Do you have a favorite herb, or spice, so some combination

[Silversage]

The herb I use most often is cilantro. Since much of my cooking is Asian or central/South American, cilantro goes in everything. I keep trying to grow it, but have never been successful. Keep blaming it on the Florida weather, but if anyone has advice, I’m all ears.

I really can’t zero in on a particular spice, but it would be something with a kick. I use a lot of various chiles- chipotle, ancho, cayenne, and dried pepper flakes.

 

[Kayelle]

The herb I use most often is cilantro. Since much of my cooking is Asian or central/South American, cilantro goes in everything. I keep trying to grow it, but have never been successful. Keep blaming it on the Florida weather, but if anyone has advice, I’m all ears.

I really can’t zero in on a particular spice, but it would be something with a kick. I use a lot of various chiles- chipotle, ancho, cayenne, and dried pepper flakes.

Hi SS. I also use a lot of cilantro in my cooking and even in this climate, it bolts quick as a blink. My nearby Mexican market sells it at a quarter for a big bunch, so I gave up trying.

 

[pepperhead212]

I really like gulab jamin, as long as the rose petal flavour is only faint or not there.

I'm also not fond of that rose petal seasoning, unless it's really understated.

I discovered cardamom many years ago, but I didn't even know that those white ones, which were all I saw in the 70s, were actually bleached! I would often add it to my rice pudding s, along with the cinnamon and nutmeg. I've also made cookies with cardamom, which were always favorites. I tried it in a few sweetbreads, but I didn't like it as much in those - would have had to experiment more.

 

[taxlady]

Having Scandinavian parents means I was exposed to cardamom as a kid. Love the stuff. I adore the smell. It makes grinding it in a mortar with a pestle a joy, well, at least interesting.

 

[caseydog]

The herb I use most often is cilantro. Since much of my cooking is Asian or central/South American, cilantro goes in everything. I keep trying to grow it, but have never been successful. Keep blaming it on the Florida weather, but if anyone has advice, I’m all ears.

I really can’t zero in on a particular spice, but it would be something with a kick. I use a lot of various chiles- chipotle, ancho, cayenne, and dried pepper flakes.

Cilantro is hard to grow. I've tried. It can't take summer heat in Texas. It grows great in the spring, but withers and dies by June.

I use cilantro very sparingly, and only in salsas. On it's own or as a fresh garnish, I get that soap taste. But, in a salsa, it works for me. I wonder if it is the acid from tomatoes and vinegar that changes the taste?

CD

 

[taxlady]

Cilantro is hard to grow. I've tried. It can't take summer heat in Texas. It grows great in the spring, but withers and dies by June.

I use cilantro very sparingly, and only in salsas. On it's own or as a fresh garnish, I get that soap taste. But, in a salsa, it works for me. I wonder if it is the acid from tomatoes and vinegar that changes the taste?

CD

Do you cook your salsa? I detest garnish cilantro, but it's fine cooked in Indian food. I have wondered what sort of chemistry is involved too.

 

[caseydog]

Do you cook your salsa? I detest garnish cilantro, but it's fine cooked in Indian food. I have wondered what sort of chemistry is involved too.

I don't cook my salsas. I do a fine dice on a moderate amount of cilantro leaves, mix it into my salsa, put it in Mason jars, and let it sit in the fridge for at least a few days. That seems to bring out the best flavors of the cilantro, and get rid of the "soap" flavor.

CD

 

[larry_stewart]

I'm also not fond of that rose petal seasoning, unless it's really understated.

A few years back I was at an Indian restaurant and had Rose Petal Ice cream. Im always up for trying something new, and I hadnt had anything like it before, so I figured , why not.

It was a bizarre experience. My mouth tasted the sweetness and dairy flavor, while my nose picked up on the Rose scent. I couldn't really taste it, but my nose clearly told me it was there.

Wouldn't say it was my favorite, but just a strange sensory experience for me. In the gulab balls, I didn't detect it at all. I just know that that's commonly how they are made. The cardamom clearly is the more dominant flavor.

 

[taxlady]

When I was a kid, my mum told us that lots of perfumes were based on flowers. She showed us how to rub a flower petal on our skin to have "perfume". I remember doing that with rose petal and licking it. I remember that being pretty awful. It may be why I really dislike rose flavoured stuff now.