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Piment d’Alep Aleppo pepper is a variety of Capsicum annuum used as a spice, especially in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. It is also known as Halaby pepper. Its pods take on a border colour as it matures. They should be semi-dried, seeded and ground. Pepper flakes are known in Turkey as Pul bottle and in…

From pepper to cinnamon, passion awaits “God made the food, the devil the seasoning . ” If we look at the history of spices, this culinary formula of James Joyce seems quite well founded: since ancient Egypt, men have in fact continued to alternate diplomacy and violence to succeed in getting their hands on the famous spices. Coming…

The cure for all the ailments? Nigella sativa or black cumin is an aromatic plant. In Arabic, the Nigella is called “Habbatul baraka”,  which means “seeds of blessing”. It is found in the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East. Nigella seeds have been used for centuries: they are mentioned in the Bible; and the prophet Muhammad claimed…