Pure Spices By Aa Overseas

Masalas and CondimentsA "condiment" is a sauce, spice, or other food preparation that is added to various cuisines to impart a particular flavor, to enhance its aroma, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term genuinely described preserved or pickled foods, but has shifted "meaning" over time. A word of Indian origin, meaning blend of spices. For example, the term "garam masala" - literally a "hot combination of spices" - is a mixture of ground roasted coriander seeds, cardamom, cumin seeds, cloves and other spices. The term "masala" is utilized in a slang fashion so as to connote "an interesting mixture of things".