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The International Standards Organization (ISO) defines spices and condiments as vegetable products or mixtures thereof, free from extraneous matter, used for flavouring, seasoning and imparting aroma in foods. Webster describes spices as any of various aromatic vegetable productions as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., used in cookery to season and to flavour sauces, pickles, etc; a vegetable condiment or relish, usually in the form of a powder; also, as condiments collectively. This website covers most of the areas of these versatile ingredients uses from their tradicional role in flavouring foods to their health promoting properties. |