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display of spices, Istanbul thyme cloves ginger rhizomes herbal sesame seeds dill vanilla
Refreshing qualities of mint
turmeric
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spice and herb summary
Quizzes
Ceviche. Peruvian ceviche (sebiche). Raw seafood dish with lime, cilantro, peppers, plantains. Cuisine, food
A World of Food Quiz
Slices of lemon pie topped with meringue.
Baking and Baked Goods Quiz
Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).
What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz
Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)
Ultimate Foodie Quiz
Garam Masala spices (Indian, cooking, spice, traditional, flavoring)
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice
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indian spices (spice; India; masala; curry; eastern cooking; Indian cooking)
What’s the Difference Between an Herb and a Spice?
red saffron, spice, herb
Why Is Saffron So Expensive?
Weed. Flower. Taraxacum. Dandelion. T. officinale. Close-up of yellow dandelion flowers.
11 Questions About Useful Plants Answered
Flower bingo
Britannica’s Flower Bingo
Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
Do Plants Feel Pain?
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Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg
Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game
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Flags That Look Alike
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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered

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Refreshing qualities of mint
Overview of mint, including its cultivation, culinary and medicinal uses, history...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Learn about the decline of saffron farming in La Mancha, Spain
The decline of saffron farming in Spain.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
The intricate process of saffron harvesting
Overview of saffron.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

Images

display of spices, Istanbul
Spices on display in a bazaar in Istanbul.
© di_ryan/stock.adobe.com
thyme
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris).
Walter Chandoha
cloves
Cloves, dried flower buds of the clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum).
© Only Fabrizio/Shutterstock.com
ginger rhizomes
Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Commonly called ginger root, the edible portion...
© zigzagmtart/Fotolia
herbal
Watercolour illustration from the Badianus Manuscript, an Aztec herbal in...
Courtesy of the Vatican Library, Vatican City
sesame seeds
Sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum) on a wooden spoon.
© Gabriel Vergani/Dreamstime.com
dill
A bunch of fresh dill (Anethum graveolens).
© marketlan/stock.adobe.com
vanilla
Vanilla “beans.”
© Africa Studio/stock.adobe.com
turmeric
Turmeric powder and fresh sliced turmeric rhizomes. 
© Madeleine Steinbach/stock.adobe.com
Indian market: spices and pulses
Spices and pulses for sale at an Indian market.
© JeremyRichards/Fotolia
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