Bay leaf, also called laurel leaf, leaf of the sweet bay tree (Laurus nobilis), an evergreen of the family Lauraceae, indigenous to countries bordering the Mediterranean. … Bay has been cultivated from ancient times; its leaves constituted the wreaths of laurel that crowned victorious athletes in ancient Greece.
The spice nutmeg has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavour many…
The clove of commerce is the air-dried unopened flower bud obtained from evergreen medium sized tree. The tree grows to…
Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit (capsules of cardamom plant) often referred as the “Queen of Spices” because…