swap_horiz Dried Bilimbi Alternatives

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Black Pepper

Black pepper originates from *Piper nigrum*, a vine species native to South India. The dried berries are harvested and p...

Seed Universal Savory Pungent

9.2 Excellent

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Cumin

Cumin is the dried seed of *Cuminum cyminum*, a plant originating in the eastern Mediterranean region. It’s notable for...

Seed Universal Savory Earthy

9.1 Excellent

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Sesame Seed

Sesame seed is one of the oldest known oilseed crops, with Sesamum indicum cultivated for at least 3,500 years, valued g...

Seed Universal Savory Nutty

8.9 Great

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Smoked Paprika

Smoked paprika is made from Capsicum annuum peppers dried over oak fires, a technique developed in the La Vera region of...

Spanish Savory Smoky Chile

8.8 Great

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Ancho Chile

Ancho chile is the dried form of the poblano pepper (Capsicum annuum), one of the most widely used dried chiles in Mexic...

Savory Mexican Fruity Capsicum

8.8 Great

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Star Anise

Star anise is the star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum, native to southern China and Vietnam, and is the primary commerci...

Savory Chinese Fruit Licorice

8.7 Great

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Dried Porcini Powder

Dried porcini powder is made from Boletus edulis and related boletes, mushrooms central to Italian cooking and valued be...

Italian Mushroom Savory Umami

8.7 Great

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Dried Lime (Loomi)

Dried lime (loomi) is the whole lime, typically of the Citrus aurantifolia species, that has been sun-dried until hard a...

Savory Citrus Sour Persian

8.2 Great

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Dried Sorrel

Dried sorrel is the dried calyx of Hibiscus sabdariffa, a tart red ingredient notable in West African and Caribbean drin...

European Herb Savory Sour

8.0 Great

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Amchur

Amchur is a powder made from unripe green mangoes of Mangifera indica that are sliced and sun-dried, used as a souring a...

Indian Savory Sour Fruit Powder

7.8 Good

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Dried Kaffir Lime Leaf

Dried kaffir lime leaf (Citrus hystrix) is an intensely aromatic leaf from Southeast Asia, integral to Thai, Indonesian,...

Savory Citrusy Southeast Asian Leaf

7.8 Good

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Tamarind Powder

Tamarind powder is the dehydrated and ground pulp of the Tamarindus indica pod, native to tropical Africa but now cultiv...

Tropical Savory Sour Fruit Powder

7.7 Good

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Dried Lemongrass

Dried lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is a tropical grass native to South and Southeast Asia whose stalks are rich in c...

Stem Savory Citrusy Southeast Asian

7.7 Good

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Anardana

Anardana is the dried seed of wild or sour pomegranate (Punica granatum), used primarily in North Indian and Pakistani c...

Indian Seed Savory Sour

7.5 Good

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Dried Makrut Lime Zest

Dried makrut lime zest is the dehydrated outer rind of Citrus hystrix, a Southeast Asian citrus fruit with an intensely...

Savory Citrusy Peel Southeast Asian

7.5 Good

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Kokum

Kokum is the dried rind of Garcinia indica, a tree native to the Western Ghats of India, used as a souring agent in Konk...

Indian Coastal Sour Fruit

7.4 Good

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Dried Galangal

Dried sliced rhizome of galangal species (Alpinia), used in Southeast Asian cooking and medieval European medicine, with...

Savory Southeast Asian Piney Root

7.3 Good

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Malabar Tamarind (Gamboge)

Malabar tamarind is Garcinia gummi-gutta, a sour rind from South India and Sri Lanka, notable as the fish-curry souring...

Savory South Asian Sour Fruit

7.2 Good

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Dried Kalamansi Juice Powder

Dried kalamansi juice powder is dehydrated juice of calamansi, the Philippine English name for Citrus x microcarpa used...

Savory Sour Philippine Fruit Powder

7.2 Good

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Dried Tamarind Leaf

Dried tamarind leaf comes from Tamarindus indica, a sour leaf used in South and Southeast Asian cooking as a tart herb a...

Tropical Savory Sour Leaf

6.6 Fair