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Different Spices

Spices make our food tasty. Spices have different origins and are used worldwide
to make different dishes.

Let's learn about some of these popular spices.

Cloves are dried flower buds from the clove tree.
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It originated in Indonesia. It is a popular spice
used in soups, rice, and other dishes.

Black Pepper is one of the most common spices used
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worldwide. It originated in tropical parts of India. It
acts like a preservative and is used to add spiciness

to dishes.

Cardamom is known as the 'Queen of spices'.
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It originated in the Indian sub-continent and
Indonesia. It is popularly used as seasoning in
Scandinavian and South Asian dishes.

Chili Pepper is another type of capsicum plant. It is
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very pungent and spicy. It originated in Central or
South America.

Cinnamon comes from the bark of trees
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originating in Sri Lanka. It has a warm, sweet
flavour. It is popularly used in baking.

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