pinkcherrychef
Senior Member
Well, here in Egypt it's kind o hard to find some things that I could find so easily in America.
There are some herbs and spices here I don't even recognize either.
That's normal though when living in a different country other than your homeland.
It's rather hard to find a good resource to figure out what is what to. I've looked online but
I've haven't had much luck. Sometimes I wish I knew British English because some herbs and spices have only the British English translation, not the American.
For instance, this isn't a herb or a spice but it still is a good example. For the longest time, I thought Egypt didn't have baking soda. I asked everywhere I could and they all said no they just had baking powder. Well after like 1 yr and a half I found it when I saw it in a container and asked the store owner what it was.
They said it was carbonate soda and I knew I heard that name for baking soda before so I looked it up and sure enough, it was baking soda. So if I had just said I wanted carbonate soda I wouldn't have waited for 1 yr in a half to get it.
So if any of you have a site that has all of the herbs and spices from all around the world I would really appreciate it if you would share. Or if you have any tips or advice please do share thank you.
There are some herbs and spices here I don't even recognize either.
That's normal though when living in a different country other than your homeland.
It's rather hard to find a good resource to figure out what is what to. I've looked online but
I've haven't had much luck. Sometimes I wish I knew British English because some herbs and spices have only the British English translation, not the American.
For instance, this isn't a herb or a spice but it still is a good example. For the longest time, I thought Egypt didn't have baking soda. I asked everywhere I could and they all said no they just had baking powder. Well after like 1 yr and a half I found it when I saw it in a container and asked the store owner what it was.
They said it was carbonate soda and I knew I heard that name for baking soda before so I looked it up and sure enough, it was baking soda. So if I had just said I wanted carbonate soda I wouldn't have waited for 1 yr in a half to get it.
So if any of you have a site that has all of the herbs and spices from all around the world I would really appreciate it if you would share. Or if you have any tips or advice please do share thank you.