A look at the spices

Spices, a word whose history is lost in the depths of the centuries. The first references to spices come from the very distant 7000 BC from the natives of Mexico who used chili https://www.piperi-evripidou.gr/en/spices-spices.html?product=147 to season food their. By 3000 BC, spices were now common throughout the world India, China, Persia, Mesopotamia and Egypt.

In the early history of mankind, spices did not have the same aesthetic function that they have today, they were used as an antidote for epidemics, or to cover the unpleasant taste of food. Over the years they became so important that apart from food they could also be used as an independent currency.

The spices, may come from different parts of the plant, others are from flowers (clove), others are from fruits (all spice), other than the leaves (laurel), other than the barks or trunks (cinnamon) and other than roots or bulbs (turmeric), (salep).

Most spices are not limited to culinary use as they also have proven medicinal properties. ginger, turmeric, Fenugreek, mastic of, black cumin, black garlic, mustard seeds, cardamom.

Gradually the spices started to leave the completely practical part of the food and go to the aesthetic, the different kitchens per country started experimenting on how they could make their food even better with the spices and that's where the spice mixes were born.

Many countries have their own blends, but the ones with the most are India and the Arab countries, they have experimented a lot over the years and have made many blends which are now used all over the world.

I mention some of the most famous spices mixtures , curry, zataar, garam masala, tandoory, Tika Masala and many more.

In recent years, in addition to spices and spice mixes, salts have also entered kitchens.

Of course, we are not talking about the simple salt that we used for so many years simply to salt the food, we are talking about sea salts mixed with spices or mixed with herbs, mineral salts and even smoked salts. ( natural sea salt, smoked salt, black salt, natural sea salt with mushrooms, natural sea salt with wild garlic, natural sea salt with vegetables, natural sea salt with spices.

How monotonous would be our kitchen and also our life without spices, Imagine a pizza without spices, or some cooked food without spices, or some grilled meat without the corresponding salt or its mixture of spices or finally sweets without vanilla, cinnamon, Mahaleb .

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