A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, leaf or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavour, colour, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth. For example, Red Chilli Pepper is obtained as plant fruit, clove as flower, ginger as body, garlic as root, thyme as leaf etc.

 

Spices are the general name of food flavorings which are obtained by drying, pulverizing, crumbling and other processes of plant parts such as leaves, seeds, rooth and etc. The most commonly used spices in Turkey are mint, black pepper, thyme, cumin, and pepper