Where Did Herb & Spice Names Come From?

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Spices vs Herbs: www.simplotfoods.com/sea/blog...
History Of The Spice Trade: www.eatecollective.com/journa...
Spice In British Cuisine: www.eatecollective.com/journa...
Spice: www.etymonline.com/word/spice...
Herb: www.etymonline.com/word/herb
Cumin: www.etymonline.com/word/cumin
Turmeric: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...
Saffron: www.etymonline.com/word/saffron
Cinnamon: www.etymonline.com/word/cinnamon
Paprika: www.etymonline.com/word/paprika
Nutmeg: www.etymonline.com/word/nutmeg
Clove: www.etymonline.com/word/clove
Cayenne: www.etymonline.com/word/cayenne
Anise: www.etymonline.com/word/anise
Basil: www.etymonline.com/word/basil
Parsley: www.etymonline.com/word/parsley
Sage: www.etymonline.com/word/sage
Rosemary: www.etymonline.com/word/rosemary
Thyme: www.etymonline.com/word/thyme
Oregano: www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-talk...
Coriander: www.etymonline.com/word/coria...
Cilantro: www.etymonline.com/word/cilantro

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@NameExplain 21 день назад

What’s your favourite spice and herb?

@indigop38 21 день назад

My favorite is curry/curries. I realize that's technically a mixture and there are different kinds. Is that cheating ?

@nicholaswarren9309 20 дней назад

Parsley

@mingfanzhang8927 20 дней назад

❤😊❤😊

@mingfanzhang4600 20 дней назад

❤😊❤😊❤

@ewanhopper4275 20 дней назад

Spice: black pepper of course but for a more interesting answer, cardamom. Herb: thyme

@qwertyuiopgarth 21 день назад

The mace that one uses to repel an attacker is completely different from the spice mace.

@IsaacMyers1 21 день назад

coriander and cilantro are the same thing, except they aren’t. depending on where you live they are the same thing, or cilantro specifically means the leaves and coriander specifically the seeds.

@jonathanmitchell2040 20 дней назад

Came here to say this. They also taste nothing alike. I love coriander (the seed), but can't stand the cilantro (the leaf).

@nolandda 18 дней назад

Agree. In most of the US the Spanish "Cilantro" refers specifically to the leaves of the plant while "Coriander" refers to the (often ground) seeds of the same plant. They do indeed taste quite different and some people may not even know they derive from the same plant. This can result in confusion when reading recipes from areas of the world with a stronger British English influence. For example it would be highly unusual for a USA-ian to give an instruction like "garnish with coriander".

@Werevampiwolf 21 день назад

I almost choked on my breakfast at OnlyNouns

@ChannelMiner 20 дней назад

Did u put cumin on your breakfast?

@dondunkel1802 21 день назад

In German, Paprika means both bell peppers and the spice, although you can also refer to the spice as Paprikapulver (bell pepper powder).

@badi1220 21 день назад

In Hungarian too, paprika refers to the spice form and the fresh (botanically) fruit. Source: I'm Hungarian.

@Andreas_42 20 дней назад

In Switzerland Paprika is solely used to name the powder. For the bell peppers we use word Peperoni, based in the Italian word. At least in the German speaking part of the country.

@victorperea1165 18 дней назад

Turmeric is unlikely to come from Latin as its name in Latin-based languages all share the Latin base of curcuma.

@DJPJ. 15 дней назад

Same in Norwegian.

@kiga14 20 дней назад

My favorite spice-related etymology is that garlic comes from gar-leek, that is, the leek whose leaves look like gars (spears).

@pedromenchik1961 21 день назад

Fun fact: in Portuguese, cinnamon is still called “canela”

@MeteorMark 21 день назад

Similar in Dutch, kaneel.

@skelenton92 21 день назад

@@MeteorMark Latvian too, kanēlis (kaneelis)

@janaldoson1542 21 день назад

And the same in Swedish! Kanel is Swedish for cinnamon.

@colinedmunds2238 20 дней назад

Spanish as well

@fenrirwulf9266 20 дней назад

And Cannelle in French

@spakwi 20 дней назад

In Sweden both the spice and bell peppers are called Paprika

@LeifEriccson43 21 день назад

In the US, coriander is the dried seed and cilantro is the leaves.

