/ck/ - Food & Cooking

You're doing it wrong

Buy the spices and herbs that are in the food you like to eat

>>11043954
are you the old woman who buys the same exact things at the supermarket for 40 years and then dies?

>>11044049
Haha! No. I try a new recipe every week but my herbs and spices don't change drastically. I know what flavours i like.

Theres a bunch for italian or mexican etc. and some of those cross over to indian or spanish dishes.

>>11043944
>spice shop
That is one of the most soyest thing I've ever heard of.

This might help

>>11043944
Black garlic infused salt. It makes for an incredible steak.
>>11044122
Why? There's a ridiculous variety of spices. Why wouldn't that warrant having its own store?

what is the rarest spice?

>>11044128
See
>>11044123

There is a MAXIMUM of 10 different spices there.

>>11044133
So? It's just a basic info-graphic. That doesn't explain what's so bad about a spice shop existing.

>>11043944
I don't know what you should cook, but just to wit here are some spices I commonly can't find in grocery stores that I use:
Saffron
Summer Savory
Whole Nutmeg (sometimes see this around, but not always)

Other than that, I suggest you see what unique or odd things they have that you've never tried, and research some recipes that use them.

>>11044133
Theres more than 10 but whats your point anyway?

for me it's JWH-018

>>11044122
People have been trading spices for millennia, the fuck are you on about?

>>11044148
>responding to trolls
Yeah, don't waste your time.

How bad of an idea is it to use cumin in eggs?

>>11044122
>/pol/tard is shocked to find out people don't buy oregano at Walmart

>>11044178
Depends on how much you like cumin. I think it can be a bit overpowering.

>>11044128
thanks I'll look out for it

>>11044144
is that a research chemical?

>>11044178
Use a pinch.

>>11044187
Does the store sell season mixes? Like rubs for steak and what not?

>>11044329
no, just exotic coffee and rare spices

>>11044346
Interesting. Where do you live?

>>11044351
toronto my dude

>>11044353
Oh okay. You're a lucky guy, the closest spice shop to me is a 2 and half hour drive.

>>11044357
well frankly I haven't bought a single thing since discovering the shop because I have no idea what to buy that's why I made the thread

>>11044144
Careful anon, thas a pretty strong spice

>>11044123
>garlic powder
Are Americans allergic to fresh garlic?

>>11043944
Ask the staff instead. While we might be able to advice you well, they can for sure and more efficiently too.

>>11044069
this has to be the most implicitly uninformed post i've ever read. it's an abstract feel.

Get taragon. For some reason it's not listed in the french section of >>11044123
(I lolled at """"" herbes de Provence """" tho i guess asians lol too when we list "curry" as a spice)
Anyways taragon works great with chicken, fish, white meats in general. Many people don't like it but if it isn't scandalously overpriced give it a try.

>>11045823
I have also never understood this

>>11045842
Explain?

>>11046054
I will later when I fully synthesise my thoughts on the matter

>>11046320
Ok :)

>>11045829
it's owned by this old arab guy who glares at everyone and barely speaks english

I never see juniper in american cooking so I suggest that.
Put in a wild game stew or a beef heart.

Just pick a random spice. Then look up what kind of recipes you can use it for. Learn something new every time you go shopping. If you like the taste, then experiment with it in normal dishes. If you don't, pick some other spice.

But don't make the mistake of buying a dozen new spices in huge amounts.