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Cardamom - Best used for: Indian cuisine, coffee and tea flavoring, and Nordic baking.
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Bolivian rose salt - Best used for: fish, meats, vegetables, and eggs.
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Mustard powder - Best used for: meat dishes, green vegetables, and potatoes.
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Nutmeg - Best used for: eggnog, Indian and Indonesian cuisines, Caribbean drinks, breads, desserts, meats, soups, and stuffing.
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Star anise - Best used for: garam masala and pho.
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Mahlab - Best used for: cakes, cookies, and pastries.
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Celery seeds - Best used for: salads and bread.
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Black pepper - Best used: along with salt.
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Alaea Hawaiian sea salt - Best used for: kalua pig, jerky, and other meats.
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Ginger - Best used for: curries, meat dishes, gingerbread, spiced teas, and ginger beer.
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Cloves - Best used for: curries, marinades, and meats.
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Baharat - Best used for: meats and soups.
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Paprika - Best used for: meats and tomato-based sauces.
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Anise seed - Best used for: flavoring candies, liqueurs, desserts, Mexican hot chocolate, and black jelly beans.
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Harissa - Best used for: meats, breads, and soups.
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Garlic - Best used for: infusing into cooking oils and blending into butter.
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Garlic powder - Best used for: soups, vegetables, meats, and sauces.
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Caraway seed - Best used for: rice and cakes.
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Cayenne - Best used: like salt and pepper.
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Cinnamon - Best used for: pastries, desserts, coffee, and hot chocolate.
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Turmeric - Best used for: curries and Tamil cuisine.
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Nigella - Best used for: curries, meats, and vegetables.
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Licorice root - Best used for: flavoring candies, sweets, and liqueurs.
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Chili powder - Best used for: chili stews and American cuisine.
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Asafoetida powder - Best used for: vegetable dishes.
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Juniper berries - Best used for: game meats such as birds, rubs, marinades, stuffings, and sauces.
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Ajwain - Best used for: lentils and bread.
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Horseradish - Best used for: meats and sandwiches.
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Cumin - Best used for: stews and pastries.
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Panch phoron - Best used for: curries, meats, fish, and vegetables.
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Allspice - Best used for: meat dishes, sausages, and desserts.
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Tamarind - Best used for: meat dishes, jams, snacks, and desserts.
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Mulling spices - Best used for: mulled cider or wine.
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Black Brazilian peppercorns - Best used: as a substitution for black pepper (black Brazilian peppercorns are stronger).
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Alligator pepper - Best used for: rice dishes, vegetables, potatoes, yellow squash, and pepper pot soups.
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Cajun - Best used for: fish, seafood, rice dishes, and jambalayas.
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Amchoor - Best used for: curries, soups, desserts, and tenderizing meat.
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Curry powder - Best used for: chicken, rice, and vegetable dishes.
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Madras curry powder - Best used for: meat dishes, curries, and vegetables.
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Chaat masala - Best used for: salads, fruit, curries, and vegetables.
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Korma curry powder - Best used for: blending with yogurt or coconut and poured over korma chicken.
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Dukkah - Best used for: coating grilled meats, or as salad toppers.
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Dill - Best used for: sprinkling over bread dough, soups, and salads; flavoring butter for potatoes, corn, and other vegetables; or in appetizer dips.
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Five-spice powder - Best used for: meat rubs, breading, or stuffing.
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Cilantro - Best used for: garam masala and flavoring sausages.
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Galangal - Best used for: meat and fishes.
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Berbere - Best used for: stews, meats, and lentil dishes.
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Mustard seed - Best used for: curries.
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Cubeb - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.
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Fenugreek seed - Best used for: flavoring vegetables, relish, and bread.
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Chermoula - Best used for: meat and fish.
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Garam masala - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.
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Cream of tartar - Best used for: stabilizing the texture of eggs and cream, and in recipes that call for baking soda.
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Four color peppercorns - Best used for: any recipe that calls for pepper.
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Fennel seeds - Best used for: sweet and savory dishes.
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Kokum - Best used for: lentil dishes and curries (outer coating).
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Mace
- Best used for: curries, desserts, and breads. See also: Recipes to blow your guests away!
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Cardamom - Best used for: Indian cuisine, coffee and tea flavoring, and Nordic baking.
© iStock
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Bolivian rose salt - Best used for: fish, meats, vegetables, and eggs.
© iStock
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Mustard powder - Best used for: meat dishes, green vegetables, and potatoes.
© iStock
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Nutmeg - Best used for: eggnog, Indian and Indonesian cuisines, Caribbean drinks, breads, desserts, meats, soups, and stuffing.
