The guide

Ingredients A–ZHerbs & spices from Africa

500 ingredients so far, each with how to use it, its names around the world, the dishes that use it and, where USDA has measured it, nutrition per 100 g.

Or browse by category or by region and country.

17 of 500 ingredients

Photo credits for this page (17)

anise seed: David Monniaux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
berbere: Badagnani · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
black pepper: Hubertl · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
calabash nutmeg: User:Slashme · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
cayenne pepper: Alabama Extension · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
chamomile: Holly Victoria Norval · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
chili pepper: Takeaway · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
cinnamon: formulatehealth · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
curry powder: Slick · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
dill: SA, The Green Ark Bostanie · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ginger: Sanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
nutmeg: Herusutimbul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
parsley: Bi-frie ( talk ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ras el hanout: Sarefo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
thyme: USDAgov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
turmeric: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
vanilla: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons