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Sasparilla
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Sarsaparilla (IPA: /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/) (Smilax regelii and other closely related species of Smilax ) is a perennial trailing vine with prickly stems; it is native to tropical America and the West Indies. Its name (which is zarzaparrilla in Spanish) comes from the Spanish words zarza for "shrub" and parrilla for "little grape vine." 1
Usage
The primary uses of sarsaparilla include the flavouring of beverages , and folk medicine .
In popular culture
In The Smurfs comic strip, the Smurfs' preferred food is sarsaparilla leaves.
In a later scene in the motion picture The Big Lebowski , the unnamed narrator asks the bartender if he has a good sarsaparilla.
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Herbs and spices
Spices
Ajwain (bishop's weed) • Aleppo pepper • Allspice • Amchur (mango powder) • Anise • Aromatic ginger • Asafoetida • Camphor • Caraway • Cardamom • Cardamom, black • Cassia • Cayenne pepper • Celery seed • Chenpi • Chili • Cinnamon • Clove • Coriander seed • Cubeb • Cumin • Cumin, black • Dill & dill seed • Fennel • Fenugreek • Fingerroot (krachai ) • Galangal, greater • Galangal, lesser • Garlic • Ginger • Golpar • Grains of Paradise • Grains of Selim • Horseradish • Juniper berry • Liquorice • Mace • Mahlab • Malabathrum (tejpat ) • Mustard, black • Mustard, brown • Mustard, white • Nigella (kalonji ) • Nutmeg • Paprika • Peppercorn (black, green & white) • Pepper, long • Pepper, Brazilian • Pepper, Peruvian • Pomegranate seed (anardana ) • Poppy seed • Saffron • Sarsaparilla • Sassafras • Sesame • Sichuan pepper (huājiāo , sansho ) • Star anise • Sumac • Tasmanian pepper • Tamarind • Tonka bean • Turmeric • Vanilla • Wasabi • Zedoary • Zest
Lists of herbs and spices
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