Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

Exotic spices and how to cook with them

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Cardamom - Best used for: Indian cuisine, coffee and tea flavoring, and Nordic baking.

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Bolivian rose salt - Best used for: fish, meats, vegetables, and eggs.

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Mustard powder - Best used for: meat dishes, green vegetables, and potatoes.

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Achiote - Best used for: rice and fish.

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Nutmeg - Best used for: eggnog, Indian and Indonesian cuisines, Caribbean drinks, breads, desserts, meats, soups, and stuffing.

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Star anise - Best used for: garam masala and pho.

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Mahlab - Best used for: cakes, cookies, and pastries.

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Celery seeds - Best used for: salads and bread.

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8 / 60 Fotos

Black pepper - Best used: along with salt.

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Alaea Hawaiian sea salt - Best used for: kalua pig, jerky, and other meats.

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10 / 60 Fotos

Ginger - Best used for: curries, meat dishes, gingerbread, spiced teas, and ginger beer.

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11 / 60 Fotos

Cloves - Best used for: curries, marinades, and meats.

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12 / 60 Fotos

Baharat - Best used for: meats and soups.

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13 / 60 Fotos

Advieh -

Best used for: rice, meats, and stews.

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14 / 60 Fotos

Paprika - Best used for: meats and tomato-based sauces.

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15 / 60 Fotos

Anise seed - Best used for: flavoring candies, liqueurs, desserts, Mexican hot chocolate, and black jelly beans.

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16 / 60 Fotos

Harissa - Best used for: meats, breads, and soups.

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Garlic - Best used for: infusing into cooking oils and blending into butter.

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Garlic powder - Best used for: soups, vegetables, meats, and sauces.

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Caraway seed - Best used for: rice and cakes.

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20 / 60 Fotos

Cayenne - Best used: like salt and pepper.

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21 / 60 Fotos

Cinnamon - Best used for: pastries, desserts, coffee, and hot chocolate.

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22 / 60 Fotos

Turmeric - Best used for: curries and Tamil cuisine.

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23 / 60 Fotos

Nigella - Best used for: curries, meats, and vegetables.

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24 / 60 Fotos

Licorice root - Best used for: flavoring candies, sweets, and liqueurs.

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25 / 60 Fotos

Chili powder - Best used for: chili stews and American cuisine.

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26 / 60 Fotos

Asafoetida powder - Best used for: vegetable dishes.

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Juniper berries - Best used for: game meats such as birds, rubs, marinades, stuffings, and sauces.

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Ajwain - Best used for: lentils and bread.

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Horseradish - Best used for: meats and sandwiches.

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Cumin - Best used for: stews and pastries.

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Panch phoron - Best used for: curries, meats, fish, and vegetables.

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Allspice - Best used for: meat dishes, sausages, and desserts.

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Tamarind - Best used for: meat dishes, jams, snacks, and desserts.

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Mulling spices - Best used for: mulled cider or wine.

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Black Brazilian peppercorns - Best used: as a substitution for black pepper (black Brazilian peppercorns are stronger).

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Alligator pepper - Best used for: rice dishes, vegetables, potatoes, yellow squash, and pepper pot soups.

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Cajun - Best used for: fish, seafood, rice dishes, and jambalayas.

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Amchoor - Best used for: curries, soups, desserts, and tenderizing meat.

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Curry powder - Best used for: chicken, rice, and vegetable dishes.

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Madras curry powder - Best used for: meat dishes, curries, and vegetables.

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Chaat masala - Best used for: salads, fruit, curries, and vegetables.

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Korma curry powder - Best used for: blending with yogurt or coconut and poured over korma chicken.

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43 / 60 Fotos

Dukkah - Best used for: coating grilled meats, or as salad toppers.

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Dill - Best used for: sprinkling over bread dough, soups, and salads; flavoring butter for potatoes, corn, and other vegetables; or in appetizer dips.

