Milan
Assistant Cook
if you can only pick one, what is your favorite spice/herb? mine is saffron.
Favorite spice or herb?
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Capt Lightning
Assistant Cook
Tough choice. I think mine would be corriander.
CraigC
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Then you have two in one, the fresh (cilantro) and the seeds (coriander).
IMO, you can't narrow down a favorite, because so many work well in combo.
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Agreed. I have around a hundred herbs, spices and blends in my cabinets. I couldn't possibly pick a single one.
Here are a couple similar discussions we have had:
- http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f132/your-top-5-spices-83477.html
- http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f132/what-are-your-favorite-herbs-and-spices-61678.html
Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
I have a ton also - there's no way I could pick just one! 
rodentraiser
Head Chef
This one's easy - salt.
Wait...salt is a spice, isn't it?
Wait...salt is a spice, isn't it?
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Lance Bushrod
Senior Cook
Paprika
Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
Well, unless you forget to sort through your bag of beans before using them...No, it's a mineral. It's the only rock people eat
Himself asked me one time why I bother doing that. A minute later, I was able to produce not only a tiny stone (that would have felt like a boulder had he bitten into it) but a teeny bit of a soil clump. So nice of those beans to provide a visual.
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Well, unless you forget to sort through your bag of beans before using them...
Himself asked me one time why I bother doing that. A minute later, I was able to produce not only a tiny stone (that would have felt like a boulder had he bitten into it) but a teeny bit of a soil clump. So nice of those beans to provide a visual.
All riiiiiight. It's the only rock people eat *deliberately*
rodentraiser
Head Chef
No, it's a mineral. It's the only rock people eat
I knew I should have taken that geology class.
OK, then, I will put my vote in for parsley, which I throw into everything, even over scrambled eggs. Basil would run a close second.
Actually, dried chives would be my favorite because I'd put it in everything over parsley, but have you seen the prices on dried chives?
Cooking Goddess
Chef Extraordinaire
rr, I don't know what the price is at the grocery store. When I start running low, I try to find a way to either get to Penzeys or look for free shipping no matter how small the order. I get them by the bag - $4.29 for a 3/4 cup bag. And that bag lasts me a goodly amount of time.
Penzeys Chives
Penzeys Chives
RPCookin
Executive Chef
I admit to being particularly fond of rosemary and thyme. I have a rosemary shrub in the window behind me here in my study that I nurse through the winter until I can put it back out on the front porch for the summer. I have a basil plant there too, so I get a couple of fresh herbs year round.
As a gardener I'm more akin to the Grim Reaper, but these I seem to be able to grow without killing them.
As a gardener I'm more akin to the Grim Reaper, but these I seem to be able to grow without killing them.
I'd have to say thyme with a close second of dill.
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
I like each of my fresh herbs as I brush by them while weeding. In the garden, I have parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme (hummed to the tune from Scarborough Fair), as well as bay laurel, lemon balm and mint. My chives died last year, so I'll replace them when I get my annual basil. I'm going to get some cilantro and dill tomorrow. I love spring!
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Humbug! We're due for a snow storm overnight into Monday.
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
You just nailed the reason we did not move back to Michigan after DH got out of the Navy
Kayelle
Chef Extraordinaire
I wonder why nobody mentioned garlic? I couldn't cook without it.
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
Vanitas
Senior Cook
Basil, for sure!! No matter the size of my spice collection, I almost always reach for the basil to start with. Garlic would definitely be a close second though. They both go with pretty much everything! 
