Bay leaves grow on small evergreen trees and laurel. As a spice used dried leaves of laurel trees. Is grown in Mediterranean countries and the Black Sea coast. Usage: It improves the taste of many soups, tripe, meat dishes, especially venison and beef. Enrich the flavor sauces, stews, jellies, fish and cooked dishes with crayfish and crabs. Bay leaves are an indispensable addition to pickled vegetables (cucumbers, beets, cabbage), meat, fish and mushrooms. They are also used for curing meat, broth flavor to casseroles, to roasts, to the pudding.

The crop is an annual or biennial plant, reaching a height of 40 cm. The plant comes from the south- eastern Mediterranean region and southern Asia. The major producers of marjoram are: Egypt, France, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Germany. Application of the most valuable herb in addition to fatty roasts, sausages, potato dishes and vegetables. It is seasoned with all the fillings, lamb, roasted meat and tripe. Gives the competent aroma of roast goose, żurom, grochówce and other dishes with legumes.

Peppermint is a perennial reaching a height of cm. Peppermint is a perennial, with creeping underground rhizomes, the airborne and underground runners.. In Europe, the mint is grown for over 300 years and it belongs to the plant very well zaaklimatyzowanych. The following applies it to the salad consisting of tomatoes, cottage cheese, salads, yogurt and spinach. It is used in the confectionery industry. It is used to flavor vinegar, cooked meats and salcesonu. Mint is also used for the manufacture of beverages, spirits and liqueurs. In England, mint sauce is a favorite national dish. It is served cold or hot with roast lamb or grilled fish.

Biennial growing up to 80 cm. Seasoning a dried leaf parsley, originating from the Mediterranean. Today it is cultivated, not only in Europe but also in America and Australia. Application Used for soups, sauces, fish, salads, salads, potato dishes with vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs.

Oregano Oregano is also known as or wild marjoram. It is a perennial, occurring in Europe and western Asia. Is a perennial, which reaches a height of 80 cm. The application is widely regarded as an excellent seasoning for meats, salads, sauces for fish. It is seasoned with roasted meat, veal, pork, lamb, viscous soup, baked potatoes. Fresh fish is stuffed with bread rolls stuffed with finely shredded leaves of oregano. Oregano goes well for pizza, casseroles, spaghetti, that is to Italian cuisine. Oregano is used for seasoning vegetables (tomatoes, peas, beans, salad), cheese and seafood.

Seasoning a dried fruit of paprika originating from Central and South America. Cultivated throughout the world. Paprika specimens reach 30 cm to 1 m in height. The difference between sweet paprika (mild) and acute is the fact that peppers the grinding is deprived of sharing walls, seeds and partially skinned. In these parts is contained capsaicin, the substance that gives spicy taste. Use sweet peppers applies to meat dishes, fish, soups, salads, vegetables, rice dishes, dishes of Italian cuisine, Hungarian, Mexican.

Seasoning a fruit vines from Malabar Coast of southwestern India. The so-called black peppercorns are unripe fruit type drupes. White pepper or green is also the fruit of the same plant, but collected at different stages of maturity and subjected to a different treatment. Major producers of pepper are India, Malaysia (Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra), and Brazil. Black pepper is a long vine growing up to 15 m long, with dark green leaves and white flowers gathered in a long, hanging inflorescences kłosowate. The fruits are initially green, then red and finally black. To achieve full maturity the plant needs 7-8 years and results in the next years The use of pepper is the spice of a universal, you can add it to almost any roast, marinades and sauces. A pinch of this spice enlivens the taste of greasy broth and makes it easier digestible. A lot of salads and vegetables with a little pepper before gaining spicy. It is an essential accessory to any type of risotto dishes to dishes with white and yellow cheese. White pepper is milder and is to many dishes simply necessary, raises the very flavor of eggs, particularly stuffed, it is perfect for soups and jellies, and all the fish dishes that are seasoned with ginger, the meat. Perfect match for the fish. Each soup with a touch of pepper will become a wonderful aroma and taste. It also will be happy and spices with egg dishes, hot and cold sauces.

Perennial, shrub grows to up to 3 m in height. It grows as a shrub in the Mediterranean countries, in Poland rarely cultivated, but is often grown in pots and gardens. The biggest producers of rosemary are the United States, Mexico and France. The application serves as an addition to fried fish, fungi, some soups and sauces, salads, with lots of garlic, fresh fish and seafood, as well as seasoned their pasta, boiled potatoes. Added to the fatty meat, sausages, chops, stuffing, pies, as it facilitates the digestion of fats. Traditionally, wrap them baked mutton and lamb, rabbit meat, venison. A typical condiment for French cuisine

Condiment bars are dried stigmas of saffron flower seed is a perennial 8-30 cm high. Grown in Mediterranean countries, in Asia Minor and China. Production of raw materials is very labor intensive and, therefore, and costly. The use of saffron gives an intense yellow color to dishes. Applies to soups, sauces, fish dishes and poultry dishes with rice.

Krzewina reaching a height of 30 cm, originating from the western areas of the Mediterranean. The use of the kitchen uses fresh and dried green parts of plants, both cultivated and wild varieties of thyme. It is a characteristic spice of French and Italian cuisine. Thyme is added to the meat broths, spicy sauces, heavy soup (pea, bean), roasted duck, venison, rabbit, veal, beef and fish. It is seasoned with meats, stew, ground meat, pates, cheeses, salads, dishes with legumes, vegetables and pizza.

Allspice is a collection of fruit korzennika leave. Korzennik doctor is an evergreen tree growing to 9 m in height. Begin fruiting specimens of 6-7 years and continue to the age of about one hundred years. Berries are picked when they are ripe but still green, because then they lose their flavor. The major producers of the English herb are countries in South and Central America (Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Jamaica), as well as Vietnam, Thailand and India. Application Allspice is often used as a substitute for black pepper. As a strong spice must be used at moderate. It is suitable for seasoning meat dishes. Is added to certain cakes and liqueurs. A number of whole or ground beans in addition to fat sauces and other dishes gives them a pleasant aroma. They are also used for vegetable dishes (such as spinach), fried fish, fish salads, soups, jellies and pickled cucumbers. They are also used for various pickles, puddings. Sauce made from strong broth of meat, pepper, onion, flour, lemon peel, red wine and a few grains of pepper, the English are particularly well suited to the offal and game. Separate application relates allspice milk dessert. Adding it to fruit compotes significantly raises their flavor. The powdered form is a great addition to the plum pudding, pastries, sausages. Allspice are added to salads, fish, soups, venison, some cakes, sauces, pickled cucumbers and rice. Increases flavor fruit compotes, liqueurs and mulled wine

Adrian Orzełek