Your Most Used Herbs and Spices

[Tara]

I have about 5 spices that I use on a daily basis. My favorite go-to spices are:

--Garlic powder
--Cumin
--Cinnamon
--Rock salt (in a grinder)
--Black pepper (in a grinder)

I am using Turmeric more in my cooking because of inflammatory properties.

 

[True2marie]

My favorite go-to spices are as follows:

• Salt
• Pepper
• Garlic Salt
• Seasoning Salt
• Cinnamon

They go well with a variety of meats and other foods.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I usually use some or all of the following from my rather large collection of herbs & spices...

turmeric
ground, whole or fresh coriander
ground or whole cumin
sweet noble paprika
mustard seeds (yellow or black)
asafoetida
garlic
ginger
chili powder or whole chillies
garam masala

 

[ReadmeByAmy]

These are the following herbs and spices that I used which gives flavor and good taste in my cooking:

garlic
onion
ginger
white pepper
iodized salt
chili pepper flakes
cinnamon
sesame seeds

 

[Fiorabelle]

Black pepper, onion (obsessed with it), curry powder (for stir frys), basil, tarragon, garam masala, cajun pepper and peppercorn.

 

[OhioTom76]

I'll leave out sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, because those are givens.

- Trader Joes California Garlic Powder. There are some preparations where I actually prefer garlic powder over fresh garlic, particularly where fresh might get burnt, such as when making home fries. Trader Joe's garlic powder has a nice tangy brightness to it, not that stale taste you get from many other brands.

- Morton Season-All. This is more and more becoming my go to seasoning when I am in a hurry, I add it along with a little dried parsley to most stuff.

- Tony Chachere's Cajun Seasoning. I used to use this all the time, but I've gotten a little bored with it, hence the switch to Morton's. I do really like the bell pepper flavors as well as the little kick of heat though.

- Red Pepper Flakes/Cayenne. I group these together since they are basically the same thing, just a texture difference. I use red pepper flakes in almost all of my sauces, as well as on pizzas. I use cayenne in place of black pepper in many cases, for some extra kick.

- Smoked Paprika. This is becoming one of my favorite spices. I never realized how strong the stuff was. I've heard it referred to as the "bacon" of spices, which sounds fit.