The criteria for being listed as a spice source on this page are a bit complicated. Of the spices commonly used in medieval European cooking, there are eight that are not usually found in local US grocery stores. If a spice merchant carries at least four of these eight spices then they will be added to the list.
The eight "Must Have" spices are:
ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
cubebs (Piper cubeba)
galingale (Alpinia officinarum)
grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
saffron (Crocus sativus)
savory (genus Satureja)
saunders / red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus)
The merchants I have found (so far) that meet this requirement are:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Please Note:
I've received multiple emails from individuals who have sent queries off to Francesco Sirene and have not received any reply. Any information as to Francesco Sirene's status as a spice merchant would be greatly appreciated.
If you know of an spice merchant who should be listed here, or have comments - positive or negative - about the quality of products or service provided by these spice merchants, please send them to mc1430@medievalcookery.com
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Alkanet
(Alkanna tinctoria)
Also known as: Dyer's Bugloss, Orchanct, Spanish Bugloss
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US) - see notes
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US) - see notes
Francesco Sirene (Canada) - see notes
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
Du fait de cuisine (4 recipes)
Forme of Cury (7 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (6 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (1 recipe)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (2 recipes)
Alkanet powder
Notes:
Many members of this plant family contain a liver-damaging alkaloid and so internal usage is inadvisable. May be carcinogenic.
Often confused with Batschia canescens (also sold as "alkanet"), which is a new world plant. Batschia canescens is properly named Lithospermum canescens, and is also know as hoary gromwell or hoary puccoon. It has no known hazardous qualities and is a member of the same family as Alkanna tinctoria, which is probably why it is used as a substitute.
Francesco Sirene does not specify whether they're selling Alkanna tinctoria or Batschia canescens.
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company is selling Batschia canescens.
Stony Mountain Botanicals is selling Batschia canescens.
Alexander
(Smyrnium olusatrum)
Also known as: Black Lovage
Available from:
The Spice Shop (UK) - see notes
Appears in:
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (1 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (2 recipes)
Notes:
It's not clear that the lovage sold by The Spice Shop is Black Lovage.
Amidon
Also known as: Wheat starch
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Delights for Ladies (1 recipe)
Du fait de cuisine (4 recipes)
Enseignements (4 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (10 recipes)
Libre del Coch (4 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (12 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (4 recipes)
Notes:
I have found wheat starch in stores that carry specialty foods from Asia. It is very similar to corn starch.
Avens
(Geum urbanum)
Also known as: Herb Bennet
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Liber cure cocorum (2 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (3 recipes)
Notes:
Betony
(Stachys officinalis)
Also known as: Woundwort / Common Hedgenettle
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (2 recipes)
Notes:
Borage
(Borago officinalis)
Also known as: Common Borage
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (2 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (1 recipe)
Forme of Cury (2 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (2 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (1 recipe)
Libre del Coch (4 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (1 recipe)
Ouverture de Cuisine (2 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (2 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (4 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (1 recipe)
Notes:
Cassia
(Cinnamomum cassia)
Also known as: Cinnamon (in the US) / Canelle
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in: (see notes)
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (189 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (1 recipe)
Delights for Ladies (5 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (25 recipes)
Enseignements (16 recipes)
Forme of Cury (33 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (52 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (54 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (13 recipes)
Libre del Coch (102 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (22 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (47 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (23 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (82 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (15 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (141 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (9 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (18 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (35 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (13 recipes)
Cassia Sticks
Notes:
For almost all of these recipes, it is impossible to tell if the spice being referred to is cinnamon or cassia.
Cinnamon
(Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
Also known as: True Cinnamon / Ceylon Cinnamon
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in: (see notes)
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (189 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (1 recipe)
Delights for Ladies (5 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (25 recipes)
Enseignements (16 recipes)
Forme of Cury (33 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (52 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (54 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (13 recipes)
Libre del Coch (102 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (22 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (47 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (23 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (82 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (15 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (141 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (9 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (18 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (35 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (13 recipes)
Cinnamon Powder
Notes:
For almost all of these recipes, it is impossible to tell if the spice being referred to is cinnamon or cassia. The spice sold in American stores as "cinnamon" is almost always cassia.
Clary
(Salvia sclarea)
Also known as: Clary Sage
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Libre del Coch (1 recipe)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (1 recipe)
Notes:
Cloves
(Syzygium aromaticum)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (73 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (3 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (5 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (31 recipes)
Enseignements (5 recipes)
Forme of Cury (28 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (34 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (2 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (23 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (12 recipes)
Libre del Coch (42 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (27 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (54 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (15 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (10 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (4 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (95 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (9 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (13 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (33 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (8 recipes)
Notes:
Comfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Notes:
Coriander
(Coriandrum sativum)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (133 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (1 recipe)
Forme of Cury (2 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (1 recipe)
Libre del Coch (11 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (3 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (3 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (2 recipes)
Notes:
Costmary
(Tanacetum balsamita)
Also known as: Alecost
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (1 recipe)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (1 recipe)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (1 recipe)
Notes:
Cubebs
(Piper cubeba)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (3 recipes)
Forme of Cury (6 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (2 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (22 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (2 recipes)
Cubebs
Notes:
Another spice, known as Ashanti pepper (Piper guineese or Piper clusii) is often confused for cubebs. Ashanti pepper does not have the same flavor as Cubebs, and is no better than black pepper as a substitute.
