Celtnet Guide to Spices Beginning with 'Z'


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Welcome to the Celtnet Spice Guide. As this site has grown and many more recipes have been added it's become evident that a guide to the various herbs available to the cook is necessary. With spices becoming more commonly available and more exotic spices becoming available from all over the world it has become evident that some kind of guide or introduction to spices is necessary. These pages are an attempt at bringing all the various culinary spices together into one place so that you can see what's available and perhaps find something new to use in your own cooking. To use this Spice Guide simply click on the first letter of the herb name above or below. Alternativey why not just browse through the guide. All the spices given here, whether common or rare, can be obtained via your local supermarket (or more often via your local Asian supermarket) or via a specialist spice distributor.

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Spice Guide Entry For: Sweet Cicely Seeds

This is the description page for Sweet Cicely Seeds (Myrrhis odorata) and includes a description as well as an image, if available and a selection of recipes from this site that relates to the herb: Sweet Cicely Seeds.

Unripe and ripe seeds of sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata)

Sweet Cicely, Myrrhis odorata (also known as British Myrrh, Anise, Sweet Bracken. Sweet-fern, Sweet-Humlock, Shepherd's Needle, Spanish Chervil and Cow Chervil) belongs to the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae, carrot) family and represents the sole species in the genus Myrrhis. It is a tall herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are finely divided, feathery, up to 50 cm long. The flowers are white, 2ߝ4 mm across, produced in large umbels. The seeds (actually fruit pods) are slender, 15ߝ25 mm long and 3ߝ4 mm broad.

The seeds of the plant are used as a spice and have a very strong aniseed-like taste (much stronger than the leaves). Like the leaves, the essential oil of the seeds rich in the phenylpropanoids anethole (the major constituent) and methyl chavicol. It is native to Western Europe and is a common garden plant in Northern Europe. Despite it's flavour, sweet cicely seeds have been supplanted by aniseed as a spice. One of the few cuisines still using sweet cicely seeds as a spice is that of Lebanon.

The English name of this plant, cicely, ultimately derives from the Ancient Greek seselis [σέσελις], which was, originally, a collective name for a number of hebs in the Apiacea family.

The green, unripe, seeds of sweet cicely can be eaten like candy. They can also be chopped and added to ice cream as a flavouring or used, whole, to flavour fruit salads. When the seed pods turn dark brown they are ripe and can be picked for storage. They can be added whole to flavour pies, conserves and biscuits or they can be crushed and added to most desserts (they are particularly good in crumbles and marry particularly well with rhubarb. Sweet cicely seeds can also be used in the same manner as caraway or sesame seeds, either as fillings or sprinkled as toppings for cakes and breads.


Recipes Utilizing Sweet Cicely Seeds

Sweet Cicely and Wild Thyme Crusted Labnah
Rhubarb and Sweet Cicely Crumble
Sweet Cicely Apple Cobbler
Sweet Cicely Apple Pie
Apple and Rhubarb Compote with Sweet Cicely
Sweet Cicely Seed Panna Cotta
Sweet Cicely Rice Pudding
Sweet Cicely Seed Pastry




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By gwydion | Published 2008-05-27 18:59:27 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 115

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Simple Salmon Recipe For All Occasions

By Matthew Monnette | Published 2011-12-01 08:23:10 | 2011 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 35

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Cooking with Beans - Simple Bean Recipes

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-20 14:41:33 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 35

Beans are a classic storage food and have been a staple of the human diet for millennia. In recent decades, however, we have forgotten just how useful and versatile beans are. Here is a brief description of the importance of beans, with two classic bean recipes for you to try.

The History of Chillies and Their Use as a Spice

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-29 08:18:24 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 56

Chillies (chili, chilé, ají) is an amazing spice that originates in Central and Northern South America. It was unknown in the Old World until the early 1500 but by 1549 had made its way across the world from Europe through Africa, the Near East and had reached China and Japan. Learn about the history of the spread of chillies and why this is such an amazing spice.

The Secrets On How To Smoke Salmon

By Matthew Monnette | Published 2011-11-23 12:28:28 | 2011 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 115

You have now learned how to smoke salmon; you can just keep practicing the technique to capture the right flavor and texture.

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By vicbrain | Published 2011-12-12 05:56:07 | 2011 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 114

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The Recipes of Ghana

By gwydion | Published 2008-04-28 21:20:37 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 5

Ghana is one of the most fertile and productive of West African countries. It is also the inheritor nation of the Ga and Ashanti poeples, ancient rulers of West Africa. The cuisines of Ghana are diverse and characterized by he use of chillies, native spices and boiled eggs in the cooking. Here you will find two typical Ghanaian recipes.

10 Types of Chocolate Bark: Homemade Gifts for Christmas

By Rick Quatraro | Published 2011-12-13 15:50:53 | 2011 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

Recipe Information: 5

Learn how to make dark chocolate peanut bark and 10 different variations of chocolate bark for homemade gifts for the holidays. Easy to make, more fun to eat.


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