Basic Kitchen Spice Mix Set

What is Black Peppercorns?
Black pepper is one of the most common spices in the world, used to add a spicy and appetizing flavor to dishes. Black pepper, which has been loved and used in India for thousands of years, can be found anywhere in the world today.
Black pepper, which grows as a native species in South India and Sri Lanka, is a perennial tropical plant that grows as a wrapper. It has green oval leaves and yellow flowers with a strong aroma.

What is Ground Cumin?
Cumin is a spice that is widely known in countries such as Mexico and India, and has been used as a traditional flavor in curry mixtures, local dishes and sauces in the Middle East for generations. What many people don't know is that cumin was a very popular seasoning in Roman and Hellenic culture, was found in Egyptian sarcophagi, was mentioned in the Bible and has been seen in people's lives without interruption for thousands of years. A sharp and fragrant spice, cumin is also used by making tea and extracting its oil.

What is Special Red Pepper?
Capsicum annum is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows as a native species in South and Central America. It usually grows in hot and dry climates. It has a densely branched structure that grows from 0.5 m to 1.5 m. It can have different names depending on the method of drying and turning into a spice. Special silk red pepper reveals its naturalness with its smell reminiscent of pepper paste. It is medium hot. It gives a wonderful flavor that no other red pepper can give when consumed in meals, soups or mixed with olive oil.

What is Mint?
Mint is a perennial herbaceous plant whose leaves are used fresh and dried for long-term use. Mint, which has nearly 90 species, is native to Central Europe and Asia, and 7 species grow in our country.

What is Sweet Paprika?
It is one of the most well-known kitchen spices. Paprika is similar to red pepper with all its medicinal properties. It has spread from its homeland, South America, to Hungary and Spain. When it comes to paprika, Hungarian paprika has the most intense flavor and bitter taste, and for many people, the homeland of Paprika is Hungary. It is used to add color and flavor to boiled eggs and fried potatoes. It contains high levels of vitamin C due to the capsaicin it contains, and it is very healthy to use in diets.

What is Thyme?
Thyme is a Mediterranean plant. The region between Portugal, Italy and Greece in the Mediterranean is the gene center of thyme. Thyme, an indispensable seasoning for meat dishes, grows very easily. Its low-growing shrub-shaped plant grows by spreading. It is a green plant in every season. Thyme, which has many domestic and wild varieties, has a stronger aroma if grown on mountain slopes in dry climates where it gets plenty of sunlight.

What is Cinnamon?
Cinnamon is an evergreen aromatic tree native to South and Southeast Asia. It is a spice that has been used in kitchens since ancient times with its smell and flavor.   It is preferred in many mixtures due to its beautiful smell. The sweet-spicy taste of cinnamon gives flavor to vegetables and fruits. It also goes well with chocolate and chocolate desserts and drinks. It can also be added to drinks such as mulled wine, salep, and tea.   If you want to make a delicious and different pilaf, you can first sweeten the rice by adding cinnamon and then prepare your pilaf by adding grated dried fruit and hazelnut powder.

What is Black Cumin?
It has a smoky, hazelnut and peppery aroma. It grows as a local species specific to Western Asia and Southern Europe. It is believed to have fly repellent properties. Black cumin is a plant used as a spice especially in the Middle East and India, in the kitchen and food industry, to decorate and flavor all bakery products, and its fixed oil and volatile oil are used in pharmacy and cosmetics. It has been used in France, Germany and Egypt since ancient times. Black cumin has a deep-rooted history in our country as well. Black cumin is known as black cumin and shehniz in Anatolia.  

What is Sesame?
Sesame, thought to be the oldest spice in the world, has been a fundamental part of Indian, Sumerian, Egyptian and Asian cuisine for thousands of years. Archaeological research reveals that sesame oil was used in food in the Middle East in 3000 BC and as a base for perfume in Babylon in 2000 BC. Although using sesame on bread may seem like a modern-day idea, the fact that there are depictions of bakers sprinkling sesame on dough in Egyptian engravings proves that this tradition has a reference to the past.

What is Sumac?
Sumac is obtained by drying and pulverizing the fruits of a shrub plant that grows locally in the Middle East. Sumac, a species of the mahogany family, is widely used in Turkey and Arab countries. Historically, it is known that the Romans used the spice called Syrian sumac to add a sour taste to dishes before they discovered lemon.