© Shutterstock

45 / 60 Fotos

Five-spice powder - Best used for: meat rubs, breading, or stuffing.

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Cilantro - Best used for: garam masala and flavoring sausages.

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47 / 60 Fotos

Galangal - Best used for: meat and fishes.

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Berbere - Best used for: stews, meats, and lentil dishes.

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Mustard seed - Best used for: curries.

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Cubeb - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.

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Fenugreek seed - Best used for: flavoring vegetables, relish, and bread.

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Chermoula - Best used for: meat and fish.

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53 / 60 Fotos

Garam masala - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.

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54 / 60 Fotos

Cream of tartar - Best used for: stabilizing the texture of eggs and cream, and in recipes that call for baking soda.

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55 / 60 Fotos

Four color peppercorns - Best used for: any recipe that calls for pepper.

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Fennel seeds - Best used for: sweet and savory dishes.

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Kokum - Best used for: lentil dishes and curries (outer coating).

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58 / 60 Fotos

Mace -

Best used for: curries, desserts, and breads.

See also: Foods you didn’t know you could freeze

© Shutterstock

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© iStock

0 / 60 Fotos

Cardamom - Best used for: Indian cuisine, coffee and tea flavoring, and Nordic baking.

© iStock

1 / 60 Fotos

Bolivian rose salt - Best used for: fish, meats, vegetables, and eggs.

© iStock

2 / 60 Fotos

Mustard powder - Best used for: meat dishes, green vegetables, and potatoes.

© iStock

3 / 60 Fotos

Achiote - Best used for: rice and fish.

© iStock

4 / 60 Fotos

Nutmeg - Best used for: eggnog, Indian and Indonesian cuisines, Caribbean drinks, breads, desserts, meats, soups, and stuffing.

© iStock

5 / 60 Fotos

Star anise - Best used for: garam masala and pho.

© iStock

6 / 60 Fotos

Mahlab - Best used for: cakes, cookies, and pastries.

© iStock

7 / 60 Fotos

Celery seeds - Best used for: salads and bread.

© iStock

8 / 60 Fotos

Black pepper - Best used: along with salt.

© iStock

9 / 60 Fotos

Alaea Hawaiian sea salt - Best used for: kalua pig, jerky, and other meats.

© iStock

10 / 60 Fotos

Ginger - Best used for: curries, meat dishes, gingerbread, spiced teas, and ginger beer.

© iStock

11 / 60 Fotos

Cloves - Best used for: curries, marinades, and meats.

© iStock

12 / 60 Fotos

Baharat - Best used for: meats and soups.

© iStock

13 / 60 Fotos

Advieh -

Best used for: rice, meats, and stews.

©

Shutterstock

14 / 60 Fotos

Paprika - Best used for: meats and tomato-based sauces.

© iStock

15 / 60 Fotos

Anise seed - Best used for: flavoring candies, liqueurs, desserts, Mexican hot chocolate, and black jelly beans.

© iStock

16 / 60 Fotos

Harissa - Best used for: meats, breads, and soups.

© iStock

17 / 60 Fotos

Garlic - Best used for: infusing into cooking oils and blending into butter.

© iStock

18 / 60 Fotos

Garlic powder - Best used for: soups, vegetables, meats, and sauces.

© iStock

19 / 60 Fotos

Caraway seed - Best used for: rice and cakes.

© iStock

20 / 60 Fotos

Cayenne - Best used: like salt and pepper.

© iStock

21 / 60 Fotos

Cinnamon - Best used for: pastries, desserts, coffee, and hot chocolate.

© iStock

22 / 60 Fotos

Turmeric - Best used for: curries and Tamil cuisine.

© iStock

23 / 60 Fotos

Nigella - Best used for: curries, meats, and vegetables.

© iStock

24 / 60 Fotos

Licorice root - Best used for: flavoring candies, sweets, and liqueurs.

© iStock

25 / 60 Fotos

Chili powder - Best used for: chili stews and American cuisine.

