les herbes et les épices
| les épices spices | les herbes herbs | le piment chilli (pepper) |
| le paprika paprika | le poudre de curry curry powder |
la cardamome cardamom |
| la safran saffron | le fenugrec fenugreek | le grain de poivre peppercorn |
| le poivre de la Jamaïque allspice | le bouquet garni bouquet garni |
le cumin cumin |
| le curcuma tumeric | le macis mace | la noix de muscade nutmeg |
| la vanille vanille | le bouquet garni bouquet garni |
la cannelle cinnamon |
| le clou de girofle cloves | la citronnelle lemon grass |
l’anis étoillé star anise |
| le gingembre ginger | la feuille de laurier bay leaf |
le persil parsley |
| les graines de fenouil fennel seeds |
le fenouil fennel | la menthe mint |
| le thym thyme | la sauge sage | la ciboulette chives |
| le basilic basil | la marjolaine marjoram | l’estragon tarragon |
| l’origan oregano | l’aneth dill | la coriandre coriander |
| le roumarin rosemary | l’échalote shallot | la graine de mutarde mustard seed |
On this page you’ll find a complete list of vocabulary words for herbs (les herbes) and spices (les épices) in French. If you are cooking in France and need to find ingredients then knowing these words will definitely be useful. Overall they’re quite similar to English and easy to learn. Examples of similar words are “la vanille” for vanilla and “le cumin” for cumin.
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