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Panch Phoran

Men’s Fitness reckons there are 5 seasonings that “you should always have on hand to make nutritious and delicious meals”: onion powder, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic powder and oregano.

I agree with the cinnamon, oregano and cayenne, but I’ll take fresh onion and garlic over the powder any day. This did get me thinking about my staple spices, which totally reflect my dependency on Mexican and Indian food. Here they are, in order of importance:

  • Cinnamon
  • Oregano
  • Red Chili Flakes
  • Cumin Seed
  • Mustard Seeds
  • Curry Leaves
  • Turmeric
  • Fennel Seeds
  • Cumin Powder
  • Bay Leaves

What about you? What’s on your spice rack?

Spice of life: 5 seasonings you should start using now [Men’s Fitness]

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 at 5:16 pm by monica and is filed under Diet, Link, food. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

2 Responses to “What’s on your spice rack?”

  1. Rory Says:
    October 12th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    What do you use cinnamon for!? I very seldom use it so it sits at the back of my cupboard getting stale. All the others (except perhaps fennel, ick) I can deal with, but cinnamon at the top of your list is surprising.

  2. monica Says:
    October 13th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    I use cinnamon every day in my Bircher muesli. I also put it in veggie chili and some dal recipes call for it.

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