© iStock

26 / 60 Fotos

Asafoetida powder - Best used for: vegetable dishes.

© iStock

27 / 60 Fotos

Juniper berries - Best used for: game meats such as birds, rubs, marinades, stuffings, and sauces.

© iStock

28 / 60 Fotos

Ajwain - Best used for: lentils and bread.

© iStock

29 / 60 Fotos

Horseradish - Best used for: meats and sandwiches.

© iStock

30 / 60 Fotos

Cumin - Best used for: stews and pastries.

© iStock

31 / 60 Fotos

Panch phoron - Best used for: curries, meats, fish, and vegetables.

© iStock

32 / 60 Fotos

Allspice - Best used for: meat dishes, sausages, and desserts.

© iStock

33 / 60 Fotos

Tamarind - Best used for: meat dishes, jams, snacks, and desserts.

© iStock

34 / 60 Fotos

Mulling spices - Best used for: mulled cider or wine.

© iStock

35 / 60 Fotos

Black Brazilian peppercorns - Best used: as a substitution for black pepper (black Brazilian peppercorns are stronger).

© iStock

36 / 60 Fotos

Alligator pepper - Best used for: rice dishes, vegetables, potatoes, yellow squash, and pepper pot soups.

© Shutterstock

37 / 60 Fotos

Cajun - Best used for: fish, seafood, rice dishes, and jambalayas.

© Shutterstock

38 / 60 Fotos

Amchoor - Best used for: curries, soups, desserts, and tenderizing meat.

© Shutterstock

39 / 60 Fotos

Curry powder - Best used for: chicken, rice, and vegetable dishes.

© Shutterstock

40 / 60 Fotos

Madras curry powder - Best used for: meat dishes, curries, and vegetables.

© Shutterstock

41 / 60 Fotos

Chaat masala - Best used for: salads, fruit, curries, and vegetables.

© Shutterstock

42 / 60 Fotos

Korma curry powder - Best used for: blending with yogurt or coconut and poured over korma chicken.

© Shutterstock

43 / 60 Fotos

Dukkah - Best used for: coating grilled meats, or as salad toppers.

© Shutterstock

44 / 60 Fotos

Dill - Best used for: sprinkling over bread dough, soups, and salads; flavoring butter for potatoes, corn, and other vegetables; or in appetizer dips.

© Shutterstock

45 / 60 Fotos

Five-spice powder - Best used for: meat rubs, breading, or stuffing.

© Shutterstock

46 / 60 Fotos

Cilantro - Best used for: garam masala and flavoring sausages.

© Shutterstock

47 / 60 Fotos

Galangal - Best used for: meat and fishes.

© Shutterstock

48 / 60 Fotos

Berbere - Best used for: stews, meats, and lentil dishes.

© Shutterstock

49 / 60 Fotos

Mustard seed - Best used for: curries.

© Shutterstock

50 / 60 Fotos

Cubeb - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.

© Shutterstock

51 / 60 Fotos

Fenugreek seed - Best used for: flavoring vegetables, relish, and bread.

© Shutterstock

52 / 60 Fotos

Chermoula - Best used for: meat and fish.

© Shutterstock

53 / 60 Fotos

Garam masala - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.

© Shutterstock

54 / 60 Fotos

Cream of tartar - Best used for: stabilizing the texture of eggs and cream, and in recipes that call for baking soda.

© Shutterstock

55 / 60 Fotos

Four color peppercorns - Best used for: any recipe that calls for pepper.

© Shutterstock

56 / 60 Fotos

Fennel seeds - Best used for: sweet and savory dishes.

© Shutterstock

57 / 60 Fotos

Kokum - Best used for: lentil dishes and curries (outer coating).

© Shutterstock

58 / 60 Fotos

Mace -

Best used for: curries, desserts, and breads.

See also: Foods you didn’t know you could freeze

© Shutterstock

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Exotic spices and how to cook with them

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