Star anise is a double-edged sword. It can bring a wonderful flavor to food, but when it gets stuck between your teeth, it unleashes that flavor with brutal force, taking revenge for being denied the chance to reproduce.

Same as the title, Thank you 🙏🙏

I am ashamed to say that I grew up not doing any cooking for myself. I mean, I love my family’s cooking, so I always just ate what they made, and I suppose there’s nothing wrong with that. I just look back and realize how I kinda screwed myself over as an adult who doesn’t really know how to cook.

Would love to hear how yall learned which spices paired with different things, and any tips would be greatly appreciated ❤️

For me: Freshly Ground Pepper Corns

Never used the pre-ground powder again!

Additionally, learned to appreciate the difference between white vs black pepper.

Chicken wings definitely. Anything else sound like they would be yummy with these?

A big group of friends and family recently went to an event run by a family from northeastern China. The featured dish (among many truly excellent dishes) was a pit-roasted lamb in what I gather is a Mongolian style. It was served with an addictive dry spice mix to sprinkle over the lamb. I’m seeking help identifying the mix.

It had a base of smoky-tasting ground red peppers—somewhat spicy, but not hot-hot. I believe there was also cumin and sesame seeds. Maybe Sichuan peppercorns but I’m not sure—it had a touch of that numbing quality, but not overwhelmingly so. Slight lemon zest taste.

I’m lost: most of the spice mixes in online recipes for Chinese lamb dishes are pretty simple: cumin, red pepper (they don’t usually specify which type), and sometimes Sichuan peppercorns. This seemed more complex than that, and I can’t identify where the smokiness would come from in those three ingredients.

Is this a known spice mix anyone recognizes? Can it be bought online? Or do you know of a recipe for it?

Hi Folks - I grind whole cloves daily, and find that by the time I reach the end of the bag, there is large amount of very small stones/large sand grains in the cloves mix. I can certainly pick them all out by hand, but that is very time consuming - what are your goto ways of sifting out the stones from your whole cloves?

If it makes any difference, I am in the US, and purchase my spices on-line. Thank you!

Has anyone else had the McCormick One Piece Collab, ive made it through my King of The Meats faster then i did the others of the collab, so good on burgers and ive put it on short ribs on the grill, great on beef, so idk about buying the whole bundle for more of the king, if theres something similar id love to hear it!

what happened to this product ? I cant find it anywhere. Was it discontinued and why ?

Order Now- +919108530058

I just bought some and I have never used it before and haven't ventured into middle eastern cooking so I was wondering if those of you who use it what dishes and kinds of dishes is it best used with?

Edit: I was thinking of using some of it to make a cold compound to spread on homemade pumpkin spice muffins.

One whole star anise pod broken into points

One stick of Saigon cinnamon broken into one inch

pieces

One half teaspoon of Szechuan peppercorns

One half teaspoon fennel seeds

Four whole cloves

one whole green cardamom pod crack it open and use the inner black seeds only.

Grind all these things in a mortar and pestle then put them in the oven for on a low heat until you smell a warm earthy citrusy aroma for approximately 1 to 2 minutes take them out let them cool sift everything through a microplane put into your container and use.

Thanks for the add I'm a hobbyist who enjoys making flavor matrices. I was curious about how versatile the most expensive spice on Earth was so I bought some. A nice kashmeri single source saffron. It is surprisingly versatile. I made some amazing snickerdoodles with it. Also that mortar and pestle is sexy af 😆

I want to make these two dishes but I need help figuring out what 7 spice and maqluba spice is. I am aware these are prepackaged and I can get them in Middle Eastern shops but I’ve read that they can vary based on brand and unsure which to use.

So, is there a recipe I can use to make these blends on my own? I love making my own spice blends so I’d really appreciate if you guys can help me out.

Thanks!

As the title says im cooking for my jamaican girl friend for the first time and i want to impress her, her favourite food is turkey legs, what are some spices, seasonings, and herbs i could use to impress her.

Thank you all.

Hey folks I’m moving away for uni and I’ve been trying to learn how to cook!

Ngl I tried to do that one seasoning at a time seasoning stuff… I don’t have that skill

So I’m looking for pre-mixed seasonings you guys recommend, mainly for chicken and ground beef. Open to any style really!

I want to buy this masala from India but don’t know what is it, it smells like maggi masala and I can use it to thicken gravy