Which is your favorite spice ?

Greece
May 23, 2010 3:27pm CST
I love cooking. Spices are for the food as necessary as love is for life. I usually use cinnamon and clove gillyflower.
9 responses
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
23 May 10
My favorite spice would have to be garlic. It taste so good but it also good for your inmune system. I know cinnamon is good for you too I usually put that on my dry cereal. I never heard of gillyflower, what is it and how do you use it?
• Greece
24 May 10
take a look here http://nostimia.blogspot.com/2010/05/clove-gillyflower.html clove gillyflower can be used at food (like mouzaka)and at deserts (like walnut pie) you can find the recipe at my blog. If you need help ask me.
• Greece
24 May 10
my blog: nostimia.blogspot.com
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
24 May 10
Thank you will check it out.
@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
23 May 10
My favorite is garlic. It is so versatile and can be used so many ways. It also smells great.
• Greece
23 May 10
i use garlic almost in every recipe, but i think that garlic isn't a spice.
@speakeasy (4171)
• United States
24 May 10
I know that fresh it is considered to be a vegetable/herb. However, if I want to buy garlic powder or garlic salt I find it in the spice section; not, the produce section.
@devi53 (347)
• India
20 Oct 11
Diabetic patient if they use milk boiled with garlic is good.
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
28 May 10
It is definitely too hard to just pin down one favorite. I like spicy foods, so curry, red pepper flakes, etc., would appeal to me. I use all of the spices I think and if I haven't I am always searching for a recipe that calls upon some new and exotic spices. A few I love are: Curry, Garlic, all spice, cinnamon, cumin, cloves, saffron, fresh oregano or mint, thyme, cilantro, ginger... I think I can go on for days on this one!!
@chulce (1537)
• United States
23 May 10
Great question, I am actually quite fond of garlic and its healing properties. I use it a lot in many dishes that I prepare for dinner. When I am making sweet things, I love to use cinnamon for the little bite that it provides for cookies and things.
• Greece
23 May 10
try to use cinnamon when you cook veal with tomatoes sauce
• Philippines
25 May 10
I also love spices on my food. For me, garlic is definitely one of my favorites. Just the smell of garlic makes me so hungry and eat like there's no tomorrow. :-D.I also like turmeric especially on my rice.
@devi53 (347)
• India
20 Oct 11
i also like cooking, ginger, garlic are my favorite, it is good for stomach also. Using too much spices is not good for health. one who loves cooking can make delicious food.
@airakumar (1553)
• India
24 May 10
Hi manousina, I love cooking too and I use spices in my recipes to add more taste and so that it could be more healthy and also easy to digest and also as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth.. In the kitchen, spices are distinguished from herbs, which are leafy, green plant parts used for flavoring. I use dried fruits or seeds, such as fennel, mustard, and black pepper. I also use Chili Powder which is made from dried chilies, usually blended with garlic, onion, cumin, oregano, chili peppers, allspice, garlic, and salt. Cumin has a penetrating musty, earthy flavor with some green, grassy nuances. Cumin is available as whole seed and ground. It is a principal ingredient in both chili powder and curry powder. There are more I use.. Thanks.
@mspitot (3824)
• Philippines
24 May 10
for me, garlic and onion cause they really important in asian cuisine.
24 May 10
Cause I am from Greece i think that clove gillyflower gives to food perfect taste.specially to mouzaka