Home of The Spice Rack Spice History Spice Book:   A to Z Which to Use Seasoning Mixes Storing Spices Shelf Life Preserving Herbs Spicy Tips & FAQs Spicy Wedding? Spice Links	Spice Book Here you will find information and descriptions on a large number of herbs and spices. You may even find some photos and recipes along the way. Click on the letter of the seasoning in which you are interested and enjoy your tour of the Spice Book. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   Sources Much of the information in the SpiceRack section of our website has come from material provided by Penzeys Spices as well as a number of other resources around the Internet. Photos throughout these pages come from a variety of sources around the Internet. Many came from an excellent spice site, "Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages," while others came from Penzeys catalogues.
	K Kaffir Lime Leaves: Kaffir Lime Leaves are from a lime tree that grows in Asia. The leaves themselves look like two leaves that have grown from end to end. Photo to the right. The actual fruit is very bitter and usually the rind is used for cooking. The Kaffir Lime tree is native to Asia but will grow in a similar climate. Somewhat hard to come by in the United States, the leaves can be found in Asian food stores. Very fragrant floral aroma when bruised, and lends a distinct lemony flavor to lighter meats such as fish and chicken. Use Kaffir Lime Leaves fresh in white wine or rice wine reductions to add a citrus flavor. Much the same way a bay leaf would be used. Use the rind of the fruit in cooking the same as you would with other citrus rind. The Kaffir Lime Fruit juice is to bitter for many peoples taste. Kala Jeera: Known as black cumin because of the shape of the seed (not the flavor). Kala jeera is used in small amounts because of its exotic, flowery flavor. Kalonji: Kalonji are black, tear-drop shaped onion seeds. Kalonji are a favorite ingredient of Bengali cuisine and often appear in vegetable dishes and sprinkled over Nan bread.	Back to Index Kaffir Lime Leaf
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