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🇮🇩 The spices of Indonesia

40 spices from Indonesia, best known first, across 11 cities, markets and growing areas.

Market Port Growing area City Spice centre

Spice cities and markets of Indonesia

Java 3 Maluku Islands 3 Sumatra 2 Banda Islands 1 Borneo 1 Kerinci 1 Moluccas 1 Ternate 1 Jakarta Maluku Ternate and Tidore

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBasil A tender culinary herb with glossy leaves and a licorice-like aroma, native to tropical Asia.Leaf · Anise and liquorice · Warm and sweet-spiced

🇨🇳 China and 3 moreStar anise八角 (bājiǎo) The reddish-brown star-shaped fruit of a Chinese evergreen tree, used for its licorice-like flavor.Fruit · Sweet and mellow · Anise and liquorice

🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreCubeb The dried fruit of a climbing vine, known for its long tail and sharp taste.Fruit · Sharp and pungent · Warm and sweet-spiced

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Star anise: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Basil: Castielli, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cubeb: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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Every Monday: seven spices you may not know, what is cooking this week, and one blend explained step by step.