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What are the spices?

1, anise

Anise fruit is a famous flavor spice, but also for medicinal purposes. Peel, seeds, leaves contain aromatic oils, is the manufacture of cosmetics, sweet spiced wine, beer and food industry important raw materials.

2, fennel

Aniseed and the original name of Xiaohuaixiang, also known as fragrant silk cabbage, cumin, fennel seeds, Gu Xiang (Sichuan, Guizhou), Hun Xiang, fennel stems and young leaves can be used as dishes and vegetables, seasoning fennel, for the plant fennel, the dried mature fruits.

3, cinnamon

Cinnamon, scientific name: Chai Gui , also known as: Fragrant Cinnamon, Camphoraceae, Camphoraceae, Geranium, Yinxiang, fine-leafed Fragrant Cinnamon or Chuan Gui, and other bark of the common name. This product is a food spice or cooking seasoning. The original plant of commercial cinnamon is relatively complex, there are about ten species, all of which are camphor family camphor plants. There are 8 kinds commonly used in various places.

4, fragrant leaves

Scented leaves from the genus laurel, laurel (scientific name: Laurus nobilis), also known as laurel, cinnamon tree, sweet laurel, laurel crown, is the source of seasoning laurel leaves. Native to the Mediterranean coast and Asia Minor along the shrubby rocky areas, now spread throughout the world. The leaves are dark green, oval, leathery, bitter and fragrant. After drying, the bitter taste is reduced, the aroma is enhanced, can be used as a seasoning, that is, "fragrant leaves".

5, cumin

Cumin, also known as: cumin, cumin celery, in the southern border is known as cumin. For the umbelliferae, umbelliferae, cumin celery genus of a kind of annual or biennial herb, 20 ~ 40cm high, the whole plant (except the fruit) smooth and hairless, petals pink or white, oblong, flowering period in April, the fruit in May. Cumin is rich in essential oils and has a strong aromatic odor, and is considered the second most important spice crop in the world after pepper.

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