Favorite spice?

[cristal]

I love different types of chile powders. Pasilla, Chipotle, and Chimayo are my favorites.

 

[college_cook]

for herbs i have a hard time deciding between basil and cilantro...

for spices i think i have to go with cayenne. it's such a great way to add some heat to a dish.

 

[paxpuella]

I'm not exactly herb and spice savvy, but if I had to choose one it would be cinnamon also. It smells so good. Sometimes I will just sprinkle some in a pan and let it simmer on the stove in the wintertime. Makes the whole house smell good. Sometimes I will do that with vanilla too.

 

[grumblebee]

Herbs: basil, dill weed, oregano.
Spices: cumin, chili, caraway seed, celery seed, and of course garlic and onion powder!

 

[Haggis]

Couldn't really say...though cinnamon would definitely be up there either in sweet or savoury dishes (grilled lamb on cinnamon (and other spices) and dried fruit couscous is just wow).

However recently I have been experimenting alot with the middle-eastern spice sumac (try it if you can, its quite unique...a recent brainwave I had was sumac flavoured ice-cream, I'll have to experiment with that, I wonder if there is a recipe for it somewhere).

Also because I've been delving a bit more into traditional Chinese cuisine for my Asian fix recently I have been reaching for szechuan peppercorns to throw in the pan then crush up and sprinkle over my dishes.

 

[Userfriendly]

Cilantro

I love cilantro. When combined with lime, cilantro lends a light but refreshing taste.

 

[ironchef]

Red chili flakes.

 

[Poppinfresh]

Cayenne pepper. I put it in everything from Mexican dishes to chocolate cakes/confections to...well...just about everything. It's one of two spices I'm seemingly always running out of in my kitchen (the other being black pepper)

 

[kleenex]

any chili powder will do, the hotter the better.

 

[Debbie]

hmmm if I have to pick.. probably Cinnamon and paprika