Apparently cubebs are in very short supply, due to the tsunami of December 2004.
Cumin
(Cuminum cyminum)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (60 recipes)
Enseignements (2 recipes)
Forme of Cury (5 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (7 recipes)
Libre del Coch (2 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (1 recipe)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (2 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (1 recipe)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (5 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (5 recipes)
Notes:
Dittany
(Origanum dictamnus)
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Notes:
Elecampane
(Inula helenium)
Also known as: Horse-heal
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (1 recipe)
Notes:
Galingale
(Alpinia officinarum)
Also known as: Lesser Galingale / galangal, Laos
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US) - see notes
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (22 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (3 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (8 recipes)
Enseignements (2 recipes)
Forme of Cury (19 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Liber cure cocorum (7 recipes)
Libre del Coch (7 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (3 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (13 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (36 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (7 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (5 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (1 recipe)
Notes:
Lhasa Karnak identifies their Galingale as being Alpinia galanga, which is Greater Galingale. This may be a typographical error, or they may actually be selling what they state. While Greater and Lesser Galingale are related, Greater Galingale has an inferior flavor and is rarely (if ever) used in cooking.
Ginger
(Zingiber officinale)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (38 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (12 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (8 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (54 recipes)
Enseignements (20 recipes)
Forme of Cury (61 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (57 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (34 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (27 recipes)
Libre del Coch (71 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (26 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (88 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (39 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (19 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (11 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (180 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (25 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (7 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (57 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (16 recipes)
Dried Ginger
Notes:
Grains of Paradise
(Aframomum melegueta)
Also known as: Guinea pepper / Melegueta pepper, Maniguette
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (3 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (2 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (49 recipes)
Forme of Cury (2 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (3 recipes)
Libre del Coch (4 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (5 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (51 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (6 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (34 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (1 recipe)
Grains of Paradise
Notes:
Hyssop
(Hyssopus officinalis)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (1 recipe)
Du fait de cuisine (8 recipes)
Enseignements (1 recipe)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (2 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (2 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (5 recipes)
Libre del Coch (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (5 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (3 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (9 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (1 recipe)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (2 recipes)
Notes:
Lang de Boeuf
(Picris echiodes)
Also known as: Ox-tongue
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Notes:
Long Pepper
(Piper longum)
Available from:
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Notes:
Mace
(genus Myristica)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
Ein Buch von guter spise (1 recipe)
Delights for Ladies (3 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (16 recipes)
Forme of Cury (14 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (42 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (10 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (5 recipes)
Libre del Coch (5 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (8 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (44 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (2 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (9 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (83 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (7 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (4 recipes)
Notes:
Mallow
(Althaea officinalis)
Also known as: Marshmallow
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (1 recipe)
Notes:
Marjoram
(Origanum majorana)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
Du fait de cuisine (9 recipes)
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (9 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (6 recipes)
Libre del Coch (15 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (6 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (5 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (4 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (30 recipes)
Notes:
Mint
(genus Mentha)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (41 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (2 recipes)
Forme of Cury (6 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (3 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (1 recipe)
Libre del Coch (20 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (10 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (4 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (27 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (2 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (1 recipe)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (4 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (1 recipe)
Notes:
Mustard
(genus Brassica)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (9 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (2 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (2 recipes)
Enseignements (15 recipes)
Forme of Cury (2 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (5 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (3 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (4 recipes)
Libre del Coch (4 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (20 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (3 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (10 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (18 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (1 recipe)
Notes:
Nutmeg
(genus Myristica)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (10 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (18 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (15 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (6 recipes)
Libre del Coch (11 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (10 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (14 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (59 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (72 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (1 recipe)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (7 recipes)
Notes:
Orach
(Atriplex hortensis)
Also known as: Orage
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Enseignements (1 recipe)
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Ouverture de Cuisine (4 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (1 recipe)
