Spices of Latin America and the Caribbean
The home of chilli, vanilla, allspice and annatto: mole, jerk, adobo, aji and the pimento islands. 52 spices on EveryMasala so far.
Spice cities, markets and growing areas
Veracruz 3California 2Chihuahua 2Puebla 2Sinaloa 2Xalapa 2Arequipa 1Borba 1Callao 1Cartagena 1Comoros Islands 1Florida Keys 1Havana 1Hidalgo 1Lima 1Moruga 1Oaxaca Valley 1Papantla 1Szeged 1Tabasco 1Tol煤 1Yucat谩n Peninsula 1Zacatecas 1Antigua GuatemalaBelemCa帽adaChiapasCobanCob谩nCoronado National Forest
Blends of the region
Countries
馃嚘馃嚪 Argentina 5馃嚙馃嚫 Bahamas馃嚙馃嚙 Barbados 1馃嚙馃嚳 Belize 2馃嚙馃嚧 Bolivia 8馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil 14馃嚚馃嚤 Chile 7馃嚚馃嚧 Colombia 4馃嚚馃嚪 Costa Rica 2馃嚚馃嚭 Cuba 3馃嚛馃嚥 Dominica 1馃嚛馃嚧 Dominican Republic 2馃嚜馃嚚 Ecuador 5馃嚫馃嚮 El Salvador 1馃嚞馃嚛 Grenada 1馃嚞馃嚬 Guatemala 1馃嚞馃嚲 Guyana 2馃嚟馃嚬 Haiti 1馃嚟馃嚦 Honduras馃嚡馃嚥 Jamaica 6馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico 47馃嚦馃嚠 Nicaragua 1馃嚨馃嚘 Panama 2馃嚨馃嚲 Paraguay 1馃嚨馃嚜 Peru 19馃嚨馃嚪 Puerto Rico 2馃嚤馃嚚 Saint Lucia馃嚫馃嚪 Suriname 3馃嚬馃嚬 Trinidad and Tobago 3馃嚭馃嚲 Uruguay馃嚮馃嚜 Venezuela 5
馃嚨馃嚜 Peru and 1 moreMu帽a
An Andean aromatic herb brewed into tea across Peru and BoliviaLeaf 路 Herbal and green
馃嚟馃嚬 HaitiEpis
A blended flavor base of peppers, garlic, and herbs essential to Haitian cookingHot and fiery 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreMexican oreganoor茅gano cimarr贸n
A fragrant shrub from the Americas, its leaves provide a thyme-like herbal note distinct from Mediterranean oregano.Warm and sweet-spiced 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoChile de 谩rbol
A small, fiery Mexican chili pepper known for its grassy heat and bright red dried pods.Chilli 路 Hot and fiery 路 Smoky
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 5 moreCulantro釣囜灨釣氠灁釣撫煉釣涐灦
A tropical herb with serrated leaves, offering a deep and pungent coriander flavour.Leaf 路 Herbal and green 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreEpazoteepaz艒tl
A pungent leafy herb from the Americas, traditionally used to flavor beans and stews.Sharp and pungent 路 Citrus and bright
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreP谩palo
A pungent herb from central Mexico to the Andes, used fresh in salsas and tacos.Leaf 路 Citrus and bright 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚨馃嚜 Peru and 3 moreBlack mintHuacatay
A South American marigold herb used as a paste or dried seasoning in Andean cookingLeaf 路 Herbal and green 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 1 moreHoja santa
The large, heart-shaped leaf of a Mexican pepper plant, used to wrap and flavor food.Anise and liquorice 路 Warm and sweet-spiced
馃嚟馃嚬 HaitiEpis
A blended flavor base of peppers, garlic, and herbs essential to Haitian cookingHot and fiery 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreMexican oreganoor茅gano cimarr贸n
A fragrant shrub from the Americas, its leaves provide a thyme-like herbal note distinct from Mediterranean oregano.Warm and sweet-spiced 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 MexicoChile de 谩rbol
A small, fiery Mexican chili pepper known for its grassy heat and bright red dried pods.Chilli 路 Hot and fiery 路 Smoky
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 5 moreCulantro釣囜灨釣氠灁釣撫煉釣涐灦
A tropical herb with serrated leaves, offering a deep and pungent coriander flavour.Leaf 路 Herbal and green 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreEpazoteepaz艒tl
A pungent leafy herb from the Americas, traditionally used to flavor beans and stews.Sharp and pungent 路 Citrus and bright
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 2 moreP谩palo
A pungent herb from central Mexico to the Andes, used fresh in salsas and tacos.Leaf 路 Citrus and bright 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚨馃嚜 Peru and 3 moreBlack mintHuacatay
A South American marigold herb used as a paste or dried seasoning in Andean cookingLeaf 路 Herbal and green 路 Sharp and pungent
馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico and 1 moreHoja santa
The large, heart-shaped leaf of a Mexican pepper plant, used to wrap and flavor food.Anise and liquorice 路 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.
- P谩palo: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hoja santa: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Epis: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mexican oregano: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chile de 谩rbol: Cliff Hutson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Culantro: Maxintaft, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Epazote: Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.), Public domain, source
- Black mint: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0, source