Wait, you count Ginger as a spice? I use a fair amount of ginger but in fresh form.
Wait, you count Ginger as a spice? I use a fair amount of ginger but in fresh form.
Pepper
Cumin (actually the 2nd most used spice worldwide)
Chili Powder
Various chili peppers (in spice form) most of them other than cayenne not very hot at all, more for flavor than heat
that might be all that I use repeatedly but I have a good selection of spices and do make real use of them, but it all depends on what the recipe calls for.
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Most of time I use cumin, paprika, oregano, basil, turmeric, garlic and cinamon. I have good glass spice jars so it's easy to store and use the spices
Cumin, black pepper, chili powder, bay leaf, oregano, cinnamon, coriander, turmeric, and nutmeg. That's pretty much it for my spices. I have dill and sage but they rarely are used and may get discarded some day.
I find it interesting how popular cumin is with the group, since DH & I only really became familiar with it a few years ago. Definitely in our top 10 now though.
Its definitely not one I grew up with, but started to use in Mexican and Indian cooking maybe 20 years ago. Growing up we had salt, pepper, oregano, garlic and onion powders, cinnamon. That was about it.since DH & I only really became familiar with it a few years ago.
Here are the dry ones I use the most
Celery seed
Chili powder
Cinnamon
Cumin
Curry powder/garam masala
Kelp
Mustard
Onion Powder
Oregano, ground
Paprika
Pepper, black
Red pepper flakes
Sesame seed
Turmeric
The secondary set
Aleppo pepper
Anise
Caraway
Cardamom
Chinese Five Spice
Cloves
Coriander seed
Dill seed
Fennel
Fenugreek
Furikake (if new to these watch out for ones that have MSG)
Hibiscus
Mushrooms, ground
Old Bay
Plum powder
Saffron
Tomato Powder
Worcestershire Powder
Vanilla Bean
Wasabi, powdered
Plus some others on rare occasions
And I use these fresh
Basil
Bay leaf
Cayenne
Chervil
Chili
Chives
Coriander seed
Dill, dill seed
Fennel
Galangal
Garlic
Ginger
Horseradish
Lemongrass
Marjoram
Onions
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Tarragon
Thyme
UL: I do remember a recent photo you showed of your counter and I noticed you had quite the line up of spices. I kind of figured you for a salt/pepper and maybe one all-purpose blend sort a guy. Your counter top collection did not seem very minimalist.
I have a small cabinet full and always willing to buy a new spice for a new recipe. I'd like to get more organized. Maybe cover the interior of the closet door in metal so I can use those magnetic spice containers.
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