top 15 herbs and spices????

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Black pepper, white pepper, black pepper, white pepper......has to be top of the pile.

Belisarius

15 is a lot! I only use six on a very regular basis, not including black & white pepper ...

Cumin
Coriander
Fennel seeds
Chili flakes
Smoked sweet paprika
Cinnamon

I use a lot of garlic & ginger, and I grow rosemary, thyme, parsley & mint, so you could add those on, too, if they were dried! Also have lots & lots of condiments.

thriftlady_2

15 isn't a lot!!

As well as the ones I listed above I have

kalonji seeds
pimenton picante
fennel
juniper
mustard seeds
mace
star anise
5 spice
quatre epices
turmeric
curry powder -tikka, medium hot
chilli flakes
saffron
mixed peppercorns
white peppercorns
dukkah
berbere (Ethiopian hot spices)
harissa
sumac berries
tamarind paste
Iranian advieh rice seasoning
Japanese tagarashi seasoning
zataar

And yes I do use them all, some less than others but they do all get used.

For excellent spices and super service try Seasoned Pioneers

hotcookie101

I don't have a spice rack, I have the bottom shelf of a cupboard full of the stuff(and its spilling into the shelf above) I don't think 15 is a lot and I don't have dried basil, thyme or rosemary (the t&r are abundant in my garden, basil fresh on windowsill) I agree with Thriftlady-have most things whole and ground, it doesnt seem like a lot, just enough, only thing I consciously don't have is cloves, as I really cannot bear them! I just pile them on top of each other, oops

thriftlady_2

I wish the drawer I keep mine in was a few cm deeper then I could stand them all in there upright and write thier names on the lids with a marker.

hotcookie101

I wish i had a drawer to keep them in! they are all so cluttered on top of each other I find myself emptying the cupboard to find the ones I want! grr to not having my dream massive expensive (expansive ) kitchen with space for everything.... Oh for a pan drawer that doesnt have 3 layers of 4 pans in it-how it still opens I don't know I def could not restrict self to 15 though......

purpleivy

I don't know why people bother with dried parsley. I'm sure they just cut up what those big mowers take off school fields.

thriftlady_2

hotcookie101 wrote: »

I wish i had a drawer to keep them in! they are all so cluttered on top of each other I find myself emptying the cupboard to find the ones I want! grr to not having my dream massive expensive (expansive ) kitchen with space for everything.... Oh for a pan drawer that doesnt have 3 layers of 4 pans in it-how it still opens I don't know I def could not restrict self to 15 though......

This might turn out to be one of those white elephant gadgets but it might do the trick.

huston_kw

I have a shelf dedicated to my spices and herbs, I couldn't just live with just 15, sorry - the only ones that I could live with out are the different salts - which I got giving off oh mam. Some are in the tubs until I collect more glasses to use (i get them cheap at in-door market)


Salt – life's a breeze, Salt – nature's washing machine, Salt – daring buds

chilli spice grinder, fire eaters, hot chilli & garlic grinder

homemade italian sesoning, coriander leaf, dried dill, dried marjoram, Oregano, dried thyme, sage, tarragon, rosemary, parsley, basil

Mustard Powder, garam masala, hot curry powder, med curry powder, hot chilli powder, kashmira chillis, Panch Phoran, Fenugreek Leaf, Gujarati Masala, Bhaji Mix

fennel seeds, whole cardamoms, caraway seeds, fenugreek seeds, cloves, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, whole cumin, dried bay leaves, whole nutmeg, saffron, star anise, cinamon sticks, whole dried lemon grass, whole dried chillis


cayenne pepper, onion granules, mace, celery salt

dried mixed herbs, ground cumin, ground coriander, Chinese 5 spice, tikka masala, ground turmeric, ground mixed spices, ground ginger ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, paprika, garlic powder, fajita mix HM

In tubes
poppy seeds, pink pepporncorns, tandoori spice, cajan spice, juniperberries, asadoelids, arrowroot

Like thrifylady I use my collection, some more than others, but I do use them all

HariboJunkie

For baking;

Cinnamon
Mixed spice
Vanilla pods
nutmeg

For curry and chilli;

Cumin
coriander seed
turmeric
garam masala
hot chilli
mild chilli
chilli flakes


Miscellaneous

5 spice
paprika
smoked paprika
star anise

I dry my own oregano, marjoram, thyme, bay and tarragon and keep a supply of coriander in the freezer and rosemary and mint live in the garden

I have all my spices decanted into small jars from Ikea and a few things like bouquet garni, black peppercorns, cardamon, cloves and herbe de provence.

Don't know how many that is. I'm sure I could live without them but it's nice to have them handy when a recipe calls for them. Not that I ever actually follow recipes. ;):D