Spices beginning with W
6 spices under W.
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreWasabiわさび
The pungent rhizome of a stream-side plant, grated fresh for sushi.Paste · Sharp and pungent · Hot and fiery
🇦🇺 AustraliaWattleseed
The edible seed of Australian Acacia trees, traditionally ground into flour by Aboriginal Australians.Seed · Sweet and mellow · Earthy and deep
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 moreWhite mustard
The beige seeds of a Mediterranean annual, ground into mild yellow condiments.Seed · Sharp and pungent
🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreWhorled savoryza'atar rumi; za'atar franji
A pungent Mediterranean shrub with dark leaves and pink flowers, used in ancient cooking and modern herbal teas.Sharp and pungent · Herbal and green
🇮🇳 IndiaWild cinnamon
The aromatic leaves and bark of a Western Ghats tree, once known as malabathrum.Leaf · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreWild turmericKasthuri Manjal
A South Asian rhizome with a musky scent, used for colouring and skin care.Root · 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.
- White mustard: Ariel Palmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wasabi: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wattleseed: division, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0, source
- Wild turmeric: goldentakin, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wild cinnamon: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Whorled savory: Marco Barberini, CC BY-SA 4.0, source