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Herbs and spices word search

Whether you cook by the recipe or by smell, you will know most of these twenty: cinnamon, saffron, fresh thyme and the bay leaf in the stew. They hide in a fourteen by fourteen grid, ready for a break between two pans.

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  • Bay leaf
  • Black pepper
  • Chives
  • Cinnamon
  • Cloves
  • Coriander
  • Cumin
  • Curry
  • Dill
  • Ginger
  • Nutmeg
  • Paprika
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sea salt
  • Tarragon
  • Thyme
  • Vanilla

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Herbs and spices

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Find these words

  • Bay leaf
  • Black pepper
  • Chives
  • Cinnamon
  • Cloves
  • Coriander
  • Cumin
  • Curry
  • Dill
  • Ginger
  • Nutmeg
  • Paprika
  • Parsley
  • Rosemary
  • Saffron
  • Sage
  • Sea salt
  • Tarragon
  • Thyme
  • Vanilla

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About this word search

Many Australian kitchens have a spice drawer that tells a family story: Cumin and Coriander for curries, Paprika for a stew and Rosemary from the garden for the Sunday roast. Saffron is the costly one, made from the threads of a crocus flower.

No spice here is spelt backwards, though some sit on a slant. Black pepper, Sea salt and Bay leaf are printed without spaces. Sage and Dill are short, so look for them once the longer words are in the bag.

A cooking group might follow up by sniffing a few jars with eyes closed and guessing which word from the list each one is.

Ways to use this word search

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