Spices and seasonings help create delicious flavors, and knowing about each one uniquely, helps in adding the right flavor to the food prepared. Spices are natural ingredients from plants that are added to meals to enhance flavor and increase shelf life. Usually from the seeds, fruits, or plant stem. The essential oils that spices contain give them exciting flavors. These oils are released during numerous preparation steps, such as grinding, grating, pounding, and cooking. Spices like cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, and ginger are some examples. Seasonings are ingredients like salt, sugar, vinegar, and herbs that are added to food to enhance flavor. The efficient application of seasonings in today's kitchen environment is an important aspect of food preparation.