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EveryMasala

Spice of the day: earlier days

One spice is picked every day. These are the ones that came before.

5 October 2026MitmitaA fiery Ethiopian spice blend of bird's eye chilies, cardamom, and cloves.

4 October 2026SaffronThe dried crimson stigmas of the autumn-blooming saffron crocus.

Photo credits on this page

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

Mitmita: Caffe Vita, CC BY 2.0, source
Saffron: Hubertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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