ras el hanout

noun

ras el ha·nout ˌräs-ˌel-hə-ˈnüt How to pronounce ras el hanout (audio)

variants or less commonly ras-el-hanout

: a mixture of ground spices that is used in northern African cooking and includes coriander, ginger, turmeric, peppercorns, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne pepper, and other spices

… just like curry powder, there is no single recipe for ras el hanout. You might even say that's its whole point.

Mourad Lahlou

Nargisse Benkabou's recipe combines lamb shanks with a syrupy sauce of honey and raisins, seasoned with saffron and ras el hanout.

The New York Times

This is a pure North African dish of lamb marinated in ras-el-hanout (a medley of spices) …

Kaleel Sakakeeny

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Arabic raʼs al-ḥānūt, literally, "head of the shop," i.e., a mix of a shop's choicest spices

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

单词	ras el hanout
释义	ras el hanout noun ras el ha·nout ˌräs-ˌel-hə-ˈnüt variants or less commonly ras-el-hanout : a mixture of ground spices that is used in northern African cooking and includes coriander, ginger, turmeric, peppercorns, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne pepper, and other spices … just like curry powder, there is no single recipe for ras el hanout. You might even say that's its whole point. Mourad Lahlou Nargisse Benkabou's recipe combines lamb shanks with a syrupy sauce of honey and raisins, seasoned with saffron and ras el hanout. The New York Times This is a pure North African dish of lamb marinated in ras-el-hanout (a medley of spices) … Kaleel Sakakeeny Word History Etymology borrowed from Arabic raʼs al-ḥānūt, literally, "head of the shop," i.e., a mix of a shop's choicest spices First Known Use 1876, in the meaning defined above
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