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I have always considered an herb as a leaf and a spice as powdered. When I saw this article, What are Spices? I was very curious. It seems a spice refers to any part of the plant that is dried except the leaves that is used as a seasoning, but not a main ingredient. The leaves, when dried or used as a seasoning are referred to an herb. Parts of the plant that may be used a spice are the dried bark, roots, berries, seeds, twigs, anything that isn’t the green leaves. Currently, India produces close to 75% of the world’s spices. [3] Turmeric is a flowering plant of the ginger family. The roots are what are used in cooking. They are dried and then ground into that mustard, orangey, yellow powder that is familiar to most as a spice in a curry powder. Turmeric is, by definition, a spice. [1]

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Try this wonderful fragrant pilau rice recipe from Bangladesh

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Rose water is used a lot in Middle Eastern cultures in particular when preparing sweets. In Arab countries, Pakistan and India rose water is used to flavour milk and dairy based dishes as well some desserts such as jallab. In Malaysia and Singapore red-tinted rose water is mixed with milk to make a sweet drink called bandung. Rose water may be used as halal substitute for red wine and other alcohols. Marzipan has been flavoured with rose water for a long time now. American and European bakers used rosewater for flavouring until the 19thcentury when vanilla became popular. The English country of Yorkshire used rosewater as the flavouring for Yorkshire curd tart.