I’m trying to break down a spice mix my dad made, he has since passed away. I’m updating this post with a new pic. A couple of replies in the last post thought thyme or Moroccan thyme.

Does anyone know where I can buy lemon zest in bulk? I'm trying to make lemon pepper seasoning at home. I've only been able to find powdery lemon zest which made my food taste poorly. Ideally would like something thats more granulated.

Thanks in advance!

I got this spice in Christmas market in country that isn't mine so I can't go ask, and I lost the receipt 😭 the scent remind me of Indian food, but I could be completely wrong. It's dark brownieh gray, with a tiny of green. Does anyone knows what it could be? Thankk you

i know i’ve had it in indian dishes… i can’t tell if i like it or not very weird on an everything bagel

Hello everyone, I just bought a pack of star anises and some of them look suspicious. They smell amazing, but it seems like some kind of spider web, or could it be fungi? The pack is supposed to go bad in 3 months.

EDIT: Uploaded the photo, I thought I did it previously

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Does anyone have a recipe that they follow for putting spices in their coffee? I know the thpe if bean can change flavor notes, and I have tried cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves but it ends up tasting a bit off. I may just be off with my measurments. Any advice and experiences would be appreciated!

Especially Cardamom is unknown, it's the best among the three in my opinion.

I tried licorice root and I really liked it. I was wondering if there are any other sweet spices that are similiar to licorice root that u would recommend?

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Where can I buy quality red pepper flakes? Our pizzeria has them and they are amazingly good. I bought nothing off the shelf that tastes close.

I am trying to maximize the health gains from herbs and spices by consuming a large variety of them daily; however, I cannot find any sources that include a wide variety and the ratios of said herbs and spices. I do not want to accidentally over consume herbs such as cayenne pepper or nutmeg which I have seen could potentially poison me in large quantities.

So, this is our dill... bugs, EVERYWHERE! For one reason or another I decided to open the dill spice instead of just dashing it out. Glad I did!

What are these and how did they get in there!?

maybe stupid question but i dont know. i want to make jars of assorted aromatics to give out for christmas. particularly cinnamon sticks, star anise, bay leaves, and dried chillies. can i put them in the same jar or will they blend together? thanks to anyone that replies.

Here in brazil, it is common to use paprika, cayenne powder, pimenta malagueta (the scientific name of this pepper is Capsicum frutescens, that I also found to be translated as Chile, chillies pepper and chilly pepper).

But when I ask Gemini or ChatGPT a traditional chilli powder, it says that chilli powder is a mix of some hot pepper, garlic powder and other things)

But when you guys are reading some recipe, and it is written "chilli powder" what is the frist thing you think?

Thansk in advance for your help. May Jesus and Our Lady bless you.

But still get the good flavor?

Example, Cayenne Powder. I cook for a group show either don't like or can't tolerate spicy foods or spices, and Red Chili Powder and Cayenne Powder is in one of the recipes we are making (group chosen)

I can't remember off the top of my head which one, but I can update later on this week

I recently moved from the Southwest to the East Coast. I previously sourced my chiles and chile powders locally. I've ordered from Penzeys for other items for years so recently ordered some Ancho chile powder from them but am very disappointed in the quality of it. Dull red, no aroma, bland taste.

Can anyone recommend an online source for chiles and chile powder? My previous source in Arizona does not have a strong online presence. Thanks!

Could you guys please help me identify this spice...please give the common hindi name of it.

What I mean is is it unhealthy to eat different blends of spice every day? Of course in normal quantities depending on the recipe.

For example, Monday you have four kinds of spice, on Tuesday you have Italian spice, on Wednesday you Indian spice and so on.

I woman selling me spices today told me that it's not healthy to have too many spices, but I love variety and each day I just want different flavours in my food.

I ate this dish and went to the gym and I performed like I never performed before. Not in a crazy way, but I train with a group who are all better than me and this time I was the one finishing my sets first and increasing weight. Of course it may be correlation not causation, or just that the dish is hearty. I am asking to see if the same happens if I eat this spice on a different dish. The original dish is Uyghur Chilli Chicken j

hello, i'm doing research into curry, and i found a bunch of ingredients i thought might be yummy for curry

cumin:
coriander:
turmeric:
garlic:
ginger:
cinnamon:
cayenne pepper:
smoked paprika:
chili powder:
salt:
black pepper:

what do you guys think? would any of these spices work together? should i have some and not the others? what do you feel the ratio would be?

thank you