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EveryMasala

How complete is EveryMasala?

Nobody has a full list of the world's spices. Many are local, many have a dozen names, and many are regional blends that were never written down. So EveryMasala shows its working.

Where the list comes from

Every item that Wikidata classes as a spice, herb, seasoning, condiment or spice mixture and that has an English Wikipedia article; every article under Wikipedia's spice, herb, chilli and seasoning categories; and our own list of the spices, blends and cities each region is known for, so that small traditions are not crowded out by large ones.

Where things stand today

GroupPublishedWaiting to be writtenWaiting for reviewJudged not a spice
Our own list of spices, blends and cities296184386
Spices and seasonings, as Wikidata classes them90118
Other subjects filed under spices and herbs on Wikidata and Wikipedia10239
Linked from lists of spices (not queued)046700
Total30646887443

Country overviews written: 153 of 164. Photos: 271 of 306 spices have a free-licence photo; the rest show a drawing until one is found. Also written by hand: 67 blends, 97 spice cities and markets, 128 days and 221 concepts.

New pages are written every day, best documented first. Wikidata and Wikipedia are re-read every week for spices added since.

What is missing

Spices with no English Wikipedia article are not here yet. That leaves out a great many local herbs and village blends, and it favours the well-known spices. By region so far: South Asia 75, Latin America and the Caribbean 52, Southeast Asia 35, East Asia 34, Middle East 30, Europe 28, North America 24, Sub-Saharan Africa 14, Oceania 5, Central Asia and the Caucasus 5, North Africa 4.

Countries with a cuisine overview and the fewest spices so far: Bahamas (0), Bahrain (0), Belarus (0), Belgium (0), Benin (0), Bosnia and Herzegovina (0), Botswana (0), Brunei (0), Cyprus (0), Democratic Republic of the Congo (0), Djibouti (0), Estonia (0), Fiji (0), Gabon (0), Gambia (0), Honduras (0), Hong Kong (0), Ivory Coast (0), Kazakhstan (0), Kuwait (0).

If you know a spice we should add, write to masala@cleartrust.cc.

The weekly digest

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