Spices and herbs - West Virginia Friderika Boriová
15 terms
Cinnamon
noun
An aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a SE Asian tree.
Example: This could include fruits such as blueberries, blackberries; vegetables such as onions, broccoli; spices such as cinnamon, cloves; or a cocoa based product.
en: Škorica
coriander
noun
An aromatic Mediterranean plant of the parsley family, the leaves and seeds of which are used as culinary herbs.
Example: Similarly, the Uluburun shipwreck has yielded evidence for a range of organic produce which have not survived in dryland contexts including coriander, grapes, almonds, pomegranates and olives, the latter two being contained in a pithos (figure 8) and amphorae respectively (Bass 1991: 74).
en: koriander
Cumin
noun
The aromatic seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used as a spice, especially ground and used in curry powder.
en: Kmín
Dill
noun
An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes.
Example: His barracks were a closely guarded prison" (Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel dill, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1925, p242.)
en: Kôpor
Marjoram
noun
An aromatic southern European plant of the mint family, the leaves of which are used as a culinary herb.
en: Majoránka
Mint
noun
An aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs.
Example: Not surprisingly, the judiciary has been active in the development of the floating charge since Re Panama, New Zealand and Australian Royal mint Company , where floating charge was formally tested.
en: Mäta
New pepper
noun
Pepper or black pepper is the dried unripe fruit grown in the plant called piper nigrum. It's pungent smell, peppery/hot taste and health friendly properties make pepper a favorite spice all over the world and it is commonly used in all cuisines.
en: Nové korenie
Nutmeg
noun
The hard, aromatic, almost spherical seed of a tropical tree.
the evergreen tree that bears nutmegs, native to the Moluccas.
Example: For peas, flavour can be added by mint, mace, nutmeg, or curry powder.
en: Muškátový oriešok
Oregano
noun
An aromatic Eurasian plant related to marjoram, with small purple flowers and leaves used as a culinary herb.
en: Oregáno
Rosemary
noun
An evergreen aromatic shrub of the mint family, native to southern Europe. The narrow leaves are used as a culinary herb, in perfumery, and as an emblem of remembrance.
Example: ersonal: rosemary has adjusted well to her illness and embraced the challenges that have come with it.
en: Rozmarín
Saffron
noun
An orange-yellow flavouring, food colouring, and dye made from the dried stigmas of a crocus.
Example: Secondly, it describes the streets of a poor and squalid neighborhood -saffron Hill- at Dickens's time.
en: Šafran
Sage
noun
An aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
Example: Che Guevara; Nicolas Guillen, In Memoriam and Struggle: Che Guevara Latin American Perspectives (sage Publications 1987) Volume 14, Number 4 Did Racism lead to Slavery or the reverse? deleted: header: student, module and tutor name 1 2005-03 North American Themes and Problems AM102 Essay Comparative American Studies AH M 1 2098 84 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 no abstract 25.0 4.9 simple assignment TEI P4 (documented in: BAWE.documentation.pdf) f 1986 English UKA Comparative American Studies 0310 Did Racism lead to Slavery or the reverse?
en: Šalvia
Thyme
noun
A low-growing aromatic plant of the mint family. The small leaves are used as a culinary herb and the plant yields a medicinal oil.
Example: Today's tourists do not take accommodation just as a place to stay (Johnston-Walker, 1999; cited in thyme and Lawson, 2000), the hotel choices are usually influenced by 4 psychographic concepts: value, lifestyle, vacation style and benefits (Zin, 1998); as well activity choices are influenced by tourists' value (Madrigal and Kahle, 1994).
en: Tymián
Turmeric
noun
A bright yellow aromatic powder obtained from the rhizome of a plant of the ginger family, used for flavouring and colouring in Asian cooking and formerly as a fabric dye.
en: Kurkuma
Vanillin
noun
A fragrant compound which is the essential constituent of vanilla.
