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Brown Mustard Seed
Brassica juncea
Smaller, darker, and far hotter than yellow seed — the workhorse of Indian tempering and the spice that gives Dijon its bite.
Looking for 16-letter spices? Here are 3 spices that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
Table of contents
| Brown Mustard Seed | Grains of Paradise | Hungarian Paprika |
List of 16-letter Spices
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Grains of Paradise
Aframomum melegueta
Small reddish-brown West African seeds with peppery heat and citrusy warmth — a medieval European favorite that survives in Norwegian aquavit and craft beer.
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Hungarian Paprika
Capsicum annuum
A spectrum of paprika grades from delicate sweet to fiery hot — the soul of Hungarian goulash, paprikash, and stuffed peppers.
About 16-letter spices
That's our current list of spices with exactly 16 letters. Need a different length? Try the browse-by-length pills in the sidebar, or combine with a starting letter — for example, 16-letter spices that start with A.