"Five-spice powder Five-spice powder is a spice mixture of five or more spices used predominantly in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine and also used less commonly in other Asian and Arabic cuisines. Five-spice powder is used for cocktails as well. While there are many variants, a common mix is: Other recipes may contain anise seed, ginger root, nutmeg, turmeric, ""Amomum villosum"" pods (砂仁), ""Amomum cardamomum"" pods (白豆蔻), licorice, Mandarin orange peel or galangal. In Southern China, ""Cinnamomum loureiroi"" and Mandarin orange peel are commonly used as substitutes for ""Cinnamomum cassia"" and cloves respectively, producing a slightly different flavour profile for southern"
"Zingiber The genus Zingiber is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their medicinal and culinary value. The most well-known is ""Z. officinale"", garden ginger. Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice ""ginger"", and may be used whole, candied (known commonly as crystallized ginger), or dried and powdered. Other popular gingers used in cooking include cardamom and turmeric, though neither of these examples is"
"a ""true ginger"" - they belong to different genera in the Zingiberaceae family. The Plant List records the following accepted names for ""Zingiber"" species: Zingiber The genus Zingiber is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their medicinal and culinary value. The most well-known is ""Z. officinale"", garden ginger. Each ginger species has a different culinary usage; for example, myoga is valued for the stem and flowers. Garden ginger's rhizome is the classic spice ""ginger"", and may be used whole, candied (known"
"Alligator pepper Alligator pepper (also known as mbongo spice or hepper pepper) is a West African spice which corresponds to the seeds and seed pods of ""Aframomum danielli"", ""A. citratum"" or ""A. exscapum"". It is a close relative of grains of paradise, obtained from the closely related species, ""Aframomum melegueta"". However, unlike grains of paradise which are generally sold as only the seeds of the plant, alligator pepper is sold as the entire pod containing the seeds (in the same manner to another close relative, black cardamom). The plants which provide alligator pepper are herbaceous perennials of the ginger (Zingiberaceae)"
"Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. Ornamental genera include the shell gingers (""Alpinia""), Siam or summer tulip (""Curcuma alismatifolia""), ""Globba"", ginger lily (""Hedychium""), ""Kaempferia"", torch-ginger ""Etlingera elatior"", ""Renealmia"", and ginger (""Zingiber""). Spices include ginger (""Zingiber""), galangal or Thai ginger (""Alpinia galanga"" and others), melegueta pepper (""Aframomum melegueta""), myoga (""Zingiber"
"Zingiber zerumbet Zingiber zerumbet is a species of plant in the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about tall. It originates from Asia, but can be found in many tropical countries. Common names include: ""awapuhi"", bitter ginger, shampoo ginger (Malay = ""lempoyang"") and pinecone ginger. The rhizomes of ""Z. zerumbet"" have been used as food flavoring and appetizers in various cuisines while the rhizome extracts have been used in herbal medicine. ""Zingiber zerumbet"" is a perennial. From autumn until spring it goes dormant above ground as the leafy stems shrivel and die away, leaving the pale brown, creeping stems"
"of the Zerumbone synthase enzyme, which may be effective in treating colon cancer. Zingiber spectabile Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as an ornamental plant, although it has been used in South-East Asia as a medicinal herb. The scientific name of the species is ""Zingiber spectabile"". ""Zingiber"" is originally from a Sanskrit word that means ""shaped like a horn"" and refers to the horn-shaped leaves of most species of ginger. ""Spectabile"" is derived from the Latin ""spectabilis"", meaning 'visible' or 'spectacular'. The plant is commonly known"
"summer bath, leave the flowers atop a nearby rock, and then squeeze the sweet juices into their hair and over their bodies when the swim is completed. Zingiber zerumbet Zingiber zerumbet is a species of plant in the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about tall. It originates from Asia, but can be found in many tropical countries. Common names include: ""awapuhi"", bitter ginger, shampoo ginger (Malay = ""lempoyang"") and pinecone ginger. The rhizomes of ""Z. zerumbet"" have been used as food flavoring and appetizers in various cuisines while the rhizome extracts have been used in herbal medicine. ""Zingiber"
