Chipotle
Chile is the dried, smoked, and ground fruit known as jalapeno
of Capsicum annum. The product is made from chile peppers
grown in northern and southern Mexico. Chipotle has a distinctive,
smoky, sweet, meaty flavor with a moderately high heat level. |
Chipotle
chiles are used to season Mexican and Central American cuisine.
Chipotles are used in chili, snack seasonings, and Tex Mex
cuisine. |
Chives,
Allium schoenoprasum, are the reed-like stems of a perennial,
bulbous plant of the lily family. The name "Chives"
is derived from the Latin cepa, meaning onion. Chives are
a member of the onion family.
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Used
in cold soups, stir-fried items, cheese and cream sauces,
dips, potatoes, and as a garnish. Chives are popular in
European and Chinese cuisines and in the seasoning blend
fines herbes.
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Cilantro
is the dried leaves of the herb, Coriandrum sativum, an
annual herb of the parsley family. Also known as Chinese
parsley, Cilantro has a distinctive green, waxy flavor.
Cilantro is the usual name for the leaf of the plant that
is otherwise identified as Coriander, and from which Coriander
Seed is obtained. |
Used
in salsas, chutneys, salads, dips, beans, and soups. Cilantro
is used in Asian, Mexican, Indian, Tex Mex, Caribbean, and
North African cuisines, and is used in seasoning blends
such as masala, curry, salsa, and recados. |
Cinnamon
is the dried inner bark of various evergreen trees belonging
to the genus Cinnamomum. At harvest, the bark is stripped
off and put in the sun, where it curls into the familiar
form called "quills." |
Cinnamon
in the ground form is used in baked dishes, with fruits,
and in confections. Cassia is predominant in the spice blends
of the East and Southeast Asia. Cinnamon is used in moles,
garam masala, and berbere.
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