Notes:
Patience
(Rumex alpinus)
Also known as: Monk's Rhubarb / Passion's Dock
Available from:
(no sources known)
Notes:
Pellitory
(Anacyclus pyrethrum)
Also known as: Spanish Chamomile / Mount Atlas daisy
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Notes:
(no sources known)
Pepper
(Piper nigrum)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (270 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (26 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (2 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (34 recipes)
Enseignements (29 recipes)
Forme of Cury (42 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (59 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (4 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (30 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (37 recipes)
Libre del Coch (56 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (13 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (36 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (65 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (51 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (6 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (159 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (18 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (9 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (24 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (19 recipes)
Notes:
Purslane
(Portulaca oleracea)
Also known as: Pigweed
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (3 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (1 recipe)
Notes:
Rosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
Delights for Ladies (3 recipes)
Forme of Cury (2 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (8 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (4 recipes)
Libre del Coch (1 recipe)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (2 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (4 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (5 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (8 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (5 recipes)
Notes:
Rue
(Ruta graveolens)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (73 recipes)
Forme of Cury (3 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Liber cure cocorum (2 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
Notes:
Saffron
(Crocus sativus)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (111 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (18 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (1 recipe)
Du fait de cuisine (31 recipes)
Enseignements (10 recipes)
Forme of Cury (112 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (15 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (17 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (47 recipes)
Libre del Coch (57 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (39 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (64 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (12 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (9 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (208 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (48 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (9 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (39 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (26 recipes)
Notes:
Sage
(Salvia officinalis)
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
Ein Buch von guter spise (10 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (13 recipes)
Enseignements (5 recipes)
Forme of Cury (13 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (4 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (8 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (10 recipes)
Libre del Coch (3 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (7 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (28 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (8 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (26 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (2 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (8 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (1 recipe)
Notes:
Salt
Available from:
The Great American Spice Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
World Merchants (US)
Aromatiques Tropicales (France)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (238 recipes)
Ein Buch von guter spise (17 recipes)
Delights for Ladies (4 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (66 recipes)
Enseignements (7 recipes)
Forme of Cury (137 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (58 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (3 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (52 recipes)
Liber cure cocorum (43 recipes)
Libre del Coch (65 recipes)
Libro di cucina/ Libro per cuoco (17 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (92 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (41 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (41 recipes)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (18 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (277 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (33 recipes)
A Treatise of Portuguese Cuisine (22 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (37 recipes)
Wel ende edelike spijse (7 recipes)
Notes:
Saunders
(Pterocarpus santalinus)
Also known as: Red Sandalwood
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US) - see notes
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Spiceworld (UK) - sold as sandalwood chips
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (3 recipes)
Du fait de cuisine (1 recipe)
Forme of Cury (13 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Liber cure cocorum (3 recipes)
Libre del Coch (1 recipe)
A Proper newe Booke of Cokerye (1 recipe)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (44 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (6 recipes)
Notes:
Lhasa Karnak sells both Red Sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) and Yellow Sandalwood (Santalum album). Yellow Sandalwood is not safe for human consumption, so make sure you are ordering Red Sandalwood.
Savory
(genus Satureja)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
World Merchants (US)
Herbie's Spices (Australia)
Gewürzkontor Condimento (Germany)
Seasoned Pioneers (UK)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Steenbergs Organic (UK)
Appears in:
Forme of Cury (4 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (7 recipes)
Das Kuchbuch der Sabina Welserin (1 recipe)
Liber cure cocorum (6 recipes)
Libre del Coch (2 recipes)
Le Ménagier de Paris (1 recipe)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (5 recipes)
Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books (8 recipes)
Thomas Awkbarow's Recipes (1 recipe)
Notes:
Southernwood
(Artemisia abrotanum)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
Spiceworld (UK)
Notes:
Spikenard
(Nardostachys grandiflora)
Available from:
Francesco Sirene (Canada)
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US) - see notes
Appears in:
An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook (47 recipes)
Das Kochbuch des Meisters Eberhard (1 recipe)
Libre del Coch (1 recipe)
Notes:
Lhasa Karnak sells American Spikenard (Aralia racemosa), which is a new-world plant.
Tansy
(Tanacetum vulgare)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US)
The Pepperer's Guild (US)
Stony Mountain Botanicals (US)
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Appears in:
Ein Buch von guter spise (1 recipe)
Forme of Cury (1 recipe)
Liber cure cocorum (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (2 recipes)
A NEVV BOOKE of Cookerie (1 recipe)
Ouverture de Cuisine (1 recipe)
Notes:
Turnsole
(Heliotropium ?)
Available from:
(no sources known)
Appears in:
Du fait de cuisine (2 recipes)
The Good Housewife's Jewell (1 recipe)
Le Ménagier de Paris (2 recipes)
Ouverture de Cuisine (2 recipes)
Le Viandier de Taillevent (2 recipes)
Notes:
Vervain
(Verbena officinalis)
Available from:
Lhasa Karnak Herb Company (US) - see notes
The Spice Shop (UK)
Spiceworld (UK)
Notes:
Lhasa Karnak sells Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), which is a new-world plant.
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