Spice mix

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Whole spices used to create garam masala
A container of pumpkin pie spice

Spice mixes are blended spices or herbs. When a certain combination of herbs or spices is called for in a recipe, it is convenient to blend these ingredients beforehand. Blends such as chili powder, curry powder, herbes de Provence, garlic salt, and other seasoned salts are traditionally sold pre-made by grocers, and sometimes baking blends such as pumpkin pie spice are also available. These spice mixes are also easily made by the home cook for later use.

Masala[]

Masala (from Hindi/Urdu masalah, via Arabic masalih).[1][2] is a term from the Indian subcontinent for a spice mix. A masala can be either a combination of dried (and usually dry-roasted) spices, or a paste (such as vindaloo masala) made from a mixture of spices and other ingredients—often garlic, ginger, onions, chilli paste and tomato. Masalas are used extensively in Indian cuisine to add spice and flavour,[3] most familiarly to Western cuisine in chicken tikka masala and chicken curry, or in masala chai.[4] Other South Asian cuisines including Bangladeshi, Nepali, Pakistani and Sri Lankan, and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Burmese regularly use spice mixes.[citation needed]

Notable spice mixes by region[]

Ingredients for a Gulf-style baharat

Americas[]

East and Southeast Asian[]

  • Five-spice powder, a blend of cassia (Chinese cinnamon), star anise, cloves, and two other spices
  • Húng lìu, a Vietnamese blend
  • Shichimi, a mix of ground red chili pepper, Japanese pepper, roasted orange peel, black and white sesame seed, hemp seed, ground ginger and nori

European[]

  • Adobo, a mix of spices used in Spain and Latin America
  • Fines herbes
  • Beau monde seasoning
  • Garlic salt
  • Herbes de Provence, a Provençal blend of thyme, marjoram, rosemary, basil, bay leaf, and sometimes lavender
  • Italian seasoning, a blend of rosemary, thyme, basil and oregano
  • Khmeli suneli, a blend used in Georgia and the Caucasus region
  • Lemon pepper
  • Mixed spice or pudding spice, a British blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and other spices
  • Mulling spices, a European spice mixture of cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and dried fruit
  • Quatre épices, a French blend of ground pepper, cloves, nutmeg and ginger
  • Seasoned salt, a blend of table salt, herbs, spices, other flavourings
  • Sharena sol, a Bulgarian mixture of summer savoury, paprika and salt, with other optional ingredients
  • Vadouvan, French version of an Indian masala

Middle East and Africa[]

  • Advieh, a spice mixture used in Iranian cuisine and Mesopotamian cuisine
  • , an Ethiopian blend that is milder than berbere or mitmita[7]
  • Baharat, used throughout the Middle East
  • Berbere, an Ethiopian blend
  • Hawaij, Yemenite ground spice mixtures used primarily for soups and coffee
  • Mitmita, a blend of African birdseye chili peppers, cardamom, cloves and salt
  • Ras el hanout, a Maghrebi blend that includes cinnamon and cumin among other spices
  • Yaji, a Hausa spice mix for traditional suya and chichinga kebabs in sahelian West Africa. Made from cayenne, ginger, ground peanuts, dried onion, and chili
  • Za'atar, a Middle Eastern mix which is both an individual herb and a blend of that herb with sesame seeds and sometimes dried sumac

South Asian[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ masala. CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved December 03, 2012.
  2. ^ "masala | Definition of masala in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ V.K. Modi; G.S. Sidde Gowda; P.Z. Sakhare; N.S. Mahendrakar & D. Narasimha Rao (2006). "Pre-processed spice mix formulation and changes in its quality during storage". LWT - Food Science and Technology. 39 (6): 613. doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2005.05.004.
  4. ^ "Spices in Chicken Masala and Chicken Curry Kabsa".
  5. ^ Tomlinson, Mary (2017-12-11). "What's Really in Old Bay Seasoning?". Coastal Living. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  6. ^ Ingraham, Christopher (2016-03-08). "They put Old Bay on everything in Maryland. Soon you will, too". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  7. ^ Kloman, Harry (2011-02-13). "Glossary". Ethiopian Food ♦ Mesob Across America. Retrieved 24 October 2017. Afrinj አፍርንጅ. A very mildly spiced condiment for kids or anyone who can’t handle berbere or mitmita.
  8. ^ "Visiting Sri Lanka soon? Bookmark our guide to feast like a local in Colombo". Vogue India. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

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