Spice Museum in Hamburg

Writes Edward Gavayler:
Spices, seasonings, spices - all this, as a rule, parts of plant products intended to improve the taste and aromatic qualities of prepared food.
Thanks to them, ready meals acquire an unusual taste harmony, become something unique.





Hamburg is the only museum in the world of spices (Spicy's Gewürzmuseum), in the Speicherstadt (it. Speicherstadt), the largest port warehouse complex of the world in one of the buildings.



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We go inside.



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Entrance to the museum costs about three euros.



At the entrance we were met by "pepper" exhibition. By the way, everything in the museum you can touch, taste (for the brave), enjoy the flavors.



I had never seen so many varieties of red pepper (as it is called chilli) in one place. Chili - the dried fruit of the tropical shrubs Capsicum (Capsicum frutescens).



Calabrian pepper.



Cayenne pepper.



Malawi pepper "bird's eye".



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About peppers you will find everything here.



There is also an interesting collection of things one way or another connected with the "acute" seasoning.



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In general, the museum displays more than 900 exhibits. Some of them have more than five hundred years.



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Antique equipment and supplies to work with seasonings.



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Almost all the aromatic plants have medicinal properties, and is widely used in folk medicine.

Essential oils (bubbles can be opened).



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Furthermore pepper, there is, of course, and other spices. There are about 50 species.

Nutmeg. Fragrant taste of nutmeg goes well with spinach, pasta steamed and mashed potatoes.
It can be successfully used in desserts.



Nigella.



Cinnamon. It is used in the preparation of fruit desserts, rice dishes and pastries. According to the beliefs of the XVII century, it has a good effect Helps to overcome.



Mustard seeds. Mustard comes from the Mediterranean, is now white mustard is grown in Europe and the United States, Black mustard grows in most countries.



Turmeric. Turmeric is used liberally in Indian cuisine, it is often an important part of curry blends.



More peppers.



Some exhibited in the original bags in which they were imported into the country.

Bag black pepper,



bag anise,



bag of cloves,



Rosemary bag. In Greek mythology, the goddess of love rosemary dedicated to Aphrodite, who was born the legend of the sea waves. It has a fresh bitter taste rosemary best suited to lamb, boiled chicken, vegetables and fish.



But with the help of such a thing before mentioned amount of certain foods in the house.



Here's an interesting museum, or rather muzeychik, he's very small.

Thank you for your attention.

via talic_kitchen



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