Welcome to Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages

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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.

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 regularly publish updates to my travelogue which currently holds about 150 entries about places in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, and their foods.

A jwain Almond Allspice Anise Annatto Asa foetida B asil Bear’s Garlic Black Cardamom Black Cumin Black Mustard Blue Fenugreek Boldo Borage C aper 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 E pazote D ill F ennel Fenugreek Fingerroot G ale Garlic Ginger Grains of Paradise Greater Galangale H orseradish Hyssop I ndian Bay-leaf Indonesian Cinnamon Indonesian Bay-Leaf J uniper K affir Lime L aurel Lavender Lemon Lemon Balm Lemon Grass Lemon Myrtle Lemon Verbena Lesser Galangale Licorice Lime Long Coriander Long Pepper Lovage M ahaleb cherry Mango Marjoram Mexican Pepper-leaf Mexican tarragon Mugwort Myrtle N egro Pepper Nigella Nutmeg & Mace O live Onion Orange Oregano P andanus flower Pandanus leaf Paprika Paracress Parsley Pepper Peppermint Pepper Rosé Perilla Pomegranate Poppy Pumpkin R ice paddy herb Rocket Rose Rosemary Rue S afflower Saffron Sage Sassafras Savory Sesame Sichuan Pepper Silphion Southernwood Star Anise Sumac T amarind Tarragon Tasmanian Pepper Thyme Tonka bean Turmeric V anilla Vietnamese Cinnamon Vietnamese coriander W asabi Water pepper White Mustard Z edoary