9mo ago

Top 5 Spices!

Mine are:

Cumin
Cinnamon
Chilli powder
Herb de province
Dill

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I feel like there should be honorable mentions for garlic, which is neither a spice nor an herb, and MSG which is just a chemical.
Those are my best cooking friends.
- another honorable mention to the maillard reaction, browning/searing food does a ton of heavy lifting
- I've been trying to find MSG, can't find it at any of the grocery stores near me. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, it should be with spices and salt right?
  
  Also often findable in Asian markets. Big bag for cheaaappp
- They are also good bois
5 spice
- The Kwisatz Hadderacht over here
- 5 spice
  quatre épices
  allspice
  old spice
  variety
  
  potpourri
mayo
sour cream
whipped cream
sugar
potato
- Nkvd!
- You forgot ranch dressing.
  
  dammit, i knew something was missing
Garlic
Smoked paprika
Cayenne pepper
Onion
Dill
- Respectable
  
  I’m glad you think so. My French toast never comes out right but maybe I need more garlic. Or should I put cinnamon on the list?
Cayenne pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Nooch
Citric acid
- I didn't consider nooch a spice but if it was it'd be 2
Cumin
:volcel-kamala:
- It's pronounced different
  
  Kyumin, huh? Nice excuse, you ain't foolin no one.
  
  No wonder the clerk looked at me odd when I asked which aisle had cumin /jk
  
  yeah yeah, save it for the volcel vanguard
  
  Nuh uh
  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumin?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=cumin002
anyone not putting smoked paprika needs to do self-crit
Scary
Sporty
Baby
Ginger
Posh
No order:
Smoked Paprika
Allspice
Sichuan Chili
Mint Leaf
Citric Acid Powder
- There's finally an Asian grocery store in my town that has Sichuan chilli's and I'm hyped to finally work with some. Smoked paprika barely missed the list, mint would also make top 10
I love all of my spice cabinet equally, I genuinely would not be able to rank them. They are all delicious in their own way.
Cinnamon
Dill
Paprika
Ginger
Ground Mustard
I think that's their prominence in terms of actual use in my family at least.
- Cinnamon at the top? Dang. It's an easy top 5 in use for me but never a 1
  
  To be fair this is heavily biased by my toddler liking it a lot and wanting it in things. Absent their insistence it would probably be number 3 or 4.
lets talk blends
Old Bay

Berbere mix

Ras el hanout

Tajin ngl not into it
Zaatar i bought a big tub and its definitely stale now
Garam masala feel like it always needs something else in there to complement it, can't stand on its own
1fresh ground Black pepper
\ 2Smoked Paprika
\ 3Cumin
\ 4Chili Flakes
\ 5Caraway seed\
Standard red chili
Garam Masala
Habanero
White Pepper
Vanilla
Favorites more than most used I imagine. Or maybe just what sounds good now
Oregano
Cinnamon
Smoked paprika
Chili powder
Rosemary
Lemongrass
Galangal
Pippali
Kalpasi
Kaffir Lime
- I want Thai food now
Five spice
Garam masala
Chaat masala
Oregano
Curry powder

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