Spices and Herbs – How do they Differ?
The Difference between Spices and Herbs: Spices Seeds – Herbs Leaves
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For culinary purposes, an herb is defined as the leaf and tender stem of a plant used as a flavoring agent in food, i.e. the herbaceous part of the plant. Spices, by contrast, are the dried parts of a plant, i.e. the seeds, roots, bark, flowers, fruits and rhizomes that also are used as a flavoring agent in food,(rhizomes are an underground, horizontal stem such as ginger). Herbs can be used in either a fresh or dried state; spices are almost always dried.
Wars have been fought over Spices and Herbs
Spices have been important to humankind virtually since our beginning. Spices were the most valuable items of trade in the ancient and medieval world. Many early explorers risked their lives looking for the shortest distance to India the primary reason being to trade for spices. When Christopher Columbus happened upon the New World, he was quick to describe to investors the many new spices available there.
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Herbs and spices are very useful in flavoring food so that the amounts of salt and sugar can be greatly reduced without your taste sense being aware of the reduction. The combination of these two factors make using spices and herbs both tasty and healthy at the same time. What can be better than that.
Salt with Herbs
Try using dried herb leaves such as sage, thyme, oregano, rosemary about a cup of each along with a cup of salt. Throw it all into a blender along with some granulated garlic (according to your taste) and some black peppercorns. Blend and store in a tightly closed container. Use this mixture on anything you like. It’s great on beef, fish and chicken.
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All the spice in India can not compare to the herbs in my garden especially sage, oregano, basil, dill and mallow.
How easy to remember – Spices seeds, Herbs Leaves
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