Herbs
and spices in the use and preperation of food have many different
functions. Of course they should be used to improve the taste
of the food but also they can improve the keeping qualities of
some food. There are also spices, such as safron which can change
the colour of a meal, others can help the digestion of foods and
some can have healing qualities and of course our bodies need
a certain amount of salt to stay healthy.
There are herbs which can bring out the flavour of the food or
can give us an appetite. In earlier days only the wealthy could
afford the various many different herbs and spices to be found,
thankfully today we can all partake of the varied selections to
be found, now our creativity can have no bounds!
We hope you will find here all the information
you will need about all the herbs and spices available. Should
you find a herb or spice that is not to be found in our list,
please send us per e-mail all your information about the spice
that we may include it in our list.
Food is not just flavoured from herbs
and spices, soups, salads marinated meat, ketchups sauces and
mayonaise can also be greatly improved by the addition of vinegar,
oil and mustard. Discover here the diverse choice of vinegars
and oils, the combination and uses of marinades and the different
methods of making your own mustard , ketchup and sauces.
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