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 Taste and Hotness of Spices, Spice heat
Hotness scale: o - 10. 10 very hot, 0 very very mild. | Spice | Hotness
0-10 scale | Taste/Smell | | Ajowan | 5 | thyme-like, astringent | | Allspice | 4 | pungent, spicy | | Anise | 1 | sweet | | Asafetida | 1 | pungent | | Bay | 2 | bitter, pungent | | Cardamom | 2 | pungent, fragrant | | Chilies | 4-10 | pungent, fiery | | Cinnamon | 3 | sweet, fragrant, pungent | | Clove | 5 | pungent, astringent | | Coriander | 1 | warm, aromatic | | Cumin | 4 | aromatic | | Dill | 1 | bitter sweet, cool | | Fennel | 1 | warm | | Fenugreek | 2 | burnt sugar, bitter | | Garlic | 2-6 | fiery, alliaceous | | Ginger | 7 | fiery, pungent | | Lemon Grass | 1 | sour | | Mint | 1 | aromatic, cooling | | Mustard | 3-8 | sharp, fiery | | Nutmeg | 1 | warm, nutty | | Paprika | 2-6 | warm, sweet | | Peppercorns | 3-8 | pungent, hot | | Poppy seed | 0 | nutty, aromatic | | Saffron | 0 | fragrant, pungent | | Sesame | 0 | nutty | | Tamarind | 1 | sour | | Turmeric | 3 | aromatic, warm, bitter | | Vanilla | 1 | fragrant, sweet |
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