Sample Clues
Eros is a pungent type of this spice (hint: eros is a Hungarian term)
paprika
To keep prices high in the 1760s, the Dutch burned warehouses of this spice whose seed covering supplies mace
nutmeg
It's used medically to treat colic (oh, & in Japan to cleanse the palate)
ginger
Barbara Bain's "bark" may have been worse than her bite as this spicy character on "Mission: Impossible"
cinnamon
Centuries ago this spice was used to dye cloth a deep yellow; today, it gives a yellow hue to Risotto Milanese
saffron