swap_horiz Fingerroot 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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Urfa Biber

Urfa biber is a dark, sun-dried and night-sweated Turkish chile from Şanlıurfa province with a smoky, raisin-like flavor...

Dark Savory Earthy Turkish

8.6 Great

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Coriander Seed

Coriander seed is the dried fruit of Coriandrum sativum, one of the oldest documented spices with seeds found in Egyptia...

Seed Universal Savory Citrusy

8.6 Great

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Dried Oregano

Dried oregano from Origanum vulgare, native to the Mediterranean, gained widespread US popularity after World War II whe...

Mediterranean Herb Savory Pungent

8.6 Great

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Dried Kombu Powder

Dried kombu powder is made from kelp such as Saccharina japonica; Kikunae Ikeda identified umami from kombu dashi in Jap...

Japanese Savory Seaweed Umami

8.6 Great

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Dried Shiitake Powder

Dried shiitake powder is Lentinula edodes, an East Asian hardwood mushroom long cultivated on logs and used for its guan...

Japanese Mushroom Savory Umami

8.5 Great

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Greater Galangal

Alpinia galanga, a large rhizome native to Java, Indonesia, foundational to Thai, Indonesian, and Malaysian cuisines and...

Savory Indonesian Piney Root

8.1 Great

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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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Dried Thai Basil

Dried Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora) is a cultivar of sweet basil native to Southeast Asia, distinguishe...

Herb Savory Thai Anise Like

7.3 Good

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Summer Savory

Summer savory from Satureja hortensis, an annual herb native to the Mediterranean, has been used in European cooking for...

European Herb Savory Peppery

7.1 Good

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Horseradish Powder

Horseradish powder is the dehydrated, ground root of Armoracia rusticana, a Brassicaceae family plant native to southeas...

European Savory Sharp Root

7.0 Good

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Dried Angelica Root

Dried angelica root (Angelica archangelica) is a Scandinavian and northern European biennial herb traditionally used to...

European Bitter Savory Root

6.7 Fair

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Dried Watercress

Dried watercress (Nasturtium officinale) is one of the oldest consumed leaf vegetables known to humans, with records of...

European Herb Savory Peppery

6.2 Fair

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Dried Sea Rocket

Dried sea rocket is Cakile maritima, a coastal Brassicaceae annual from Europe and North Africa with mustardy leaves and...

Coastal Herb Savory Peppery

6.0 Fair