@draig2614 20 дней назад

As a Canadian, I also differentiate between coriander (seeds) and cilantro (leaves). On the other hand, my British friends call both leaves and seeds coriander.

@theominousu6484 16 дней назад

Indeed, people from the United Kingdom call that plant coriander. Actually, it is a good condiment used in chinese hot pot, though many people abhor its taste due to the pungent nature of plant.

@badi1220 21 день назад

Fun fact: in Hungarian cinnamon is fahéj, literally translated: tree bark.

@balaam_7087 21 день назад

Not sure how accurate that is though; you may be mon’ing up the wrong cinna with that comment.

@gyorokpeter 20 дней назад

I would translate _fahéj_ as tree peel, since _héj_ is usually used for the peel/skin of a fruit or vegetable (or an electron shell). Plain old tree bark would be _fakéreg_ .

@beavernation57 21 день назад

3:03 “Cumin has a very nutty taste” 😂😂😂 that has to be scripted!😂

@marmite-land 20 дней назад

I didn't get the joke, could you explain 😅 ?

@blackrosenuk 18 дней назад

@@marmite-land I'm with you; I'm lost. Perhaps it's a bit puerile/sexual, as in semen from testicles ... but that's my only guess. Even that is a stretch, given we say it like "q-men," which pretty much would ruin the joke if spoken, so... 🤷‍♀🤔

@catboyalvie 17 дней назад

@@marmite-land Cum and Nut are slang words for semen

@vmitchinson 15 дней назад

Cumin. Some people refuse to eat garlic or onions because it makes your breath smell. Well one day I eat so me Cumin chicken, I liked it. That night my wife woke me and kicked me out of bed and bedroom. Why? Because Cumin makes your whole body smell!

@WUStLBear82 21 день назад

The words marjoram and oregano are used interchangeably in some parts of the world, and the plants are in the same genus, but they are not the same species. They have distinct flavors; marjoram plants are sometimes called "sweet marjoram", while oregano plants are sometimes called "wild marjoram".

@HalfEye79 21 день назад

The german names are different for a part. I had to stop the video often to look up, which spice is talked about: Spice - Gewürz Herbs - Kräuter Cumin - Kümmel Turmeric - Kurkuma or Ingwer Saffron - Safran Cinnamon - Zimt (Wow, the english word is much longer than the german one) Paprika - Paprika Nutmeg - Muskatnuss Mace - Mazis (I didn't knew that spice) Cloves - Nelke or Gewürznelke Cayenne - Cayennepfeffer Star anise - Sternanis Basil - Basilikum Parsley - Petersilie Sage - Salbei Rosemary - Rosmarin Thyme - Thymian Oregano - Oregano Marjoram - Majoram Mint - Minze Coriander / Cilantro - Koriander Pepper - Pfeffer Salt - Salz

@kaitoukiddo87 19 дней назад

I hope you dont mind but i did these in spanish to see if there are any similarities!(i am from usa) Spice ->Especia Herbs -> Hierba Cumin -> Comino Turmeric -> Curcuma Saffron -> Azafran Cinnamon -> Canela Paprika -> Paprika or Pimenton (depends on location) Nutmeg -> Nuez Moscada Mace -> Mace Cloves -> Clavo (so a nail/tack!) Cayenne -> Pimenton(but im in the usa so ive also seen Cayenne) Star anise ->Anis Estrellado Basil -> Albahaca Parsley -> Perejil Sage -> Salvia Rosemary -> Romero Thyme -> Tomillo Oregano - Oregano Marjoram ->Mejorana Mint -> Menta Coriander / Cilantro -> Cilantro Pepper -> Pimienta (pimiento is pepper, while chile is also pepper) Salt -> Sal

@MatthiasPilz 19 дней назад

Cumin is Kreuzkümmel, caraway is Kümmel. Turmeric is only Kurkuma, ginger is Ingwer.

@balaam_7087 21 день назад

I, too, order my spices according to classic rock: 🎵Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme🎵

@tygrkhat4087 21 день назад

I like to organize my herbs and spices in alphabetical order. People ask me where I find the time. Between the tarragon and turmeric.

