Miscellaneous spices do not come under any category of seed, fruit and others but yet belong to the family of spices. Miscellaneous spices are used to impart flavour and taste to the food. Some common miscellaneous spices include cloves, amchur, camphor, arrowroot and others.

Clove is one of the most ancient and valuable miscellaneous spices in the entire world, known as far back as the first century before Christ. The Chinese later knew this miscellaneous spice in 266 B.C. Clove was imported to Europe in 1265 A.D. Its source and place of origin were shrouded in mystery until the Portuguese discovered the Moluoca Island in the 16th century. Amchur is not a product of ripe mango. It is the dried or dehydrated product prepared from unripe mango flesh in the form of peeled slices or powder used for acidification of curries etc. Invariably under-ripe and wind fallen seedlings or country mangoes are utilized for the manufacture of Amchur. Amchur is one of the important miscellaneous spices that are produced mostly in the northern states of India.

Camphor or Karpoor is well known miscellaneous spice, known for its aroma. In fact it is well known all over the world and is part of various religious and social rituals in entire Oriental world.

Kasturi is the Indian term for musk. It is generally believed that musk is a type of perfume extracted from a type of deer those are found in colder region. In Vedic Hinduism Kasturi or musk is used almost in all the rituals. But on the other hand it was a taboo to use any material in various rituals extracted from dead animals. The two principles and practices naturally contradict each other. On further scrutiny it is noticed that the Vedic Aryans used extract of seed of a small plant that gives same perfume or odour. The miscellaneous spices are used in various dishes all across India.