Cilantro

Very cool clean summery taste

Fresh, seeds, or dried

up to one year in air tight container dark place

Stored in refrigerator 2-3 days if fresh

Fresh should have bright green color

Herb

Dill

Very clean flavor

herb

Parsley

Clean refreshing taste

fresh, dried, frozen, or marinated

use stem

bright green color when bought fresh

in fridge for 1 week when fresh and stems are soaked in water

add at end

Rosemary

STRONG pine like fragrance, pungent flavor

dried, whole leaves, ground

can be cooked, boiled, roasted

only leaves are used not stems

Stems used for infusion

herb

Sage

Stem not used

Herb

Tarragon

Bittersweet flavor and aroma similar to anise

herb

Arugala

Bittery, peppery flavor

Herbs

Lemon grass

Light lemon flavor

herb

Star Anise

Spice

Cloves

Comes whole or ground

spice

Cumin

Spice

Found ground or whole

Stored in air tight container at room temp

ground 6 months, whole seeds up to one year

Can be sauteed, to release flavor and be crushed or roasted

Coriander

Solid dried whole. ground

Saffron

Pungent bitter honey taste

Tumeric

Bitter peppery flavor

spice

Ground, powdered, fresh

pungent taste, close to ginger

Main ingredient to worcestershire sauce

tumeric is a root

Juniper

main flavor of gin

spice

Chili powder

spice

Port wine

Sambuca

Sherry

Apple cider Vinegar

Basil

dried or fresh

fresh should be free of blemishes, dark spots or mold.

Can be purple or green, have smooth leaves, aromatic

Dreid basil should be kept at room temp in a dry, dark place. Fresh can be kept in oil at room temp

or kept in refrigerator wrapped in a damp towel