Parsley is a herb, which means it is not eaten as a food on its own, but it is added to other dishes for flavor. Parsley is used mostly as a garnish, cut up and sprinkled onto food to make it look nicer. You often find a sprig of parsley being used to decorate food from a restaurant.

Peppercorns are the fruit and seeds of a vine native to India. The fruit is very small and only has one seed, and a thin layer of flesh around the outside. Peppercorns are dried and sold as pepper, either whole or ground up into small flakes or a powder. Pepper is usually sold in white and black. White pepper is made from just the seeds of the pepper fruit, and black pepper is made from the whole fruit, seed and all.

Rosemary is a woody evergreen herb that grows into a shrub up to about a meter and a half tall and much wider again. It can be clipped into a hedge or other topiary shapes. It has very strong smelling narrow leaves and purple flowers. It grows well in hot, dry conditions and most varieties tolerate heavy frosts. It does not like being overwatered.

Rosemary goes very well with lamb dishes, but can be used to flavor a variety of other foods too.

Saffron is a spice made from the dried stigma of the saffron crocus. Saffron gives a strong golden yellow color to food.