"Zingiber spectabile Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as an ornamental plant, although it has been used in South-East Asia as a medicinal herb. The scientific name of the species is ""Zingiber spectabile"". ""Zingiber"" is originally from a Sanskrit word that means ""shaped like a horn"" and refers to the horn-shaped leaves of most species of ginger. ""Spectabile"" is derived from the Latin ""spectabilis"", meaning 'visible' or 'spectacular'. The plant is commonly known in the West by the common name ""beehive ginger"", due to its unusual"
"spice and flavouring for food and liqueurs and in medicine. Cardamom production Cardamom production employs plants of the genera ""Elettaria"" and ""Amomum"" in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. Cultivation of cardamom was introduced to Guatemala before World War I by Oscar Majus Kloeffer; today Guatemala is the world's biggest producer and exporter, followed by India and Sri Lanka; Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are the leading importers of the spice. After saffron and vanilla, cardamom is the third most expensive spice by weight. The scientific name for the cardamom genus ""Elettaria"" derives from the Tamil name for ""cardamom seeds"". Production began in"
"Uzazi The term Uziza refers to the dried fruit of the West African deciduous shrub ""Zanthoxylum tessmannii"", syn. ""Fagara tessmannii"", a member of the 'prickly ash' ""Zanthoxylum"" family. The name of the spice is derived from Igbo, a language in Nigeria, where the spice is grown and harvested on a commercial basis. ""Zanthoxylum tessmannii"" is a close relative of the Sichuan pepper, and Uziza has a similar taste profile to the Asian spice. However, unlike Sichuan pepper where only the pericarp of the fruit is used, uziza is used whole (both pericarp and seed). This may explain why uziza has"
"medicine. The pericarp is most often used, but the leaves of various species are also used in some regions of China. Another species of ""Zanthoxylum"" native to China, ""Z. schinifolium"", called ""xiāng jiāo zi"" (, ""aromatic peppercorn"") or ""qīng huā jiāo"" (, ""green flower pepper""), is used as a spice in Hebei. While the exact flavour and composition of different species from the genus ""Zanthoxylum"" vary, most share the same essential characteristics. So while the terms ""Sichuan pepper"" and ""sanshō"" may refer specifically to ""Z. simulans"" and ""Z. piperitum"", respectively, the two are commonly used interchangeably. Related species are used"
"Za'atar Za'atar (, ), is a generic name for a family of related Middle Eastern herbs from the genera ""Origanum"" (oregano), ""Calamintha"" (basil thyme), ""Thymus"" (typically ""Thymus vulgaris"", i.e., thyme), and ""Satureja"" (savory). The name ""za'atar"" alone most properly applies to ""Origanum syriacum"", considered in biblical scholarship to be the hyssop ( ) of the Hebrew Bible. It is also the name for a condiment made from dried hyssop leaves, mixed with sesame seeds, dried sumac, and often salt, as well as other spices. Used in Levantine cuisine, both the herb and spice mixture are popular throughout the Middle East."
"agenda and prior to any other food or entertainment. Prayers and libations are made together with kola nuts and alligator pepper. Alligator pepper Alligator pepper (also known as mbongo spice or hepper pepper) is a West African spice which corresponds to the seeds and seed pods of ""Aframomum danielli"", ""A. citratum"" or ""A. exscapum"". It is a close relative of grains of paradise, obtained from the closely related species, ""Aframomum melegueta"". However, unlike grains of paradise which are generally sold as only the seeds of the plant, alligator pepper is sold as the entire pod containing the seeds (in the"
"Galangal Galangal () is a common name for several tropical rhizomatous spices. The word ""galangal"", or its variant ""galanga"", can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant species in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family, namely: Various galangal rhizomes are used in traditional Asian cuisines, such as Thai and Lao tom yum and tom kha gai soups, Vietnamese Huế cuisine (tré) and throughout Indonesian cuisine, as in soto). Polish Żołądkowa Gorzka vodka is flavoured with galangal. While all varieties of galangal are closely related to common ginger, and all exhibit some resemblance to the hot, spicy"
"Allspice Allspice, also called pimenta, Jamaica pimenta, or myrtle pepper, is the dried unripe fruit (berries, used as a spice) of ""Pimenta dioica"", a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. The name ""allspice"" was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called ""Carolina allspice"" (""Calycanthus floridus""), ""Japanese allspice"" (""Chimonanthus praecox""), or ""wild allspice"" (""Lindera benzoin""). ""Allspice"" is also sometimes used to refer to the herb costmary (""Tanacetum balsamita"")."
