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ALLSPICE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Quebec Laws and Legal Documents
DEF

The dried unripe fruits of a small, tropical, evergreen tree, Pimenta officinalis, of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) ...

OBS

Allspice is so named because its flavor resembles that of a combination of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Key term(s)
  • allspice tree
  • Jamaica pimento
  • Jamaica pepper
  • Jamaica pepper tree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Lois et documents juridiques québécois
CONT

Le poivre anglais ou piment de la Jamaïque est le fruit du Pimenta officinalis (Myrtacées), arbre toujours vert croissant aux Antilles et cultivé surtout à la Jamaïque. On l'appelle également toute-épice parce qu'il possède une saveur aromatique et piquante qui rappelle la girofle, la muscade, le poivre et la cannelle.

OBS

[Le nom officiel français est] piment de la Jamaïque. Il [...] est souhaitable que disparaissent du commerce des appellations aussi imprécises que toute épice et quatre-épices.

Key term(s)
  • poivrier de la Jamaïque
  • myrte-piment

Spanish

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