Spice with no Flavor or Aroma?

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I lost the label on a bag of some sort of spice, and trying to figure out what it is got me really curious of what it possibly could be and what use it could ever serve.

It is light brown, even slightly tan (reminiscent of natural sugar). It has a very slight woody smell, with possibly an undertone of heat. It has no real taste, possibly woody again, and is slightly gritty. It makes me think of ground up bark, if 99% of the flavor was removed.

What spice does not have any flavor or aroma? This seems like an contradiction.

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Best Answer

What spice does not have any flavor or aroma?

A stale, old one. The flavors in spices are volatile— they don't last forever.



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Why do spices have no taste?

Our bodies detect spice using a completely different system than the one for taste. The trigeminal nerve, which is the part of the nervous system that sends touch, pain, and temperature feelings from your face to your brain, interprets it. In this way, spicy isn't a taste so much as it is a reaction.

What spices arent spicy?

5 Spices That Add Flavor but Not Heat
  • Cumin. With a mild, earthy flavor, cumin goes great in curries without adding any heat, and has been known to aid digestion and improve your immune system.
  • Coriander. Did you know coriander seeds come from the cilantro plant? ...
  • Smoked paprika. ...
  • Turmeric. ...
  • Sumac.


What do you call food without seasoning?

Bland food is food without much flavour. That can include savoury or sweet foods. As Cambridge says: > bland (adj.)

What are black spices?

Ground, dried, and cooked peppercorns have been used since antiquity, both for flavour and as a traditional medicine. Black pepper is the world's most traded spice, and is one of the most common spices added to cuisines around the world....Black pepperFamily:PiperaceaeGenus:PiperSpecies:P. nigrumBinomial name9 more rows


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Answer 2

I suspect the spice in question was a ground paprika, which has always been one of the weakest dried spices in my opinion.

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