"a spicier flavour and greater pungency than sichuan pepper. Even in West Africa this is a rare spice, and typically only five or six dried fruit are added to a dish. The whole fruit is pounded to a powder in a mortar and pestle and are added to West African 'soups' (stews) as a flavouring. Typically these would be used in soups where few or no chillies are used so that the pungency of the spice comes through. Uzazi The term Uziza refers to the dried fruit of the West African deciduous shrub ""Zanthoxylum tessmannii"", syn. ""Fagara tessmannii"", a member"
"Zingiber cassumunar Cassumunar ginger: ""Zingiber cassumunar"", now thought to be a synonym of ""Zingiber montanum"" (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr., is a species of plant in the ginger family and is also a relative of galangal. It is called ""plai"" (ไพล) in Thailand, in addition to (ว่านไฟ ""wan-fai"") in Isan language and (ปูเลย ""bpulai"") in northern Thai language. The rhizome of variant 'Roxburgh' is used medicinally in massage and even in food in Thailand, and somewhat resembles ginger root or galangal. In aromatherapy, ""plai"" oil is used as an essential oil and is believed to ease pain and inflammation. It is"
"turn a brighter red color. The flower stalks usually remain hidden beneath the leaf stalks. This plant, originating from India to South East Asia, was distributed eastward through Polynesia and introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in the canoes of early Polynesian settlers. The subspecies ""Zingiber zerumbet"" subsp. ""cochinchinense"" (previously ""Z. cochinchinense"") is found in Vietnam. "" 'Awapuhi"" is said to be one of the ""Kinolau"", multiple forms, of the Hawaiian deity Kane. The leaves and leaf stalks, which are also fragrant, were used in baking in the ""imu"", underground oven, to enhance the flavor of pork and fish as they"
"at 5°C, making it problematic for commercial applications. Zingibain Zingibain, zingipain, or ginger protease () is a cysteine protease enzyme found in ginger (""Zingiber officinale"") rhizomes. It catalyses the preferential cleavage of peptides with a proline residue at the P2 position. It has two distinct forms, ginger protease I (GP-I) and ginger protease II (GP-II). Zingipain curdles milk, and has been suggested as a vegetable rennet for cheese production. It is also used to make the Cantonese dish ginger milk curd. Like papain from papayas and bromelain from pineapples, it is used as a meat tenderizer. However, extracted zingibain is"
"Cardamom production Cardamom production employs plants of the genera ""Elettaria"" and ""Amomum"" in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. Cultivation of cardamom was introduced to Guatemala before World War I by Oscar Majus Kloeffer; today Guatemala is the world's biggest producer and exporter, followed by India and Sri Lanka; Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are the leading importers of the spice. After saffron and vanilla, cardamom is the third most expensive spice by weight. The scientific name for the cardamom genus ""Elettaria"" derives from the Tamil name for ""cardamom seeds"". Production began in ancient times, and it has been referred to in ancient"
"as a spice powder in a common serving amount of one US tablespoon (5 grams), ground dried ginger (9% water) provides negligible content of essential nutrients, with the exception of manganese (70% DV). If consumed in reasonable quantities, ginger has few negative side effects. It is on the FDA's ""generally recognized as safe"" list, though it does interact with some medications, including the anticoagulant drug warfarin and the cardiovascular drug nifedipine. The characteristic fragrance and flavor of ginger result from volatile oils that compose 1-3% of the weight of fresh ginger, primarily consisting of zingerone, shogaols and gingerols with [6]-gingerol"
"and homoeriodictyol, found 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid vanillylamide to elicits bitter-masking activity. At 0.1g/L, this vanillin derivative, was able to reduce the bitterness of a 0.5g/L caffeine solution by about 30%. Homoeriodictyol Homoeriodictyol is a bitter-masking flavanone extracted from Yerba Santa (""Eriodictyon californicum"") a plant growing in America. Homoeriodictyol (3`-methoxy-4`,5,7-trihydroxyflavanone) is one of the 4 flavanones identified by Symrise in this plant eliciting taste-modifying property: homoeriodictyol sodium salt, eriodictyol and sterubin. Homoeriodictyol Sodium salt elicited the most potent bitter-masking activity by reducing from 10 to 40% the bitterness of salicin, amarogentin, paracetamol and quinine. However no bitter-masking activity was detected with bitter"
"mioga"" 'Roscoe') appears in Japanese cuisine; the flower buds are the part eaten. Another plant in the Zingiberaceae family, galangal, is used for similar purposes as ginger in Thai cuisine. Galangal is also called Thai ginger, fingerroot (""Boesenbergia rotunda""), Chinese ginger, or the Thai ""krachai"". A dicotyledonous native species of eastern North America, ""Asarum canadense"", is also known as ""wild ginger"", and its root has similar aromatic properties, but it is not related to true ginger. The plant contains aristolochic acid, a carcinogenic compound. The United States Food and Drug Administration warns that consumption of aristolochic acid-containing products is associated"
