swap_horiz Jamaican Allspice Alternatives

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Garam Masala

Garam masala is a dry spice blend originating from South Asia, commonly used in Indian cuisine. The mixture typically co...

Indian Warm Savory Blend

9.3 Excellent

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Clove

Cloves are the dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia and now cult...

Warm Ancient Baking Indonesian

9.2 Excellent

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is a culinary spice derived from the dried seed of the Myristica fragrans tree, an evergreen native to the Maluku...

Seed Warm Baking Indonesian

8.8 Great

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Chinese Five-Spice

Chinese five-spice is a traditional culinary seasoning designed to encompass the five fundamental flavors of sweet, sour...

Warm Savory Chinese Braising

8.8 Great

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Ras el Hanout

Ras el hanout is a North African spice blend particularly associated with Moroccan cuisine. Its name is commonly transla...

North African Warm Savory Tagine

8.7 Great

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Dried Ginger Powder

Dried ginger powder is made by drying and grinding the rhizome of Zingiber officinale. Compared with fresh ginger, it ha...

Warm Baking Asian Pungent

8.7 Great

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Baharat

Baharat is a spice blend used in Middle Eastern, Turkish, and Arabic cuisine, with regional variations across the Levant...

Warm Savory Blend Middle Eastern

8.5 Great

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Allspice

Allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the Pimenta dioica tree, an evergreen native to the Caribb...

Warm Baking Jamaican Berry

8.4 Great

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Sumac

Sumac is the coarsely ground dried berry of Rhus coriaria, a shrub native to the Middle East and Mediterranean, prized f...

Tart Savory Middle Eastern Berry

8.4 Great

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Tandoori Masala

Tandoori masala is a traditional South Asian spice blend specifically formulated for marinating foods cooked in a tandoo...

Indian Warm Savory Grilling

8.3 Great

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Shawarma Spice

Shawarma spice is a Middle Eastern seasoning blend traditionally used to flavor meat for shawarma, a dish of vertically...

Warm Savory Blend Middle Eastern

8.2 Great

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Seven Spice

Seven spice, commonly known as baharat in the Levant, is a foundational aromatic blend used extensively in Lebanese and...

Lebanese Warm Savory Blend

8.2 Great

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Korma Masala

Korma masala is a South Asian spice mixture used to season korma, a family of dishes in which meat or vegetables are coo...

Warm Savory South Asian Blend

8.0 Great

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Hawaij for Soup

Hawaiij for soup is a traditional Yemeni spice blend specifically formulated to enhance savory dishes rather than bevera...

Warm Savory Blend Soup

7.9 Good

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Chinese Cassia

Chinese cassia is the aromatic bark derived from Cinnamomum cassia, an evergreen tree native to southern China. It is th...

Strong Warm Savory Chinese

7.7 Good

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Quatre Épices

Quatre épices ("four spices") is a French spice blend typically consisting of ground black pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and g...

French Warm Savory Charcuterie

7.7 Good

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Grains of Paradise

Grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta) are the pungent seeds of a perennial plant in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae)...

Seed Warm Savory West African

7.6 Good

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Dried Culantro

Dried culantro (Eryngium foetidum) is a tropical herb native to the Americas with a flavor similar to but significantly...

Herb Savory Caribbean Pungent

7.3 Good

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Calabash Nutmeg

Calabash nutmeg is the aromatic seed of Monodora myristica, a tree native to tropical Africa and especially associated w...

Seed Warm Savory Soups

6.9 Fair

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Dried Bayberry

Dried bayberry is the fruit of Myrica or Morella species, notable in East Asia as yangmei, a red berry eaten fresh or dr...

Savory Chinese Earthy Berry

6.6 Fair