スパイス

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Meanings

Common loanword for spices used in cooking, similar to 香辛料 but more casual and everyday.

〈物もの〉にスパイスを効きかせるto give a dish a spicy kick
このカレーはスパイスを効きかせてある。
This curry has a good spicy kick to it.
スパイスを加くわえるto add spice (to a dish)
スープにスパイスを加くわえて味あじを引ひき立たてた。
I added spice to the soup to bring out the flavor.
スパイスが効きいているthe spice is noticeably strong/flavorful
この料りょう理りはスパイスが効きいていて食しょく欲よくをそそる。
This dish has a strong spice flavor that whets the appetite.

香こう辛しん料りょうN1
香辛料 is the formal, technical term for spices used in ingredient lists, while スパイス is the everyday loanword people use in casual cooking talk.
香こう料りょう
スパイス is the everyday loanword for cooking spices, while 香料 is a broader term that also covers synthetic flavorings.
薬やく味み
スパイス is a general loanword for spice often used in Western or curry cooking, whereas 薬味 is specific to traditional Japanese garnishes.
シーズニング
スパイス refers to individual spices like pepper or cumin, whereas シーズニング typically means a ready-made blend of several seasonings.

ハーブ
スパイス refers to seeds, bark, or roots used for pungent flavor, while ハーブ refers to leafy herbs used for aroma, so learners sometimes mix up which foods they describe.
スパイク
スパイク (spike/cleat) and スパイス (spice) sound similar to beginners but refer to completely unrelated things.

Loanword from English 'spice'.