"Bob" > wrote in message
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> Carol wrote:
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>> I've grown sage, so I know it's an herb (so fluffy when you do your own).
>> Curry - didn't know it was leaves. I just think of it as a spice
>> mixture,
>> and file it accordingly. There are a few seasonings that I have no clue
>> where to put them. I generally just cram them onto whichever turntable
>> has a vacant space at the time.
>
> Yes, sage is an herb, but when it's powdered, I think of it more like a
> spice. And curry leaves (a.k.a. kerala) differ from curry powder: Curry
> powder, as you note, is a spice mixture, but curry leaves are the leaves
> from a specific tree -- and those leaves are rarely used in curry powder.
> They're a fairly standard ingredient in the cooking of southern India.
>

Uh, I believe, foliage is technically an herb while stems, roots, bark and
other plant parts are spices