All spices
306 spices so far, best known first. 88 more are on the list to be written.
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreCapsicum baccatumají
A domesticated Andean chili with fruit that hangs down, known for its bright orange skin and warm heat.Hot and fiery · Citrus and bright
🇧🇷 BrazilCapsicum recurvatum
A wild nightshade chili that thrives in the humid forests of Brazil.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇧🇷 BrazilCapsicum flexuosum
A tiny, mildly pungent wild chili native to southern Brazil.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 morePink peppercornmulli
The dried pink drupes of the Schinus molle tree, sold as a peppery alternative to black pepper.Fruit · Sharp and pungent · Citrus and bright
🇮🇳 IndiaRamanathapuram Mundu chilli
A round, mild red chilli from Tamil Nadu with a GI tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 IndiaHarmal chilliHarmal mirsang
A smooth red cultivar from Goa, known for its intense heat and role in traditional Goan cooking.Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇵🇪 PeruAjí amarillo
A golden-orange Peruvian chili with fruity notes and moderate heatChilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇦🇷 Argentina and 3 moreCapsicum chacoense
A wild South American chilli known for its intense heat and compact shrub form.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreChives
The hollow leaves and purple flowers of a widespread perennial herb in the onion family.Leaf
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreFriggitello
A mild sweet Italian chilli often pickled, known for its complex flavour and slight heat.Sweet and mellow · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaEdayur chilliഎടയൂർ മുളക്
A local Kerala cultivar with a GI tag, used for sun-dried curd chillies.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreAilanthus-like prickly ash椿叶花椒
A wild Asian prickly ash with piquant berries and edible young leavesFruit · Sharp and pungent
🇲🇽 MexicoSerrano pepper
A hot Mexican chili from mountain regions, used fresh in salsas and sauces.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇳🇵 Nepal and 5 moreTimurटिमुर
The dried fruit of a Himalayan shrub, prized for its citrus aroma and numbing tingle.Citrus and bright · Numbing and tingling
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreLong pepperpippali
The dried fruit spike of a climbing vine, once the world's most prized spice.Fruit · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreHorseradish
A pungent root vegetable from Southeastern Europe used as a spicy condiment.Root · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMizo chilliHmarchte
A pungent Capsicum frutescens cultivar from Mizoram, India, holding a Geographical Indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇵🇭 PhilippinesSiling labuyo
The tiny, erect-fruited wild chili of the Philippines, known for intense heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 IndiaAlmora Lakhori Mirchiलखोरी मिर्च
A wrinkled yellow chilli from the Kumaon hills of India, known for intense heat and GI protection.Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaBanaras Lal Bharwamirchबनारसी लाल भरवा मिर्च
A thick-skinned chilli from Uttar Pradesh, prized for making traditional stuffed pickles.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreSumac
A tart, crimson spice made from ground berries of the Rhus coriaria shrub.Seed · Sour and tart · Citrus and bright
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreCapsicum parvifolium
A small-leaved wild chili shrub from northern South AmericaChilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreGalangal
The pungent rhizome of the ginger family, essential to Southeast Asian soups and pastes.Root · Sharp and pungent · Warm and sweet-spiced
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreShiso紫蘇
A mint-family herb with serrated leaves, used fresh or pickled across East Asia.Leaf · Herbal and green · Sharp and pungent
🇪🇸 SpainPaprika Tap de CortíPimentón de Mallorca
A sweet, sun-dried ground pepper from the Balearic Islands, prized for its deep red colour and antioxidant properties.Seed · Sweet and mellow · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreIndian costusकुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)
The dried root of a Himalayan thistle, used for centuries in perfumes and traditional remedies.Root · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 3 moreAshanti pepper
The dried fruit of a climbing vine, used for its fresh, herbaceous heat in West African stews.Fruit · Sharp and pungent · Bitter
🇮🇳 IndiaNaga Mircha
A wrinkled red chilli from Nagaland with extreme heat and a fruity aroma.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇫🇷 FranceSel gris
A coarse, moist sea salt harvested from the bottom of French salt pans.Sharp and pungent · Earthy and deep
🇺🇸 United StatesCreole mustard
A grainy paste of brown mustard seeds, vinegar, and horseradish from Louisiana.Paste · Sharp and pungent · Sour and tart
🇮🇳 IndiaGuntur Sannam
A long, thick-skinned red chilli from Andhra Pradesh known for its heat and colour.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreSaigon cinnamonquế Trà My, quế Thanh, quế Quỳ, quế Trà Bồng
