Thursday, December 29, 2011

Spices Add Essence To Food



The demand for spices is tremendously increasing in the international market. We are blessed to be born in a country like India which has a high agro supply. Spices are normally used for aroma and adding taste to your eatables in addition to having various industrial usages like in making perfumes. They are also used in religious purposes.

The most ecstatic and delicious food that is found all across the world is of course the Indian food.  Indian cuisine is made mouth watering to give the person who eats a special and unique taste. Moreover, these are made from the best quality masalas and spices that are grown in plenty in our country. Spices make the food quite special by adding its aroma and flavors. There are a variety of spices grown in our land that provides you with the mouth watering taste and also make the food look and smell good. Interestingly, agricultural produce is not only limited to spices, rather there are a variety of other food items also that it has been producing constantly including fruits, vegetables, cereals, pulses etc.

Interestingly, these spices not only forms important ingredient in Indian cousins but also acts as a natural medicine to cure many skin related problems due to the high extent of medicinal properties that it has. They are used as fragrances and are used in preparation of natural oils. In a majority, they are widely used in making pickles that add a taste in the typical food items.

In fact they are extensively used in the perfumery industry for the preparation of perfumes and deodorants. There are around 80 Cooking Spices and pepper, fenugreek, turmeric, fennel, chili like the Naga Chillies (Capsicum Chinense), ginger, mace are few of them. Ginger is considered to be a health beneficial in diseases like common cold and throat infections. India is known for its diversity and it is blessed with both warm as well as cold climate in different parts of the county. This kind of tropical climate helps in cultivation of spices to a great extent.

Spices in India are broadly categorized in 5 categories, namely major spices, seed spices, tree spices, herbal spices and miscellaneous spices. All these categories require different kind of climatic conditions. India is bestowed with a great agro climate which enhances the growth of the spices. Due to its great yield, spices form a major component of the Indian exports. There is various methodology and techniques by which spices are grown. There are inorganic spices and organic spices. Inorganic spices mostly make use of fertilizers and pesticides to increase the yield whereas in case of organic spices the produce is completely natural.

Spices are considered to be one of the most important and essential agricultural produce that has various functions including adding taste and fragrance to the food products. In addition, they are also used in making perfumes and deodorants etc. Shimla Hills Offerings provide you with the best quality spices like Naga Chillies (Capsicum Chinense), Ginger, saffron etc.

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