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Annatto
Bixa orellana
The deep red-orange seed of a tropical shrub — used as much for color as flavor in Latin American, Filipino, and Caribbean cooking.
Looking for 7-letter spices? Here are 6 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.
List of 7-letter Spices
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Bay Leaf
Laurus nobilis
A glossy laurel leaf with a quiet menthol-eucalyptus depth — slipped into stews, sauces, and braises across nearly every Western cuisine.
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Caraway
Carum carvi
Dark, curved seeds with a bracing earthy bite — the signature flavor of rye bread, sauerkraut, and Eastern European cooking.
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Cayenne
Capsicum annuum
A bright red, finely ground cayenne pepper powder — a workhorse of American Creole cuisine and the default "hot" of generic spice racks.
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Saffron
Crocus sativus
The dried red stigmas of the autumn crocus — gram-for-gram the world's most expensive spice and a defining note of paella, biryani, and bouillabaisse.
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Vanilla
Vanilla planifolia
The cured seed pod of a Mexican orchid — the only edible orchid product, and the second-most-expensive spice on earth after saffron.
About 7-letter spices
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