Sunday, December 9, 2007

The spice girls have nothing on me!

I got an email from my high school buddy, Carol. It was a recipe exchange, one of the requirements was that the recipe be simple and not use any exotic ingredients. I started thinking about exotic ingredients. Then that led to spices. By nature I am a collector, my garden isn't an orderly affair of palm trees and ferns like I admire in many ex-pat yards, if one bougainvillea is good then 9 are better. Well, I am even worse with spices, I have 3 plastic shoe boxes of spices, plus jars of condiments and sauces. Every time I see a spice or herb that I may need someday, I buy it. Sometimes I even use it.
Which leads to this post, I thought out of morbid curiosity to list all the spices that I have acquired since I came here. I'll use red for the ones that someone brought from NOB, but the bulk of them were bought at regular supermarkets Walmart, Megabalcones, Chedraui and foreign food section of Liverpool. Whenever I see a "new" supermarket and we have time to stop in, I cruise the aisles looking to see what they have, and I always make a special stop in the spice aisles to see what is available that I might not already have.


English

Spanish

Allspice, whole

Pimienta Tabasco en Grano

Anise seed

Anis Semilla

Basil

Albahaca

Bay leaves

Hojas de Laurel

Cardamom (ground)

Cardamomo molido

Cardamom (whole)

Cardamomo entero

Caraway seed

Semilla de Alcaravea

Cayenne (actually a substitute for)

Chile piquin molido

Cilantro

Cilantro

Cinnamon

Canela

Cloves, whole

Clavo entero also called clavos de olor to distinguish them from carpenter's nails

coriander seeds

Semilla de cilantro

Cumin, ground

Cumino molido

Curry Powder

Curry de la India

Dill weed

Hojas de Eneldo

Epazote

Epazote

Garlic

Ajo

Ginger

Jengibre

Marjoram leaves

Mejorana Entera

Mexican pepperleaf (Piper auritum)

Hoja Santa

Mustard powder

Mostaza Molida

Mustard seeds,yellow

Mostaza semilla

Nutmeg,Ground

Nuez Moscada Molida

Oregano leaves

Oregano entero

Paprika

Pimentòn dulce (also just Pimenòn)

Paprika,Smoked

Pimentòn Ahumado

Parsley

perejil

Peppercorns ,Black

Pimienta Negra, entera

Peppercorns, Green

Pimienta Verde Entera

Peppercorns, Red

Pimienta Rosa Entera

Rosemary

Romero

Sage

Salvia

Tarragon

Estragon

Thyme, ground

Tomillo molido

Tumeric

Curcuma







2 comments:

  1. The list would make a good exercise in a spanish class.

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  2. Norm, When I took Spanish we learned more general things. I think the names of spices,or other cooking words are things you might want to look up if you are living here but not things the average person talks about. But then again, who wants to be average?
    regards,
    Theresa

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