Which pepper is considered the hottest?
Habanero Pepper
The plant in the picture is caraway or kminek in Polish. It helps with many digestive problems such as heartburn, constipation and gas. Which part of the plant do we eat? Seeds? Dried flowers? Fruit?
seeds
What's the plant in the picture? It's very aromatic and often used to relieve toothache. We eat its unripe dried fruit. Give the name in English or Polish.
clove - goździki
Put the names of the plants in order as they are shown in the picture: thyme, rosemary and majoram.
1 - rosemary, 2 - thyme, 3 - majoram
The spice you see in the picture is nutmeg (gałka musztatołowa). As the name suggests we eat its nuts but do the nuts grow on the tree (like walnuts) or underground (like peanuts)?
They grow on the tree like walnuts.
Pepper can have different colours. Black and green come from unripe fruit and red and white come from ripe fruit. True or false?
True!
Fenugreek seems to be a plant forgotten by many cooks. Still, it has many healing properties. Is its Polish name kozieradka, koniczyna grecka or greckie siano?
Kozieradka, koniczyna grecka and greckie siano are all correct!
Wawrzyn szlachetny, liść laurowy, liść bobkowy or bay leaf in English. Does it grow as a small bush or a tree?
a tree - it can even reach a height of 8 metres!
The seeds you see in the picture are called anise and star anise. We use them for their aromatic oils which you know from gingerbread. Can you guess their Polish name?
anyż
Have you ever eaten pizza without... lebiodka pospolita? Of course not! And its English name is...
oregano
Herbs are the leaves of the plants and spices come from root, seed, flower, bark or stem of the plant. True or false?
True!
Pepper - you know its sweet taste. Do you grind its seeds or dry fruit?
dry fruit
Turmeric - that's the name of the plant in English. It's one of the ingredients in curry. It gives curry its characteristic colour. Do you know its Polish name?
kurkuma
Curry is a mix of many spices. Can you name at least three which are most often present in curry? (give at least one name in English)
turmeric - kurkuma, ginger - imbir, coriander - kolendra, mustard seeds - gorczyca, pepper - pieprz
You use seed of this plant to make mustard. What do we call mustard seeds in Polish?
gorczyca
The plant in the picture gives the most expensive spice on earth! Why? It takes over 150000 flowers to make just 1 kg of the spice! Do you know the plant's name? In Polish or in English?
saffron - szafran
What's this herb? It's often grown in pots and its shredded leaves are sprinkled over tomatoes. Give the name in English if you can :)
basil (bazylia)
You can eat both, the seeds and the whole plant. It's... (give the name in English if you can)
fennel - koper włoski
The bark of a tree is used to make: cinnamon or ginger or nutmeg. Choose wisely!
cinnamon
You should drink lemon balm tea if you're nervous and cannot fall asleep in the evening. It will calm you down. In Polish it is...
melisa
There are about 30 different types of this plant. The most popular are pepper, apple, Maroccan and chocolate. What plant is it?
mint
Here are two ginger plants. Which part of the plat is used as spice? Its roots or flowers?
roots
What's this plant? It's widely used in Polish cuisine. You only eat the parts of the plant which grow underground. Only the name in English will be accepted!
garlic
One of the plants is parsley and one is coriander. Do you know which is which?
1 - parsley, 2 - coriander
LOVAGE - that's the English name of a plant which can help you make somebody fall in love with you. What's its Polish name?
lubczyk