Ultimate Herbs and Spices

G?n?r?ll?, the l??f ?f a plant u??d ?n ???k?ng m?? b? r?f?rr?d to ?? a ?ul?n?r? h?rb, ?nd ?n? other part ?f th? plant, ?ft?n dr??d, as a ?????. S????? can be th? bud? (?l?v??), b?rk (??nn?m?n), r??t? (ginger), b?rr??? (?????r??rn?), ?r?m?t?? ???d? (?um?n), and ?v?n the stigma ?f a fl?w?r (??ffr?n). M?n? ?f th? ?r?m?t?? ???d? kn?wn ?? spices are ??tu?ll? gathered fr?m ?l?nt? wh?n they have finished fl?w?r?ng. A f?m?l??r example would b? coriander, w?th th? l??v?? being referred to as a h?rb, ?nd the dr??d ???d? ?? a ?????. When r?f?rr?ng t? th? stem ?nd roots of ??r??nd?r, wh??h ?r? used ?n ???k?ng, ?nd to ?n??n?, garlic and the bulb of f?nn?l, th??? ??rt? of th??? ?l?nt? tend t? be ?l????f??d ?l?ng w?th h?rb?, ?? they ?r? often u??d fr??h ?nd ???l??d ?n a ??m?l?r w?? t? ???k?ng.