Name your spices!

[Dina]

Thought it would be fun if each of us would find out what spices we have in our cupboards. It would give us an idea of what and how we cook. Have fun! Here's my list:

1. fresh garlic
2. dried peppers (anchos, pasilla, Thai, flakes and chipotles)
3. cinnamon sticks
4. Kitchen bouquet
5. soy sauce
6. Worchestershire sauce
7. Teriyaki sauce
8. lemon pepper
9. salt
10. ground pepper
11. garlic powder
12. onion powder
13. ground cinnamon
14. ground nutmeg
15. anise seeds
16. ground cumin
17. curry powder
18. ground paprika
19. ground dry mustard
20. ground cayanne pepper
21. poultry seasoning
22. Creole seasoning
23. ground ginger
24. ginger root (in freezer)
25. ground cloves
26. dried basil
27. dried bay leaves
28. basil in the garden
29. coriander
30. crushed mint
31. dill seed
32. celery salt
33. celery seed
34. dried marjoram
35. mustard seed
36. dried oregano
37. dried parsley
38. poppy seeds
39. dried rosemary
40. savory
41. dried thyme
42. smoke flavor
43. vanilla extract
44. almond extract
45. coconut extract

 

[jkath]

Well, considering I have 3 large revolving spice racks, and one whole cupboard full (all are different) I'm afraid my carpal tunnel would set in!
Let's just say I never met a spice I didn't like (except Cumin!)....

Fav two, though are Garli-Garni and sweet Mesquite powder

 

[JCook]

I have a whole cabinet full, probably around 75, so I don't think I will be typing them all. But I do use them all and love them all.

 

[Yakuta]

Wow Dina that is an impressive list

I like to buy whole spices with the exception of dried Italian herb seasoning and few powders

Corrainder seeds
White Cumin Seeds
Black Cumin Seeds (it's very different than the regular cumin)
Black Pepper corns
Cinnamon
Cardamom - Green
Cardamom - Black
Star Anise
Cloves
Whole Red Chillies - Arabol
Whole Red Chillies - Ancho
Whole Red Chillies - Kashmir
Turmeric Powder
Red Chilli Powder
Paprika
Saffron
Mint
Fenugreek
Brown Mustard Seeds
Curry Leaves
Fresh Ginger
Fresh Garlic
White Sesame Seeds
Black Sesame Seeds
Poppy Seeds (white)
Ground Ginger
Garlic Powder
Kosher Salt
Sea Salt
Regular Iodized Salt
Fresh Dill
Fresh Corrainder
A range of sauces - Too many to list

Thank God for my walk in pantry and all the shelving in it that helps me keep it all organized

 

[Dina]

What do you use the mesquite powder for Jkath?

JCook-just name your favorite then.

 

[urmaniac13]

Let's see, right now I am too lazy to raise my bottom to the kitchen cupboard and check everything, I will give it a shot and see if I can remember everything...

On my kitchen window sill, there growing in our planters
-flat leaved parsley
-basil
-oregano
-coriander (cilantro)

then, there are always garlic bulbs in stock, one of our big staples
also we often have some fresh ginger in stock

In our spice rack, there are

black peppercorn
red peppercorn
already ground white pepper
bayleaves
thyme
rosemary
majoram
salvia
oregano
dill weed
coridander seed
cardamom
turmeric
mild hungarian paprika, ground
ground nutmeg
powdered ginger
powdered garlic
cayenne pepper
mint
lebanese spice mix
back sesame seed
white sesame seed
berbere
cinnamon, ground and sticks
cumin
clove
saffran
provance herb mix
pizza herb mix
herb mix for grilling
vanilla bean sticks

-liquid form in bottles

liquid smoked flavour
vanilla essence
sesame oil
teriyaki sauce
orange flower water

hmm, what am I forgetting now??

 

[SizzlininIN]

Ok....I'm cheating and going from memory and using your list and elimating and adding from it:

1. fresh garlic
2. red pepper flakes
3. mexican chili powder
4. Kitchen bouquet
5. soy sauce (in refrig.)
6. Worchestershire sauce (in refrig)
7. Teriyaki sauce (in refrig)
8. lemon pepper
9. Idonized salt
10. ground pepper
11. garlic powder
12. garlic salt
13. onion powder
14. ground cinnamon
15. ground nutmeg
16. fennel seed
17. ground cumin
18. curry powder
19. ground paprika
20. ground dry mustard
21. ground cayanne pepper
22. poultry seasoning
23. quicking salt
24. ground ginger
25. ginger root (in freezer)
26. ground cloves
27. dried basil
28. dried bay leaves
29. basil, dill, oregano, thyme, marjoram, parsley, tarragon, chivesin the garden
30. coriander
31. nutmeg
32. Lawrys seasoning salt
33. black peppercorns
34. celery seed
35. dried marjoram
36. mustard seed
37. dried oregano
38. dried parsley
39. kosher salt
40. dried rosemary
41. onion powder
42. dried thyme
43. smoke flavor
44. vanilla extract
45. cloves...whole and ground
46. allspice

Numerous spice blend containers.....however, I think I'll give these away as I don't use them anymore because I make my own.

 

[urmaniac13]

I just hope no one will say

baby
ginger
scary
posh
sporty

 

[Dina]

Urmaniac!

 

[pdswife]

I have all the normal spices... too many to list
but
my favorites are... salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, oregano, parsley, thyme, rosemary and oh heck... I could go on and on.

