I remember being published in my favorite Pinoy food magazine 'Yummy' when I answered their question (via their Multipy site) "What are your favorite spices?" in their August 2009 issue. My answer was ginger and my explanation was well...shortened. Haha! Anyway, to give myself full liberty to explain myself, I am dedicating a full blog post for this. Hahaha! First off, what are spices? Wikipedia says, A spice is a dried seed , fruit , root , bark , or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor , color , or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth.. Flavoring may be to hide other flavors. In the kitchen, spices are distinguished from herbs , which are leafy , green plant parts used for flavoring . An example of a spice from back is cinnamon; from the seed is nutmeg; from...