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Just noticed my spices are years out of date - help me shop Poll: what are your most common recommended spices/herbs and spiced dishes?

Posted by Max Mar 28 '20, 16:14

My current list
For desserts: cinnamon, nutmeg, mint
For chili: cumin, garlic powder, cayenne, red pepper
For fish: dill
For Asian stir fry etc: ginger and ?
For Italian: oregano
For Indian dishes, like with chickpeas and rice? guram masala, curry, coriander, turmeric? cardamom?

I cook a lot of chicken typically just broiled but would be happy to dress it up. Same with pork.

Anybody actually regularly use basil, thyme, bay leaves, allspice, rosemary, paprika, mustard powder?

Responses:

OK. Use of your unused spices. Thyme used for tourtiere. Basil super rare and it would only be fresh. Oregano never. Rosemary for a couple of dishes - loosilu Mar 28, 16:24
I get the convenience but it's night and day difference with fresh dill on your fish, and dried. A few other spices are night and day. Hint hint - Bacon Mar 28, 16:24 2
- I concur but my problem is I cook by mood and by the time the mood strikes, the fresh herbs I bought last weekend are withered. - Max Mar 28, 16:31
- Chives -- nm - Bacon Mar 28, 16:25
thyme is good with most meats, rosemary with roasted, basil important to thai and Italian, coriander also goes with chili and cumin, curry - zeitgeist Mar 28, 16:21 3
- never ever ever dried basil. -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 16:25 2
  - I mean I'd love it fresh all the time but that's not practical for me. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 16:28 1
    - Understood, for me, I just do not cook food that needs basil. -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 16:29
Paprika for chili. Bay leaves for roasts. Dill weed (sorry, not listed) with potatoes. -- nm - VMan Mar 28, 16:20 1
- Common is Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, Italian Seasoning, Cumin, Dill Weed, and Red Robin Seasoning. -- nm - VMan Mar 28, 16:21
Mine: Cumin, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, garlic powder. red pepper, red pepper flakes, mustard powder -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 16:17 1
- Spices for occasional craving for deviled eggs: Curry powder and paprika. -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 16:18
I regularly use all of your last line except allspice. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 16:16 7
- But it's all the spices. Why would you need anything else? -- nm - Ba Baron Ron Ron Mar 28, 16:19
- (paprika is probably my third most used after pepper and garlic powder) -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 16:17 5
  - give me some scenarios - variations on the same meat dishes, or across multiple cuisines? I don't know what they're used for. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 16:18 3
    - basil goes in most tomato-based sauces, SE Asian stir frys, hamburger patties, some stews and soups - Reagen Mar 28, 16:27
    - garlic and paprika are the base of any BBQ rub I make. - Reagen Mar 28, 16:21 1
      - interesting, I think this might be eastern european thing? the paprika part. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 28, 16:26
  - I do paprika too, only on eggs -- nm - loosilu Mar 28, 16:17

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