Mankind has been using spices in cooking since ancient times. It is believed that the oldest spices used in food preparation were cinnamon and black pepper. When merchants began traveling to distant lands, they took local spices with them and brought back new and unusual spices. Spices such as nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cumin and pepper were some of the most widely traded spices in the world.

● Paprika ● Tamarind ● Garlic ● Nutmeg ● Nigella sativa ● Fenugreek ● Asafoetida ● Mustard ● Brassica soda ● Indian mustard ● Galangal ● Saffron ● Ginger ● Sadie Indian ● Sassafras ● Sumac ● Sesame ● Senna ● Dill ● Chuniz ● Liquorice ● Vanilla ● sarsaparilla ● black pepper ● Brazilian pepper ● chili pepper ● Aleppo pepper ● cinnamon ● cloves ● camphor ● caraway ● celery ● turmeric ● coriander ● cumin ● black lemon ● mahlab ● salt ● Nakheh ● cardamom ● wasabi ● anise ● lysum ● chinbe ● Kebab ● crocodile pepper ● allspice ● ginger ● juniper ● szechuan pepper ● tonka bean ● jeduar ● barberry ● zest