Spices beginning with M
25 spices under M.
🇸🇷 SurinameMadame Jeanette
A fruity, very hot chili cultivar from Suriname with a reddish-yellow skin.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreMahleb
A ground cherry seed used to sweeten Middle Eastern baked goods with an almond-cherry note.Seed · Sweet and mellow · Bitter
🇨🇳 ChinaMala麻辣
A fiery, tongue-numbing Chinese seasoning of Sichuan pepper and chilliesPaste · Hot and fiery · Numbing and tingling
🇮🇳 IndiaMalabar pepper
A Geographical Indication black pepper from Kerala and neighbouring regions.Seed · Sharp and pungent
🇧🇷 Brazil and 5 moreMalagueta peppermalagueta
A small, fiery chili from Capsicum frutescens used across Portuguese-speaking regions.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreMasticΜαστίχα
A bitter-sweet resin from the mastic tree, used in desserts and traditional medicine.Bitter · Sharp and pungent
🇨🇱 ChileMerkénmezkeñ
A traditional Mapuche smoked chili condiment from Chile, often mixed with coriander.Blend · Smoky · Hot and fiery
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreMexican oreganoorégano cimarrón
A fragrant shrub from the Americas, its leaves provide a thyme-like herbal note distinct from Mediterranean oregano.Warm and sweet-spiced · Sharp and pungent
🇪🇹 EthiopiaMitmitaሚጥሚጣ
A fiery Ethiopian spice blend of bird's eye chilies, cardamom, and cloves.Blend · Hot and fiery · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreMixed spice
A British blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice for sweet bakingBlend · Warm and sweet-spiced · Sweet and mellow
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMizo chilliHmarchte
A pungent Capsicum frutescens cultivar from Mizoram, India, holding a Geographical Indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇨🇦 CanadaMontreal steak seasoning
A dry rub of garlic, pepper, and dill for grilling meat, born in Montreal delis.Sharp and pungent · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇯🇵 JapanMoshio salt藻塩
A Japanese sea salt flavoured with dried hondawara seaweed.Seasoning · Savoury and umami
🇮🇹 ItalyMostardamostarda di frutta
A northern Italian condiment of candied fruit in a sharp mustard syrupBlend · Sweet and mellow · Sharp and pungent
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreMountain pepper
The dried berry of an Australian shrub, used as a peppery condiment and wasabi substitute.Fruit · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇹🇼 Taiwan and 5 moreMountain pepper山胡椒
A citrusy tree fruit prized as a seasoning across Taiwan's indigenous cookingFruit · Citrus and bright
🇺🇸 United StatesMrs. Burns' Lemon Basil
An heirloom sweet basil cultivar from New Mexico with intense lemon flavor and large leaves.Leaf · Citrus and bright · Floral and perfumed
🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreMugwort艾草 (ài cǎo)
Aromatic leaves from the Artemisia genus used in Asian cuisine and traditional medicine.Leaf · Bitter · Herbal and green
🇲🇽 MexicoMulato pepper
A dried Mexican chilli with notes of chocolate and licoriceSweet and mellow · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreMuña
An Andean aromatic herb brewed into tea across Peru and BoliviaLeaf · Herbal and green
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreMustard
A pungent paste made from ground mustard seeds mixed with liquid and spices.Paste · Sharp and pungent · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreMustard
The seed of a Brassicaceae plant used to make pungent condiments and oilHot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreMustard seed
Tiny seeds from three Brassica plants that create pungent condiments and cooking oil.Seed · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreMustard seed
Tiny seeds from Brassica plants that become a sharp condiment or cooking oil.Seed · Sharp and pungent · Hot and fiery
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreMyoga茗荷
The edible flower buds and shoots of a woodland ginger native to East Asia.Flower · Sharp and pungent · Citrus and bright
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mulato pepper: Glane23, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mahleb: Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain, source
- Mountain pepper: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, source
- Mixed spice: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mustard: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Mountain pepper: LiChieh Pan / Flickr user: plj.johnny ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Myoga: Mariko GODA, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mustard seed: Novalis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mexican oregano: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mastic: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Malagueta pepper: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mustard: Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Merkén: Jorge Barrios, Public domain, source
- Mostarda: Silvio, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mala: Theorb, Public domain, source
- Madame Jeanette: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Malabar pepper: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Montreal steak seasoning: Laurent Bélanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mustard seed: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mitmita: Caffe Vita, CC BY 2.0, source