{"tools":[{"name":"search_spices","description":"Search EveryMasala for spices and herbs (by name, native name, other spelling, botanical name or theme), countries, cities and markets, blends, special days and concepts. Start here when unsure which tool fits.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"query":{"type":"string","description":"For example \"saffron\", \"garam masala\", \"sichuan pepper\", \"Kochi\", \"Onam\", \"tadka\""},"limit":{"type":"number","description":"1-30, default 10"}},"required":["query"],"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/search_spices"},{"name":"get_spice","description":"The full page for one spice, herb, seasoning or blend ingredient: what it is, where it comes from, flavour and heat, how it is grown and processed, how it is used by meal and cuisine, spiritual, celebratory and traditional uses, storage, substitutes, trade history, FAQ and sources. Give a slug from another tool, or a name.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"slug":{"type":"string","description":"Slug such as \"saffron\""},"name":{"type":"string","description":"A name, used if slug is not given"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/get_spice"},{"name":"list_spices","description":"List spices, filtered by any mix of region, country, city or market, form, flavour, meal, faith, celebration (occasion) and heat. Sorted best known first unless sort says otherwise. Use offset to page.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"region":{"type":"string","enum":["south-asia","southeast-asia","east-asia","central-asia","middle-east","north-africa","sub-saharan-africa","europe","north-america","latin-america","oceania"]},"country":{"type":"string","description":"ISO code or English name, e.g. \"IN\" or \"Sri Lanka\""},"city":{"type":"string","description":"City, market or growing area slug from list_cities, or its name"},"form":{"type":"string","enum":["seed","bark","root","flower","fruit","pod-chilli","leaf","resin","bulb","stigma","blend","paste","salt-seasoning"],"description":"seed = Seeds; bark = Barks; root = Roots and rhizomes; flower = Flowers and buds; fruit = Fruits and berries; pod-chilli = Chillies and pods; leaf = Leaves and herbs; resin = Resins and gums; bulb = Bulbs and alliums; stigma = Stigmas and threads; blend = Blends and masalas; paste = Pastes and sauces; salt-seasoning = Salts and seasonings"},"flavour":{"type":"string","enum":["hot","warm","sweet","earthy","citrus","pungent","smoky","floral","bitter","anise","sour","umami","numbing","herbal"],"description":"hot = Hot and fiery; warm = Warm and sweet-spiced; sweet = Sweet and mellow; earthy = Earthy and deep; citrus = Citrus and bright; pungent = Sharp and pungent; smoky = Smoky; floral = Floral and perfumed; bitter = Bitter; anise = Anise and liquorice; sour = Sour and tart; umami = Savoury and umami; numbing = Numbing and tingling; herbal = Herbal and green"},"meal":{"type":"string","enum":["breakfast","lunch","dinner","supper","snack","drink","dessert","street-food","preserve","feast"],"description":"breakfast = Breakfast; lunch = Lunch; dinner = Dinner; supper = Supper; snack = Snacks and tea time; drink = Drinks; dessert = Desserts and sweets; street-food = Street food; preserve = Pickles and preserves; feast = Feasts and banquets"},"faith":{"type":"string","enum":["hindu","buddhist","jain","muslim","jewish","christian","sikh","zoroastrian","shinto-taoist","indigenous","ayurveda","other"],"description":"Spiritual or ceremonial use"},"occasion":{"type":"string","enum":["wedding","festival","birth","funeral","harvest","new-year","hospitality","daily"],"description":"Celebratory use. wedding = Weddings; festival = Festivals; birth = Birth and childhood; funeral = Funerals and remembrance; harvest = Harvest and trade; new-year = New year; hospitality = Hospitality; daily = Everyday use"},"heat":{"type":"number","description":"Exact heat band 0 to 5: 0 = No heat; 1 = Gentle; 2 = Mild to medium; 3 = Hot; 4 = Very hot; 5 = Extreme"},"min_heat":{"type":"number","description":"Heat band at least this, 0-5"},"cuisine":{"type":"string","description":"A cuisine, e.g. \"Thai\""},"blend":{"type":"string","description":"A blend slug from list_blends: the spices that go into it"},"day":{"type":"string","description":"Special day slug or name from get_day, e.g. \"onam\""},"sort":{"type":"string","enum":["known","name","new","seen"],"description":"known = best documented first, new = newest pages first, seen = most read first"},"limit":{"type":"number","description":"1-100, default 25"},"offset":{"type":"number"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/list_spices"},{"name":"random_spice","description":"One published spice chosen at random, in full. Good for discovery.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/random_spice"},{"name":"spice_of_the_day","description":"The spice featured on the EveryMasala home page today.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/spice_of_the_day"},{"name":"upcoming_days","description":"Special days (festivals, harvests, weddings seasons, religious days and seasonal traditions) that are on now or start within the next few days, each with the spices that belong to it, plus the spice of the day. Dates come from each calendar's rule; days marked date_approximate follow the moon or a local calendar.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"date":{"type":"string","description":"A day as YYYY-MM-DD; default today (UTC)"},"days_ahead":{"type":"number","description":"0-90, default 14"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/upcoming_days"},{"name":"list_days","description":"Every special day in the year ahead, soonest first, with the date each next falls on. Optionally for one faith, one kind of day or one country.