for sweet-potato or
winter-squash side dishes.
Marjoram
Supermarket
Cost: 45/7g (flakes)
MARJORAM is an herb so closely related to
oregano that the two share the botanical name
origanum, which is from the Latin meaning joy of the
mountain. Marjoram is slightly sweeter, yet
somewhat sharper than oregano, so inasmuch as the
two may be used interchangeably, marjoram should
be used sparingly. Use marjoram in conjunction
with other dried herbs to flavor vegetable dishes,
Italian-style tomato sauces, bean stews, pizza
sauces, soups, grain dishes, and vinaigrette salad
dressings.
Mustard
Supermarket
Cost: 45/26g (ground)
MUSTARD is the tiny, round seed of an annual
plant native to Asia and is the spice used to make
the popular condiment of the same name.
Available in whole or ground form, the flavor
of mustard seed is subtly hot and slightly
biting. Use dry mustard in soups, salad
dressings, grain dishes, potato dishes, chilies,
and curries.
Nutmeg
Supermarket
NUTMEG is the seed of the small pear-shaped
fruit of the nutmeg tree. The hard, nutlike
nutmeg seed is optimally used freshly grated,
however, the spice is more commonly sold and
used in its dried, ground form. A sweet spice,
nutmeg is a familiar flavoring in eggnog,
custards, pumpkin and sweet-potato pies, and
spice cakes. It is often one of the spices used in
curry mixes, and has a special affinity with winter
squashes and spinach.
Oregano
Supermarket
Cost: Php55/10g (dried whole
leaves)
Php80/23 g (ground)
OREGANO, a close botanical relation to marjoram, has
become familiar to the North America palate through
its use in popular Italian dishes such a pizza and
spaghetti sauces. Oregano is a splendid kitchen-
garden herb. Used fresh, it is especially nice in green
salads and tomato salads. In dried form, it is a widely
available, inexpensive herb useful in traditional
Mexican, Italian, Greek, and Spanish recipes. Its also a
common addition to salad dressings and does much
to enhance the flavor of soups, grains, bean dishes,
and pasta sauces.
Paprika
Supermarket
Php60/24 g (Spanish ground)
PAPRIKA is ground from a dried, sweet Capsicum
pepper. Its slightly sweet, warm flavor adds
savor to tomato-based sauces, pastas, French-
style salad dressing, and potato dishes. Its
bright red color makes it an excellent garnish
sprinkled on casseroles, vegetable pies, and
dips.
://www.vegkitchen.com/tips/herbs-and-spices-common-culinary/
Parsley
Supermarket
Cost: Php750/kg (fresh)
Php16/10 g (dried flakes)
PARSLEY is easy to grow on the windowsill and is
also available inexpensively year-round, so there is
little reason to buy this nutritious herb in dried form.
The fresh, mild herbal flavor of parsley is welcome
in many culinary categories, including salads and
salad dressings, soups, grain and bean dishes,
casseroles, omelets, vegetable dishes, and herb
breads. When buying parsley, choose the Italian,
flat-leafed parsley for cooking, since its more
flavorful, and reserve the use of the curly-leafed
parsley for garnishing.
://www.vegkitchen.com/tips/herbs-and-spices-common-culinary/
Rosemary
Supermarket
Cost: Php50/11g (dried)
ROSEMARY are slender leaves of a small
evergreen shrub and has a well-known legacy
in folklore as the herb of remembrance. Youll
certainly remember rosemary if you dont use
it sparingly, since its strong, piney flavor can be
overwhelming. Rosemary is traditionally used
to season lamb, chicken, and stuffing. In the
vegetarian realm, it may be used to flavor
vegetable stews, herb breads, and tomato
soups or sauces.
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Sage
Supermarket
SAGE is the leaves of a small evergreen plant. Its
strong, complex taste is best known as a flavoring
for stuffing and sausages. When preparing foods
such as TVP, tempeh, or seitan, all of which
can be used as meat substitutes, seasoning
with sage can add to the meatlike sensation.
Sage may also be used, rather sparingly, in salad
dressings, grain dishes (try it on wild rice pilaf)
and soups, particularly pumpkin or squash
soups. Dried leaf sage is preferable to ground
sage.
Tarragon
Supermarket
Cost: Php60/7g (dried leaves)
TARRAGON is an expensive herb best known
for its role in making an elegant vinegar. It has
a sharp-sweet, anise-like flavor and scent.
Tarragon adds a distinctive touch to fresh
green vegetables and green salads. Try
sprinkling some on fresh peas, green beans,
asparagus, or Swiss chard. Tarragon makes
ordinary mayonnaise special and adds an
unusual touch to omelets and tomato dishes.
Tarragon is also used in the preparation of fish
and chicken.
Thyme
Supermarket
Cost: Php50/12g (dried leaves)
THYME is a popular herb related to the
mints. Even when used sparingly, it imparts a
vivid flavor and aroma. Thyme is an important
seasoning in classic French and Creole recipes
and is good used whenever a mixture of dried
herbs is called for. Soups, vinaigrettes, grain
and bean dishes, corn dishes, and tomato
sauces all benefit from the distinctive flavor
of thyme.
Turmeric
Supermarket
TURMERIC is the product of a dried, ground,
fleshy root and is prized for its brilliant yellow
color, much as is saffron, although turmeric is
not nearly so expensive. This spice has a
unique, rather woodsy flavor and scent and is
almost invariably one of the main
components of curry mixes. Use it to
brighten rice pilafs, curries, corn dishes,
pickles, and relishes.
Italian Seasoning
Supermarket
Cost: Php50/45g
Italian Seasoning
Supermarket
Cost: Php50/45g
Pizza Pie
Supermarket
Cost: Php50/45g
a blend of garlic,

onion, bell pepper.
oregano, basil,
marjoram

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