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INDIAN GINGER [3 records]

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Record 1 2020-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Alpinia calcarata
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Zingiberaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Alpinia calcarata
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Zingiberaceae.

OBS

Alpinia calcarata : Il n'existe pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spices and Condiments
OBS

Nomenclature on spices and condiments: natural vegetable products or mixtures thereof, free from extraneous matter, used for flavouring, seasoning and imparting aroma to foods.

OBS

[The] terms ["turmeric, ""curcuma, ""yellow ginger, ""Indian saffron" and "Indian ginger"] apply equally to the product in the whole form or in the ground form.

OBS

turmeric: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Curcuma longa: scientific name of the plant from which the spice is produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épices et condiments
OBS

Nomenclature sur les épices : produits végétaux naturels ou mélanges de ceux-ci, exempts de matières étrangères, utilisés pour donner de la saveur et de l'arôme et pour assaisonner les aliments.

OBS

[Les termes «safran des Indes», «safran cooli», «safran des îles» et] «curcuma» [sont applicables] à la fois au produit entier et au produit en poudre.

OBS

curcuma : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Curcuma longa : nom scientifique de la plante dont est tirée l'épice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Especias y condimentos
OBS

Curcuma longa: latin.

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Record 3 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A traditional beverage in India made by blending tea, milk honey, vanilla and various spices as cardamon, cinnamon and ginger.

CONT

Trendy coffee houses... might be threatened by... chai, a milky, spiced Indian tea.... This hot, milky(black) tea, infused with such aromatics as cardamom, cinnamon and ginger and sweetened with honey, is making a splash up and down the West Coast...

OBS

According to the Oxford dictionary, "chai" is the military slang of the Mandarin word "cha," meaning "tea."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Équivalent proposé sur le modèle de «thé au citron» et «thé à la bergamote».

Spanish

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