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Found in many different countries.

Salt

Salt brings out the flavor of many foods, destroys the bitterness in some others, and acts as a preservative in many cases. Without salt, food lacks and appetizing and varied taste.

Pepper

Black pepper has a strong, hot, sharp flavor. White pepper is milder.  Green peppercorns are refreshingly spicy. All these are types of pepper, the most used of all spices.

Olives & olive oil

Olives, with their characteristic, slightly acidic flavor, are used as appetizers, in salads, pasta sauces,  pizzas, in robust meat and chicken dishes, with vegetables such as eggplant, tomatoes. Olive oil is used in cooking, salad  dressings and sauces.

Mace & nutmeg

Mace and nutmeg come from the same plant. Mace is the membrane that covers the seed while nutmeg is the actual seed. From the two, nutmeg is considered to be the less delicate.

Mushrooms and fungi

Mild, delicate flavor. Used in western and oriental cuisines; many  varieties with different flavors in sauces, stuffing, soups. As a  vegetables they are used in Orient with fish, meat and poultry; also as  a side dish in western cuisines. Dried, they are used as seasoning  rather than vegetable.

Basic apple sauce

Apple sauce is simple to prepare. This particular recipe with its pinch of salt and goes very well with roasted meats, roasted pork in particular.

It is equally good with some cold meats as this apple sauce can also be served cold.

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