🌿 Leaf
🌿 HERB · from the leaves
Basil
Basil has big, soft green leaves. Rub one between your fingers and it smells sweet and lovely!
👃 It smells & tastes
SweetFreshA bit peppery
🍽️ We use it in
🍕 Pizza🍝 Pasta🥗 Salad🌿 Pesto
✨ Italy loves basil so much it goes on almost everything!
🌿 Leaf
🌿 HERB · from the leaves
Oregano
Oregano has lots of tiny little leaves. We dry them so we can keep them all year long.
👃 It smells & tastes
WarmPepperyStrong
🍽️ We use it in
🍕 Pizza🍅 Tomato sauce🥗 Salad
✨ Dried oregano is what makes pizza smell like pizza!
🌿 Leaf
🌿 HERB · from the leaves
Rosemary
Rosemary looks like lots of tiny green needles growing along a little branch.
👃 It smells & tastes
PineyFreshWoody
🍽️ We use it in
🥔 Roast potatoes🍞 Bread🍗 Chicken
✨ It smells just like walking in a pine forest! 🌲
🌿 Leaf
🌿 HERB · from the leaves
Mint
Mint leaves make your mouth feel cool and tingly — even when they are not cold at all!
👃 It smells & tastes
CoolFreshSweet
🍽️ We use it in
🍵 Tea🍦 Ice cream🍬 Chewing gum🥣 Chutney
✨ Mint tricks your mouth into feeling chilly. Try it! ❄️
🪵 Bark
🫙 SPICE · from bark, root or fruit
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is the bark of a tree! When it dries in the sun it curls up into little sticks.
👃 It smells & tastes
SweetWarmCosy
🍽️ We use it in
🍰 Cakes🥐 Buns☕ Hot drinks🍛 Curry
✨ The best cinnamon in the whole world grows in Sri Lanka! 🇱🇰
🫚 Root
🫙 SPICE · from bark, root or fruit
Ginger
Ginger is a bumpy, knobbly root. It grows down under the ground where we cannot see it.
👃 It smells & tastes
SpicyWarmZingy
🍽️ We use it in
🍪 Biscuits🍵 Tea🍛 Curry🍲 Soup
✨ A warm cup of ginger tea can help a poorly tummy feel better.
🫚 Root
🫙 SPICE · from bark, root or fruit
Turmeric
Turmeric is a root too. It looks plain brown outside, but inside it is bright golden yellow!
👃 It smells & tastes
EarthyMildWarm
🍽️ We use it in
🍛 Curry🍚 Rice🥛 Golden milk
✨ Careful! Turmeric turns everything it touches yellow. 💛
⭐ Fruit
🫙 SPICE · from bark, root or fruit
Star Anise
Star anise is a dried fruit shaped like a little star. Can you count the points?
👃 It smells & tastes
SweetLike liquoriceStrong
🍽️ We use it in
🍜 Ramen🍗 Biryani🍵 Tea
✨ Every point of the star hides one shiny seed inside. ⭐
Two Flavour Families! 🌿🫙
🌿 Herbs
The green leaves of a plant
BasilOreganoRosemaryMint🫙 Spices
The bark, root or fruit of a plant
CinnamonGingerTurmericStar AniseRemember: leaves = herbs 🌿 · bark, root or fruit = spices 🫙