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All spices

306 spices so far, best known first. 88 more are on the list to be written.

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🇹🇷 TurkeyUrfa biber A sun-dried and night-wrapped chili from Turkey with a smoky, raisin-like taste.Chilli · Smoky · Sweet and mellow 🇮🇳 IndiaSirarakhong Hathei chilli A long, bitter chilli from Manipur, India, protected by a geographical indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter

🇮🇳 IndiaBanaras Lal Bharwamirchबनारसी लाल भरवा मिर्च A thick-skinned chilli from Uttar Pradesh, prized for making traditional stuffed pickles.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter

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

Urfa biber: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Banaras Lal Bharwamirch: Dinesh Chaubey, CC0, source

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