I guess mint. A lot of spices you wouldn't otherwise suspect are part of the mint family. Square stalk, pairs of opposing leaves, most likely a mint. Besides plants called "mint" like peppermint and spearmint you also have basil, oregano, sage, rosemary, thyme and marjoram all in family Lamiaceae.
-- Charles On 2/20/07, Danese Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There are a lot of types of Basil, too...Mushrooms are considered a spice in some cookery (and there are lots of those as well, no?) On Feb 20, 2007, at 3:32 AM, Bernhard Krieger wrote: > Udhay Shankar N wrote: >> Biju Chacko wrote [at 10:41 AM 2/20/2007] : >>> >>> Got any in your collection? >> >> Not yet. Any kind-hearted soul want to bring me a few? > > just recently had a discussion with somebody in my college about > the spice with the most variations. my guess was chili. is that true? > > -b >
