Festive spices Free

Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 39, Issue 2.

Christmas means many things to many people, but one of the lasting memories the season brings is the taste and smell of warming winter spices. What Christmas would be complete without a glass or two of hot mulled wine to warm the extremities, for instance, or where would we be without the exotic tastes of spices found in traditional Christmas food.

But they don't just taste and smell good. Many Christmas spices are also used as health medicines by herbal practitioners.