For other spices sometimes called "Guinea pepper", see Guinea pepper.
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Grains of Selim seed pods
Grains of Selim are the seeds of a shrubby tree, Xylopia aethiopica, found in Africa. The seeds have a musky flavor and are used as a spice in a manner similar to black pepper, and as a flavouring agent that defines café Touba, the dominant style of coffee in Senegal. It is also known as Senegal pepper, Ethiopian pepper, and (historically) Moor pepper and Negro pepper. It also has many names in native languages of Africa, the most common of which is diarr in the Wolof language (this is the name used on most packages of café Touba). It is called 'Etso' in the Ewe language of Ghana and Togo. It is sometimes referred to as African pepper or Guinea pepper, but these are ambiguous terms that may refer to Ashanti pepper and grains of paradise, among others.
GrainsofSelim are the seeds of a shrubby tree, Xylopia aethiopica, found in Africa. The seeds have a musky flavor and are used as a spice in a manner...
such as grainsofSelim (Xylopia aethiopica). It is native to West Africa, which is sometimes named the Pepper Coast (or Grain Coast) because of this commodity...
alligator pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, ‘‘ataré’’in Yoruba land, fom wisa, and (ambiguously) Guinea pepper GrainsofSelim, also known as Kani pepper...
to grainsofSelim or grainsof paradise. The plants that provide Ashanti pepper are vines that can grow up to 20 m in length, climbing up boles of trees...
slang), a political slang in Thai Shalim, or Salim, a Canaanite god GrainsofSelim, an African spice All pages with titles containing Salim All pages...
been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. It is still widely used in many countries, especially in Central Europe...
the Longum group, including chili peppers. Paprika can have varying levels of heat, but the chili peppers used for hot paprika tend to be milder and have...
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each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form. Although cumin is used in traditional...
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no more than 100–200 mg (1.5–3.1 grains) of glycyrrhizin per day, the equivalent of about 70–150 g (2+1⁄2–5+1⁄4 oz) of liquorice confectionery. Although...
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of fruits tend to dominate the flavor of a dish. Ajwain grows in dry, barren soil in its indigenous regions of India, Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of...
species, Aframomum melegueta or "grainsof paradise". Unlike grainsof paradise, which are generally sold as only the seeds of the plant, alligator pepper...
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of the sage family Lamiaceae, which includes many other medicinal and culinary herbs. The name rosemary derives from Latin ros marinus (lit. 'dew of the...
(gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula, perennial herbs of the carrot family. It is produced in Iran, Afghanistan...
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or sumach (/ˈsuːmæk, ˈʃuː-/ S(H)OO-mak, UK also /ˈsjuː-/) is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera in the cashew...
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