What spices go with which foods?

[3montes]

I have gotten into buying a good number of spices lately. Particularly from the Spice House. In the past I was just a salt, cbp, seasoned pepper and seasoned salt guy with a little garlic salt thrown in here or there.
The number of fantastic spices to be had is unreal.
Well, since I started smoking and getting into various rubs etc. more varied spices have found there way into all my cooking.
So what I have been doing is when I want to make something I search the net for recipes of that particular dish.

I compare ingredients of about a half dozen of those recipes and find the common denominator spices and use them. Which works fine but it gets time consuming.
I know for alot of you seasoned (pun intended) vets here combining what spices with what foods is a no brainer. But for some of us less seasoned newbs it can be confusing.
I found this little basic primer and printed it out.
Should be a timesaver for me and maybe for others here as well.
http://www.compassionatecooks.com/word/herbs.htm

 

[treegje]

Thanks for the link
looks very useful
Thanks for sharing

 

[jirodriguez]

Well that list had soups, vegatables, salads...... BUT NO MEAT!!!

Sacralige! A no meat link on a smoking forum!..... just kidding!

Good info, thanks!

 

[richtee]

Sometimes going "outside the box" isn't bad either. Jalapeno peanut brittle is awesome :{)

 

[richoso1]

Did someone say Jalapeno peanut brittle? Holidays are near....

 

[mballi3011]

Thanks for the link that should come in handy for sure.

 

[tasunkawitko]

>>>Sometimes going "outside the box" isn't bad either.<<<

after my recent jalapeno jelly experience (who would have thought to mix those two concepts?), i must wholeheartedly agree.