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Star anise - Best used for: garam masala and pho.
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Mahlab - Best used for: cakes, cookies, and pastries.
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Celery seeds - Best used for: salads and bread.
© iStock
7 / 58 Fotos
Black pepper - Best used: along with salt.
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Alaea Hawaiian sea salt - Best used for: kalua pig, jerky, and other meats.
© iStock
9 / 58 Fotos
Ginger - Best used for: curries, meat dishes, gingerbread, spiced teas, and ginger beer.
© iStock
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Cloves - Best used for: curries, marinades, and meats.
© iStock
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Baharat - Best used for: meats and soups.
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Paprika - Best used for: meats and tomato-based sauces.
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Anise seed - Best used for: flavoring candies, liqueurs, desserts, Mexican hot chocolate, and black jelly beans.
© iStock
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Harissa - Best used for: meats, breads, and soups.
© iStock
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Garlic - Best used for: infusing into cooking oils and blending into butter.
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Garlic powder - Best used for: soups, vegetables, meats, and sauces.
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Caraway seed - Best used for: rice and cakes.
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Cayenne - Best used: like salt and pepper.
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Cinnamon - Best used for: pastries, desserts, coffee, and hot chocolate.
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Turmeric - Best used for: curries and Tamil cuisine.
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Nigella - Best used for: curries, meats, and vegetables.
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Licorice root - Best used for: flavoring candies, sweets, and liqueurs.
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Chili powder - Best used for: chili stews and American cuisine.
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Asafoetida powder - Best used for: vegetable dishes.
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Juniper berries - Best used for: game meats such as birds, rubs, marinades, stuffings, and sauces.
© iStock
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Ajwain - Best used for: lentils and bread.
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Horseradish - Best used for: meats and sandwiches.
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Cumin - Best used for: stews and pastries.
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Panch phoron - Best used for: curries, meats, fish, and vegetables.
© iStock
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Allspice - Best used for: meat dishes, sausages, and desserts.
© iStock
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Tamarind - Best used for: meat dishes, jams, snacks, and desserts.
© iStock
32 / 58 Fotos
Mulling spices - Best used for: mulled cider or wine.
© iStock
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Black Brazilian peppercorns - Best used: as a substitution for black pepper (black Brazilian peppercorns are stronger).
© iStock
34 / 58 Fotos
Alligator pepper - Best used for: rice dishes, vegetables, potatoes, yellow squash, and pepper pot soups.
© Shutterstock
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Cajun - Best used for: fish, seafood, rice dishes, and jambalayas.
© Shutterstock
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Amchoor - Best used for: curries, soups, desserts, and tenderizing meat.
© Shutterstock
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Curry powder - Best used for: chicken, rice, and vegetable dishes.
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Madras curry powder - Best used for: meat dishes, curries, and vegetables.
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Chaat masala - Best used for: salads, fruit, curries, and vegetables.
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Korma curry powder - Best used for: blending with yogurt or coconut and poured over korma chicken.
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Dukkah - Best used for: coating grilled meats, or as salad toppers.
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Dill - Best used for: sprinkling over bread dough, soups, and salads; flavoring butter for potatoes, corn, and other vegetables; or in appetizer dips.
© Shutterstock
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Five-spice powder - Best used for: meat rubs, breading, or stuffing.
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Cilantro - Best used for: garam masala and flavoring sausages.
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Galangal - Best used for: meat and fishes.
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Berbere - Best used for: stews, meats, and lentil dishes.
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47 / 58 Fotos
Mustard seed - Best used for: curries.
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Cubeb - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.
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Fenugreek seed - Best used for: flavoring vegetables, relish, and bread.
© Shutterstock
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Chermoula - Best used for: meat and fish.
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Garam masala - Best used for: flavoring meat dishes.
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Cream of tartar - Best used for: stabilizing the texture of eggs and cream, and in recipes that call for baking soda.
© Shutterstock
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Four color peppercorns - Best used for: any recipe that calls for pepper.
© Shutterstock
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Fennel seeds - Best used for: sweet and savory dishes.
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Kokum - Best used for: lentil dishes and curries (outer coating).
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Mace
- Best used for: curries, desserts, and breads. See also: Recipes to blow your guests away!
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Exotic spices and how to cook with them
Spice things up in your kitchen!
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Are you looking to spice up your favorite recipes? Looking for something beyond just salt and pepper to add some flavor to your dishes? Look no further than this gallery, bringing you exotic spices from around the world. Click through to discover seasonings you've never even heard of and what foods to best use them in.
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