Types of Spice
My introductory post here at Spices, outlined the ideas I have for this blog and what I intend to include in its pages. It’s main purpose is to inform and entertain on the subject of cooking and using herbs and spices to enhance the flavours and aromas associated with many different types of dish, from starters to main courses through to desserts.
This post is merely going to be a simple list of spices to get the blog into the swing of things and to see what we have to work with. The list is not comprehensive and I’m sure I will miss some off the list, but no matter as I’m concentrating on the main spices used in cooking, or to be more precise, the main spice I personally use in cooking.
So without further ado, here is my definitive list of the spices that I make most use of:
allspice
anise
asafoetida
caraway
cardamom
celery seed
chili
cinnamon
clove
coriander
cumin
fennel
fenugreek
five spice
garlic
ginger
horseradish
mace
mustard
nutmeg
paprika
pepper black
pepper white
pepper red
star anise
tamarind
turmeric
vanilla
These are the spices I use most of so the list isn’t as long as it might be if I were to list every spice that exists. Which I’m not going to because I can’t give you any information about spices I don’t personally use because I couldn’t be honest about them!
How all these many spices are used will build into many topics as their individual flavours and aromas impart differences to the many unique and incredible dishes that exist and are created around the world. Also, I’ll look at how these spices are combined to create considerably more flavours and aromas than most people ever experience in their whole lives.
So food for thought? Oh yeah! See you next time…
Spices
Spices is a great new blog all about the great ideas and creations that can be put together in anyone’s kitchen simply and easily with any kind of food totally transformed into a treat for the senses by the addition of spices.
The main idea here is to create a collection of articles post by post that will grow into an entertaining as well as informative array of fact packed spicy ideas and techniques for getting the very best out of your food!
So stick with us as we boldly go non-stick where bland cooks fear to tread… into the realms of real taste and aroma! So fasten your safety belts, because this will not be for the feint hearted!
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