@bj.bruner 21 день назад

It's a more a folk song than classic rock, but I get why you put it that way

@balaam_7087 21 день назад

@@bj.brunerbro you’re right. A few minutes after posting that, I felt this nagging thought and checked some reputable music sites. Sure enough, it’s folk rock. I didn’t want to go back and edit it, but let the world know: *you are correct.*

@Zzyzzyx 20 дней назад

Those four go great in a vegetable soup.

@AlRoderick 20 дней назад

The cilantro/ coriander thing is one of those fun divides in American and British English because of our close contact with Mexico. Coriander seed is used ground as a spice, and it's known as coriander even here in the United States where we call the leaf Cilantro. Sometimes it's a surprise to people that they're from the same plant, something that can't happen to you if you call them by the same name.

@franciskafayeszter4138 20 дней назад

Another reason why paprika has a Hungarian name is that the sweeter variation of this spice originated from Hungary. While the plant itself is South-American, in Hungary a genetic mutation appeared that made it sweet instead of hot.

@Leafsdude 21 день назад

As a half-Hungarian, I'm surprised few people know "Paprika" is of Hungarian origin. Also, yes, I am hungry too.

@mattisvov 20 дней назад

Nice Simon & Garfunkle reference! ("Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" is a line from the classic song "Scarborough Fair")

@fotograftobias 20 дней назад

I was just going to say that!

@mattisvov 20 дней назад

@@fotograftobias I often end up humming that song while rummaging through my spice cabinet.

@christiansrensen5958 20 дней назад

I am a fellow soap taster (a sentence I never thought I would need to formulate). Coriander, brussel sprouts, and asparagus, all taste like imperial leather to me.

@bubbles581 20 дней назад

My brother in law has the gene for it and it used to taste like soap to him - but then suddenly the taste changed for him and now he likes cilantro

@christiansrensen5958 20 дней назад

@@bubbles581 Interesting, the body does odd and random things.

@MocaDK 20 дней назад

Flat-leaf parsley do have broader, celery-like leaves, so it does make some sense that they were compared to that. According to a botany professor I had, the curly-leaf parsley, which is at least more commonly used and grown in my country, is believed to have been developed to make edible parsley more distinct from fool's parsley AKA poison parsley, which is - as the name suggests - poisonous. Making edible parsley more distinct helped picking the right plant to avoid accidentally poisoning food.

@eeshtarr 21 день назад

The 'nails' from cloves are not fingernails, but rather the kind of nails that you use a hammer on; when not powdered they look like little nails. You didn't actually say one or the other.

@JustMe-dc6ks 20 дней назад

And you can use them to tack pineapple rings to a ham before putting it in the oven.

@annemariehonegger9021 19 дней назад

Actually, they are flower buds

@paxphonetica5800 17 дней назад

It's still called “nail (the one that goes with a hammer) spice” in Chinese, might be from a direct translation

@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug 21 день назад

0:10 No, I have all 3 shelves in a cupboard full of spices.. I gave up on keeping them organised in any neat way long ago, and now they are roughly sorted into 4 main boxes: "green spices" (i.e. herbs), "dark spices", "chilli" and "Indian", plus several other boxes for other stuff that doesn't fit neatly into the other named categories like sumak, MSG, and some boxes with larger bags of spices to refill the quick access spice jars that is on the kitchen bench below the cupboard. And the top shelf is filled with spice pastes, even larger bags of refill etc. I used to have only the "green" and "dark" boxes, but they kept overflowing, so chili and Indian spices needed their own boxes.

@anniestumpy9918 21 день назад

yeah, the world of spices is large. I have one big drawer plus one shelf for spices and constantly try to keep them organized and stack them more efficiently so new spices will fit in... 😄

@nickimontie 18 дней назад

Same here, but I got a basket and tossed them all in it. It lives in the corner of the counter top.

@vmitchinson 15 дней назад

The Asian super market where I shop has the spices arranged alphabetical. I tried this at home but did not have the space.

@dustmybroom288 18 дней назад

That is the most unique pronunciation of oregano I have ever heard

@jakegrigg4142 20 дней назад

I'm a third generation spice merchant (and I'm about to take over our business next month!!!) This is so cool to see you talking about something i live my life doing!

@jakegrigg4142 20 дней назад