alex_mercer
Newbie
I saved this post for quick reference. I was trying to buy spices online and was confused. Thanks!
Reviving a old post here.
I'm a newbie here and I built my own stick burner and I now know what they mean when people say "they never should have started smoking"
I was a church fund raising recently and a women had some meat rolls similar to egg rolls. They had a distinct flavor. She said it was "Baharat" and to get it at a middle eastern market. I stopped into a middle eastern market and asked about it they gave a package of "Seven Spices" the ingredients are:black pepper, cumin,coriander,cloves,nutmeg,cinnamon and cardamom"
Anyone ever ran across this? The women said to use it sparingly.
Many cultures have a "base blend" of spices as johnmeyer highlighted. Asian 5 spice and Lebanese 7 spice are other bases as dry powder. Then we get into the curry pastes such as Thai (my favorite)Compressor59,
Baharat is the loose Arabic term for "spice(s)". I use it frequently and always make my own blend. ....