aromatic spice
Scented culinary addition
An aromatic spice is any spice valued primarily for its fragrance rather than heat or color—cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom.
The term distinguishes these from pungent spices like chili peppers or coloring spices like turmeric.
The recipe called for aromatic spices: a cinnamon stick and whole cloves.
- cloveDried flower bud spice
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
- allspiceMultiplex tropical seasoning
- cardamomAromatic seed pod spice
- star aniseEight-pointed aromatic seedpod
vanilla · saffron · fennel · coriander · turmeric · za'atar · mace · cinnamon · sumac · cassia · cumin · bay leaf · ginger · fragrant · pepper · pungent · zesty · mulled