Spices are used everywhere in the world. Spices bring out the flavour of vegetables of course, but not only. They also add colour to your dishes and they can be used in medicine, too.
You can find the French names of 10 autumn vegetables here.
Do you know what the French is for the most common spices?
Here is a list of 15 commonly used spices that you should know in French.
| cardamom | la cardamome |
| chili | le piment |
| cinnamon | la cannelle |
| cloves | les clous de girofle (le clou, la girofle) |
| coriander | la coriandre |
| cumin | le cumin |
| curry | le curry, le cari |
| garlic, a clove of garlic | l’ail (masc.), une gousse d’ail |
| ginger | le gingembre |
| nutmeg | la muscade, la noix de muscade |
| paprika | le paprika |
| pepper | le poivre |
| saffron | le safran |
| salt | le sel |
| turmeric | le curcuma |
Of course, there are many more. You can add the names of the spices you know in French with their English equivalent in the comment section below if you wish.
You can also tell us which is your favourite spice. Mine is garlic. It is widely used in the South of France!
There you are! You now know the name of the most common spices in French. Congratulations! 🙂
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