Quatre pices is a spice used mainly in France, but also found in the Middle Eastern kitchen. The name literally means "four spices"; the spice mix contains ground pepper (white, black, or both), cloves, nutmeg and ginger. Some variations of the mix use allspice instead of pepper, or cinnamon in place of ginger. In French cooking it is typically used in soups, stews, vegetable preparations and also in sausages and salamis. It can also be used in Pates with squash and fruit dishes, pumpkin pie and fruitcake recipes. Ingredients: Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.