 

[TATTRAT]

I could be here all day........I'll start with just a few.
Oyster sauce
coconut milk
wasabi
corriander
cinnamon(korijamon)
Curry Powder
Green Curry Paste
Wood chips, cherry and hickory
kafir Lime leaves
Cayenne
R.C. Chipoltle powder
Lemongrass segments
Cumin Seed
Chilli powder
Pink salt
Smoked Salt
Fleur de sal
Smoked Paprika
Ancho Peppers
coconut Extract
Splenda
Whole Nutmeg
Cream Of tarter
Cornstarch
Nori
Ginger
5 spice
Star Anise
peppercorn melange
........I know I am forgetting some stuff, oh well.

 

[southerncooker]

I'm afraid I have to many to list as well. I have a spice cab. with two long pull out drawers filled to capacity as well as a spice rack that is also over flowing.

 

[erinmself]

Salt (but I don't use it anymore except for dh's food)
Pepper
Italian seasoning
Almost all of the Mrs. Dash seasonings
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Paprika
Cayenne pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
Ground ginger
Nutmeg
Cloves
Cinamon
Cardamom
Cilantro
Steak seasoning
Poultry seasoning
Chilie powder
Cumin
Seseme seeds
Curry powder
Coriander

Are there any fundamentals I am missing that I should have?

 

[karadekoolaid]

Dina - mm, spice is nice! What a great idea!
I copied Yakuta's list because it's closer to mine, so here's Clive's Spice cabinetNO herbs included!)
Asafoetida
Amazon Bachaco Powder
Coriander seeds
White Cumin Seeds
Black Cumin Seeds (it's very different than the regular cumin)You bet!!
Black Peppercorns
White Peppercorns
Green Peppercorns
Pink Peppercorns
Szechuan Pepper
Cinnamon
Cardamom - Green
Cardamom - Black
Star Anise
Cloves
Whole Red Chillies - Dutch
Whole Red Chillies - Guajillo
Whole Red Chillies - Güero
Whole Red Chillies - New Mexican
Whole Red Chillies - Ancho
Whole Red Chillies - Cayenne
Dried Chilpotle Chillies
Turmeric Powder
Red Chilli Powder
Spanish Paprika
Saffron
Vanilla beans
Fenugreek
Brown Mustard Seeds
Yellow Mustard Seeds
Curry Leaves
Fresh Ginger
Fresh Garlic
White Sesame Seeds
Black Sesame Seeds
Poppy Seeds (white)
Poppy Seeds (black)
Ground Ginger
Garlic Powder
Sea Salt
Fennel seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Kalonji (Nigella) seeds
Ajwain (Bishops Weed) seeds
Annato seeds
Caraway seeds
A range of sauces - Too many to list, but mostly hot!

 

[daisy]

I also have too many to list, but nobody has yet mentioned Sumac, which I have and love. I also have Chaste-berries (use like pepper) and a Bush Blend (mainly bush tomato and lemon myrtle and mountain pepper), and assorted dried herbs from my garden (lemon verbena, lemon savory, lemon myrtle, various mints etc). Another herb nobody else has mentioned which I have and use in my cooking is lavender.

Since I have an all-herb garden, I have fresh herbs on hand all year round. That includes things like ginger, galangal, arrowroot, turmeric, cardamom, lemongrass, various chillies, salad burnet, anise hyssop, horseradish, as well as all the usuals (parsley, chives, mint, sage, rosemary, oregano, savory, you name it.) I even have stevia and liquorice and marshmallow, and assorted medicinal herbs. Most of the seeds I store for cooking I've grown and collected myself - fenugreek, cumin, fennel, dill, celery, mustard etc.

 

[XeniA]

How about anise seed?! I couldn't live without it as it's a key ingredient in my famous-within-the-family salad dressing, and of late something I sprinkle on sandwiches as well (fresh hot bread / ripe avocado / strong cheese / thin slices of cucumber / homemade mayo / salt, coarsely-ground black pepper / ANISE SEEDS!

Yum, yum.

 

[VeraBlue]

spices:
assorted creole blends
cinnamon
nutmeg -whole
ginger
cayenne
clove
cumin
chili powder
saffron
peppercorns - white, green, pink, black
sea salt
kosher salt


herbs:
thyme -dried
oregano -dried
tarragon -fresh
chive-frozen
dill-frozen
bay-fresh
basil-fresh
italian parsley - fresh

The list of condiments, assorted sauces and extracts is rather lenghthy...

Remember, throw those spices and herbs out after 6 months!

 

[BreezyCooking]

Something like this would take me much more time than I have at the moment. I have two large cabinets filled with dried herbs, spices, & blends, separated into regular/all-purpose, Asian, & Indian.

I do try to go thru them once a year to toss those that have lost potency & to reorganize everything - but that's not a task I perform during summer weather.

All I can say is that there are probably very few, if any, spices/herbs anyone else has that I don't have as well.

 

[middie]

I just hope no one will say

baby
ginger
scary
posh
sporty

roflmbo ur. i have too many to go through right now but off the top of my head i know i have sea salt, pepper, seasoned salt, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, paprika, cayenne, cumin, poultry seasoning, sage, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange peel, and vanilla.

 

[Bangbang]

I don't use many other spices other than these.

Salt
Kosher Salt
Seasoned Salt
Black Pepper
Red Pepper
Chili Pepper
Celery Salt
Celery Seed
Onion Powder
Garlic Pepper
Cumin
Cinamon
Oregano
Basil
Gumbo File Powder
Red Pepper Flakes
Hot Sauce
Parsely Flakes
Nutmeg
Paprika
Poultry Seasoning
Beef Boullion
Chicken Boullion
Thyme
Dill