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"faith":{"type":"string","enum":["hindu","buddhist","jain","muslim","jewish","christian","sikh","zoroastrian","shinto-taoist","indigenous","ayurveda","other"]},"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["festival","harvest","wedding","religious","seasonal","weekday","trade","national"]},"country":{"type":"string","description":"ISO code or English name"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/list_days"},{"name":"get_day","description":"One special day in full: what it is, who keeps it and where, when it next falls, and the spices that belong to it. Give a slug from list_days, or a name.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"slug":{"type":"string","description":"Slug such as \"onam\""},"name":{"type":"string","description":"A name, used if slug is not given"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/get_day"},{"name":"weekday_spices","description":"The spices, foods and folk or spiritual traditions tied to a day of the week across cultures (for example turmeric on Thursday, sesame on Saturday, besamim at Havdalah). Defaults to today. Described as tradition, not advice.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"day":{"type":"string","description":"A weekday such as \"thursday\" or \"thu\"; default today (UTC)"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/weekday_spices"},{"name":"list_countries","description":"Every country with the number of spices on EveryMasala that belong to it and whether its cuisine overview is written, optionally for one region.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"region":{"type":"string","enum":["south-asia","southeast-asia","east-asia","central-asia","middle-east","north-africa","sub-saharan-africa","europe","north-america","latin-america","oceania"]}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/list_countries"},{"name":"get_country","description":"How one country cooks and trades with spices: an overview, how many spices EveryMasala has for each form and flavour, its best known spices and its spice cities, markets and growing areas.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"country":{"type":"string","description":"ISO code or English name, e.g. \"IN\" or \"Morocco\""}},"required":["country"],"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/get_country"},{"name":"list_cities","description":"Spice cities, markets, ports and growing areas that spices on EveryMasala are tied to, with how many spices each has, optionally for one country or region. Use the slug with list_spices or get_city.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"country":{"type":"string","description":"ISO code or English name"},"region":{"type":"string","enum":["south-asia","southeast-asia","east-asia","central-asia","middle-east","north-africa","sub-saharan-africa","europe","north-america","latin-america","oceania"]},"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["market","port","growing","city","centre"]},"limit":{"type":"number","description":"1-400, default 100"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/list_cities"},{"name":"get_city","description":"One spice city, market, port or growing area in full: what is traded or grown there, how to visit, a trail idea and the spices tied to it.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"slug":{"type":"string","description":"Slug such as \"kochi\""},"name":{"type":"string"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/get_city"},{"name":"list_blends","description":"The spice blends, masalas, pastes, rubs and seasonings EveryMasala draws as ring charts of ingredients with the steps to make them, by region or kind.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"region":{"type":"string","enum":["south-asia","southeast-asia","east-asia","central-asia","middle-east","north-africa","sub-saharan-africa","europe","north-america","latin-america","oceania"]},"kind":{"type":"string","description":"regional, classic, sweet, paste, rub, salt-mix or tea-drink"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/list_blends"},{"name":"get_blend","description":"One blend in full: where it comes from, the parts of each spice with their share, the steps of making it, the dishes it goes into and the spices it uses. Give a slug from list_blends, or a name.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"slug":{"type":"string","description":"Slug such as \"garam-masala\""},"name":{"type":"string","description":"A name, used if slug is not given"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/get_blend"},{"name":"get_concept","description":"A plain-language definition of a term or technique used about spices (tadka, bhuna, garam, Scoville, bloom, hing, ma la, toasting, whole versus ground...).","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"term":{"type":"string"}},"required":["term"],"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/get_concept"},{"name":"latest_news","description":"Recent headlines about spices, the spice trade and food, with outlet and link. EveryMasala does not write these stories.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{"limit":{"type":"number","description":"1-40, default 12"}},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/latest_news"},{"name":"coverage","description":"How many spices EveryMasala covers, by region, form, flavour, meal and faith, and how many are still waiting to be written. Use this to judge completeness.","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/coverage"},{"name":"site_info","description":"A publication card for EveryMasala: name, tagline, publisher, network, topics, catalogue counts, feeds, MCP and API addresses, tools, ad slots and contact. For directories and for ClearTrust's network tools (CPN, Footfall, Yieldo, Assay).","parameters":{"type":"object","properties":{},"additionalProperties":false},"url":"https://everymasala.com/api/v1/site_info"}]}