Marble is a metamorphic rock that developed from limestone. Most of the material is calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3) and dolomite. It is often used for sculpture, as a building material, and for many other purposes. The word ‘marble’ is also used for other stones that can be polished well and for […]

Saffron (pronounced /ˈsæfrən/ or /ˈsæfrɒn/) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the «saffron crocus». The vivid crimson stigmata and styles, called threads, are collected and dried to be used mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in food. Saffron was long among the world’s most costly spices by […]

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Black pepper A pinch of black pepper is added to almost every type of recipe imaginable. Once used as currency and presented to the gods as a sacred offering, it is fortunate that this most popular of spices is available throughout the year. Black pepper comes from the pepper plant, a smooth woody vine that […]

 Cashews Cashews are actually the kidney-shaped seeds that adhere to the bottom of the cashew apple, the fruit of the cashew tree, which is native to the coastal areas of northeastern Brazil. The cashew tree made its way to Goa, India, between 1560 and 1565 via Portuguese sailors. From there it spread throughout Southeast Asia and eventually Africa. […]

WHAT IS TEA? Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, a sub-tropical evergreen plant native to Asia but now grown around the world. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly […]

Rice A mixture of brown, white, and red indica rice, also containing wild rice, Zizania species Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially […]

This article is about the coffee bean seed. For the coffee chain, see The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Roasted coffee beans This article is about the coffee bean seed. For the coffee chain, see The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Roasted coffee beans A coffee bean is a seed of the coffee plant and the […]