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KACHUR (India) = Zedoary (Spices).

Kaempferia galanga = KEMPFERIA GALANGAL.

KAFFIR LIME = Citrus hystrix. These are leaves of a tree which grows in Southeast Asia. [we do not at present carry this].

KAFUR (Turkish) = CAMPHOR.

KAINAMAA (Egypt, c.1500 B.C.) = Cinnamon (Cassia) (Spices).

KAKULE (Turkish) = Cardamon, Green (Spices)

KALA JEERA "Black cumin" (India) = In the north of India this usually means Nigella Seed (Spices), although there is a variety of cumin known as Black Cumin (Spices) grown in Kashmir, Pakistan, and Iran, which is also known as "kala jeera".

KALONJI "Black onion seeds" (India) = Nigella Seed (Spices).

KAMIN (Thailand) = TURMERIC.

KANEL (German, Swedish) = Cinnamon (Ceylon) (Spices).

KAPEE (Thailand) = TRASI.

KAPU LAGA (Indonesia) = Cardamom, Green (Spices).

KARABÝBER (Turkish) = Black Pepper (Spices).

KARANFÝL (Turkish) = Cloves (Spices).

KARAWYA (Arabic) = Caraway Seed (Spices).

KARDAMOM (German) = Cardamon, Green (Spices).

KARDEMUMMA (Swedish) = Cardamon, Green (Spices).

KARI PATTA (India) = CURRY LEAF.

KARVE (Norwegian) = Caraway Seed (Spices).

KAS KAS (Malaysia) = POPPY SEED.

KASSIA (Swedish) = Cinnamon (Cassia) (Spices).

KEBABÝYE (Turkish) = Cubebs (Spices).

KEÇÝBOYNUZU (Turkish) = CAROB.

KEKÝK (Turkish) = THYME.

KEMPFERIA GALANGAL = Kaempferia galanga [we do not at present carry this].

KENCUR (Indonesia) = Lesser Galingale (Spices).

KENTJUR (Indonesia) = Zedoary (Spices).

KERRY (Dutch) = CURRY, CURRY POWDER.

KESAR (India) = Saffron (Spices).

KETEN TOHUMU (Turkish) = LINSEED.

KETUMBAR (Indonesia, Malaysia) = Coriander Seed (Spices).

KEWRA WATER (India) = an essence of SCREWPINE.

KHAA (Thailand) = Greater or Java Galingale (Spices).

KHAS KHAS (India) = POPPY SEED.

KHREN (Russian) = HORSERADISH.

KINAMON (ancient Greek) = Cinnamon (Cassia) (Spices). There is much discussion among scholars about which species was the cinnamon of the ancient world.

KING'S CUMIN (Greek & Roman) = Ajwain Seed (Spices).

KINNAMOMUM (ancient Greek) = Cinnamon (Cassia) (Spices).

KIRMIZI BÝBER (Turkish) = RED PEPPER. Halaby Pepper (Spices) would probably be appropriate for Turkish recipes.

KLACZE KURKUMY (Polish) = TURMERIC.

KMINEK (Polish) = Caraway Seed (Spices).

KOLENDRA (Polish) = Coriander Seed (Spices).

KÖNIGSKRAUT (German) = BASIL.

KOPER (Polish) = Dill Seed (Spices).

KOPER OGRODOWY (Polish) = DILL.

KOPER WLOSKI (Polish) = FENNEL.

KORARIMA CARDAMOM = CARDAMOM, KORARIMA.

KORIANDER = Coriander Seed (Spices).

KORITSA (Russian) = Cinnamon (Ceylon) (Spices).

KOZIERADKA (Polish) = Fenugreek (Spices).

KRACHAI (Thai) = Lesser Galingale (Spices).

KRÄUTER (German) = HERBS.

KREN (southern Germany and Austria) = HORSERADISH.

KREUTZ KÜMMEL (German) = Cumin Seed (Spices).

KRUID (Dutch) = HERBS.

KRUIDERIJEN (Dutch) = SPICES.

KRUIDNAGEL (Dutch) = Cloves (Spices).

KRUIDNOOT (Dutch) = Nutmeg (Spices).

KÜMMEL (German) = Caraway Seed (Spices).

KÜMMEL, KREUTZ (German) = Cumin Seed (Spices).

KÜMMEL, MUTTER (German) = Cumin Seed (Spices).

KÜMMEL, RÖMISCHER (German) = Cumin Seed (Spices).

KUNJIT (Indonesia, Malaysia) = TURMERIC.

KUNYIT KERING (Malaysia) = Saffron (Spices).

KWAI or KWEI or KUEI (Chinese) = Cinnamon (Cassia) (Spices).

KÝMYON (Turkish) = Cumin Seed (Spices).

KÝÞNÝÞ (Turkish) = Coriander Seed (Spices).

KÝTRE (Turkish) = GUM TRAGACANTH.

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