Poudre d’Ermenesque This page first published: Jul 30, 2004 · Updated: Jun 6, 2018 · by CooksInfo. Copyright © 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · A spice mixture made from ground cumin and fenugreek. [Editor’s note: mentioned by William Woys Weaver in Plants & Gardens News Volume 17, Number 1. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Spring 2002.] History Notes Used in the Middle Ages in Europe.