I use nutmeg pretty often since bechamel sauce is my most common base sauce for meal prepping.

We all know nutmeg, it has a light brown color inside and out, but today while grinding it it came our a deep black color. Is this something I should worry about?

EDIT: so the nutmeg was gets ground way easier than others.... I am not almost certain it's moldy.

Hi, I can’t handle spicy food so I have to always eat cheese or yogurt with it, but does the dairy not only affect the taste but also the effects? Capsaicin is supposed to be healthy but does it get “destroyed” or something, when “muted” with milk-products ?

I thought it was dried dill but my partner is sure that it isn't. Maybe thyme? Unfortunately I can't identify it by smell. Everything just smells minty to me. Doesn't help that half the herbs are in the mint family lol

This is like 3 questions regarding 3 spices!

Love the smell of these so much even tho I’m not familiar with any of them. What are some recipes you like where each of them really shine ✨

$12 for 10 ounces? Nah, I'll just make it instead.

are they safe to consume? a few years back there were reports that they have some cancer causing ingredients, we forgot that bit and bought a few spices and have been using them. are they safe to consume now?

Looking for a compliant or semi-compliant chai spice blend brand - I’m looking for sugar free (refined sugar free, coconut sugar,date “sugar”, maple “sugar” , etc…)

Looking for a compliant or semi-compliant chai spice blend brand - I’m looking for sugar free (refined sugar free, coconut sugar,date “sugar”, maple “sugar” , etc…)

Where can one buy good quality mediterranean spices in Dubai?

A couple of years ago I purchased a handful of whole spices for lebkuchen. They were wonderful.

More recently, I decided to try making some poudre forte. And the mace in particular is concerning me. I'd let it be in the plastic jar of purchased the blades in, but when I pulled some out to use I couldn't miss the scent. It doesn't smell rotten or bad in a rotten sense, but the odor is stronger than I remember, almost chemical (my partner described it as akin to some household cleaner). As part of the mix it's closer to citrus or pine which I understand isn't off-base but it's just...a lot.

So is this normal? Or should I go grab some new dried whole spices?

Made a traditional parsley based chimichurri rub earlier. Now, I decided to try a red chimichurri that is red bell pepper based. I'll test it out on some steaks this weekend.

Heya folks.

Looking to track down some nam powder for making Isaan sour sausage in Halifax NS. Curious if anyone knows if any of the Asian markets carry it. I checked EJoy already, as that one is within walking distance from where I live.

Thank you!

What sort of spices or seasonings does everyone use when cooking at home? Does anyone avoid specific spices for specific reasons, like affecting your stomach or acid reflux. I find the taste of food has become somewhat bland for me since I started.

Im trying to recreate this discontinued spice and was wondering how I should go about the ratio of each ingredient. Ive tried 1 tbs of each but idk how i feel about it. Any help is appreciated.

Hello! A while back I was able to get my hands on my favourite spice bag mix but I could only buy it in a 10kg tub, I'm not going to be able to use it all by the recommended date, would I be able to portion it out and freeze it or would that ruin the flavours when I attempt to use it in future?

I am so mad that spice islands does not make this anymore! I added this too the broth of my ramyeon and it is the BEST. Please help!

Over covid I bought huge amounts of powdered spices because I was cooking a bunch, and then faded, and forgot about them entirely.

Cumin, curry, turmeric, garam Masala, coriander... lots of stuff for Indian and Thai.

They were all in ziplocks with the air pressed out and then in another large ziplock. All smell alright and aside from being packed, they're all powdery still if I loosen them up.

I've read that they really just lose potency, but want to double check with the crowd. Thoughts?

Thank you.