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Spices of Middle East

Sumac, za'atar, baharat, saffron and dried lime: the old crossroads where Asian spices met the Mediterranean. 30 spices on EveryMasala so far.

Spice cities, markets and growing areas

Aden 1Aleppo 1Ashkelon 1Atlit-Yam 1Basra 1ร‡eลŸme peninsula 1Chios 1Diamante 1Judaean Mountains 1Mount Carmel 1Nahal Hemar Cave 1north-central Portugal 1northern Morocco 1northern Syria 1Pylos 1Rajasthan 1Samaria 1southern Spain 1southern Turkey 1Tell Halal 1Upper Galilee 1Urfa 1AmmanDamascusDiyarbakฤฑrDubai Spice SoukGaziantepIsfahanIstanbul Spice BazaarJerusalem

Blends of the region

BaharatZa'atarAdviehHawaij

Countries

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran 11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ Iraq 4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel 14๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan 3๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Lebanon 4๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman 2๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Palestine 5๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia 1๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Syria 9๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey 13๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemen 4
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FlavourHot and fieryWarm and sweet-spicedSweet and mellowEarthy and deepCitrus and brightSharp and pungentSmokyFloral and perfumedBitterAnise and liquoriceSour and tartSavoury and umamiNumbing and tinglingHerbal and green
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India and 5 moreFenugreekุญู„ุจุฉ (hilba) The cuboid seed of an annual legume, prized for its bitter warmth and maple aroma.Seed ยท Bitter ยท Warm and sweet-spiced

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The weekly digest

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