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by Melanie Whitney on November 10th, 2004

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What's the difference between herbs and spices?

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  • by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on October 5th, 2005

    Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

    Just to confirm what Jennifer said. This was my understanding, too. Also, the flower portions of a plant, when used for seasoning (saffron, for example) are herbs. The seeds, like mustard seeds, are spices.

    So the soft parts of the plant are herbs, the hard parts are spices.

    Just a pedantic differentiation, it makes no difference in how you use them.

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