A potent bark from central Vietnam with a complex aroma and high coumarin content.Bark · Warm and sweet-spiced · Sharp and pungent
🇲🇽 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
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGinger
The pungent rhizome of a flowering perennial, one of the world's most traded spices.Root · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSandia pepper
A New Mexico-developed Capsicum annuum cultivar used for green and red dishes.Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 moreKorarima
The dried seeds of a wild ginger relative, essential to Ethiopian and Eritrean cooking.Seed · Warm and sweet-spiced · Citrus and bright
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreCapsicum cardenasiiulupica
A wild Andean chilli with white and purple flowers, known as ulupica.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreZanthoxylum bungeanum
A shrub from China that produces the numbing peppercorns of Sichuan cuisine.Seed · Numbing and tingling
🇯🇲 JamaicaPimiento
A sweet, heart-shaped red chili pepper used for stuffing olives and making cheese spreads.Chilli · Sweet and mellow · Hot and fiery
🇬🇪 GeorgiaSvan saltსვანური მარილი
A moist, aromatic spice blend from the Georgian mountains, combining herbs with salt.Sharp and pungent · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreNaga Morichꠘꠣꠉꠣ ꠝꠞꠤꠌ
A superhot chili cultivar from Northeast India and Bangladesh, known for its blistering heat and ribbed skin.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDatil pepper
A very hot, sweet-sour cultivar of Capsicum chinense grown mainly in FloridaChilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇺🇸 United States and 2 morePeter pepper
A rare heirloom chili with a distinctive wrinkled shape and moderate heat.Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 IndiaByadagi chilliಬ್ಯಾಡಗಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ
A deep red, mild cultivar from Karnataka prized for its colour and oleoresin.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇲🇽 MexicoChile de árbol
A small, fiery Mexican chili pepper known for its grassy heat and bright red dried pods.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Smoky
🇭🇺 HungaryAlmapaprika
A thick-fleshed Hungarian sweet pepper variety used for pickling and traditional dishes.Fruit · Hot and fiery
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 2 moreTrinidad Moruga Scorpion
A superhot Capsicum chinense cultivar from Trinidad known for its intense, lingering heat and sweet fruit notes.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreLemongrasssereh; tanglad; takhrai; sera
A tropical grass with citrus-scented stalks used in Asian soups and herbal teasLeaf · Citrus and bright · Sweet and mellow
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sicilian sumac: Dedda71, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capsicum baccatum: Retama, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capsicum flexuosum: Horticulturalist RJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pink peppercorn: Charles Gadbois, CC BY 3.0, source
- Harmal chilli: Lavu Ankush Thakur, CC0, source
- Capsicum chacoense: Zinnmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chives: Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Friggitello: User:CFang, Public domain, source
- Edayur chilli: Sanalkumar Nv, CC0, source
- Ailanthus-like prickly ash: Shih-Shiuan Kao, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Serrano pepper: Cindy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Timur: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Long pepper: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Horseradish: Pethan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Siling labuyo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Banaras Lal Bharwamirch: Dinesh Chaubey, CC0, source
- Shiso: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paprika Tap de Cortí: Berin, CC BY 3.0, source
- Indian costus: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ashanti pepper: User:Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sel gris: Stéphane Gourichon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Creole mustard: Mwaters1120, Public domain, source
- Saigon cinnamon: Sykes, Bill, CC BY 4.0, source
- Mexican oregano: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ginger: Venkatx5, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Korarima: Joe Castleman ( Gyrofrog ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capsicum cardenasii: Caeschfloh, CC0, source
- Zanthoxylum bungeanum: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pimiento: Challiyan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Svan salt: Jelger Groeneveld, CC BY 2.0, source
- Naga Morich: Balaram Mahalder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Datil pepper: Paullassiter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peter pepper: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Byadagi chilli: Msclrfl22, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chile de árbol: Cliff Hutson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: Hankwang, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lemongrass: Unknown author, CC BY 2.0, source