"very aromatic with a fragrant, somewhat pungent smell similar to orris root but more powerful. The essential oil has a scent somewhat like hyacinths and highly perfumed for a considerable period. In Tibetan medicine, the rhizome which has an acrid taste is given as two spoonful powder twice a day for heating potency. ‘Abir’, a fragrant coloured powder marketed for religious ceremonies, is prepared from its dried rhizomes. Powder of the species is used orally for body pain and inflammation; however, small pieces of fresh roots cooked in burning flame and chewed with one glass of hot milk for the"
"and taste. Zingiber barbatum Zingiber barbatum (""meik-thalin"" or ""meik tha-lin"") is a medicinal, therapeutic ginger found in Myanmar. The plant, a rhizome geophyte, is concentrated primarily in the Yangon, Bago, and Mandalay regions, although specimens have been found in at least two other administrative regions. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Padjadjaran University, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University consider the plant to be an ""underutilized [sic] medicinal plant"", being ""used in the indigenous system of medicine"". Having collated 19 specimens from five of Myanmar's administrative subdivisions, the botanists denoted 29 morphological characteristics, pertaining to growth habits, leaf, pseudo-stem, and rhizome"
"Zingerone Zingerone, also called vanillylacetone, is thought by some to be a key component of the pungency of ginger, but imparts the ""sweet"" flavor of cooked ginger. Zingerone is a crystalline solid that is sparingly soluble in water and soluble in ether. When synthesized and tasted does not have any pungency, suggesting it is more likely that zingerone is a decomposition product of, rather than the direct source of, the pungency of ginger. Zingerone is similar in chemical structure to other flavor chemicals such as vanillin and eugenol. It is used as a flavor additive in spice oils and in"
"Aframomum corrorima Aframomum corrorima is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. The spice, known as Ethiopian cardamom, false cardamom, or korarima, is obtained from the plant's seeds (usually dried), and is extensively used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. It is an ingredient in ""berbere"", ""mitmita"", ""awaze"", and other spice mixtures, and is also used to flavor coffee. In Ethiopian herbal medicine, the seeds are used as a tonic, carminative, and laxative. The plant is native to Tanzania, western Ethiopia (in the vicinity of Lake Tana and Gelemso), southwestern Sudan, western Uganda. It is cultivated in both Ethiopia and Eritrea."
"Aframomum corrorima Aframomum corrorima is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. The spice, known as Ethiopian cardamom, false cardamom, or korarima, is obtained from the plant's seeds (usually dried), and is extensively used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. It is an ingredient in ""berbere"", ""mitmita"", ""awaze"", and other spice mixtures, and is also used to flavor coffee. In Ethiopian herbal medicine, the seeds are used as a tonic, carminative, and laxative. The plant is native to Tanzania, western Ethiopia (in the vicinity of Lake Tana and Gelemso), southwestern Sudan, western Uganda. It is cultivated in both Ethiopia and Eritrea."
"Zingibain Zingibain, zingipain, or ginger protease () is a cysteine protease enzyme found in ginger (""Zingiber officinale"") rhizomes. It catalyses the preferential cleavage of peptides with a proline residue at the P2 position. It has two distinct forms, ginger protease I (GP-I) and ginger protease II (GP-II). Zingipain curdles milk, and has been suggested as a vegetable rennet for cheese production. It is also used to make the Cantonese dish ginger milk curd. Like papain from papayas and bromelain from pineapples, it is used as a meat tenderizer. However, extracted zingibain is unstable, with a half-life of about 2 days"
"flavor of ginger, each is unique in its own right, and galangals are not typically regarded as synonymous with ginger or each other in traditional Asian dishes. In ethnobotany, each of the various galangals are attributed with specific medical virtues. In commerce, galangals are commonly available in Asian markets as whole fresh rhizome, or in dried and sliced, or powdered form. Galangal Galangal () is a common name for several tropical rhizomatous spices. The word ""galangal"", or its variant ""galanga"", can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant species in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family,"
"Piper aduncum Piper aduncum, the spiked pepper, matico or higuillo de hoja menuda, is a flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. Like many species in the family, the matico tree has a peppery odor. The fruits are used as a condiment and for flavoring cocoa. It is sometimes used as a substitute for long pepper. In the Amazon Rainforest, many of the native tribes use matico leaves as an antiseptic. In Peru, it was used for stopping hemorrhages and treating ulcers, and in European practice in the treatment of diseases of the genitals and urinary organs, such as those for"
"and the other Old World spices. The dried petals are still used to in atoles, pinoles, and coffee. It is native to mountainous areas of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It is still cultivated as a spice in the Guatemalan regions around Cobán and Jacaltenango and sold in markets in those areas as well as Antigua Guatemala, Santa Ana, El Salvador, and San Andrés Tuxtla, Mexico. Cymbopetalum penduliflorum Cymbopetalum penduliflorum is a species of plant in family Annonaceae. The specific epithet ""penduliflorum"" derives from the Latin ""pendulae florum"", meaning ""pendulous flowers"". Common names include ""sacred earflower"". In Spanish the"