Are you salty or sweet?
@1creekgirl (40515)
United States
April 26, 2022 11:21am CST
No, I'm not talking about your "personality", I'm talking about your cooking methods.
Do you use a lot of spicy spices or are your meals a little milder than some?
I guess mine are a combo, although my spicy dishes aren't as spicy as I'd like, but husbands have to be taken into account, lol.
I admit I do use a lot of sugar in my cooking. It seems to be a southern thing, I think. I add a little sugar to spaghetti, soup, chili, pimento cheese, tuna salad, potato salad, chicken salad, and of course lots of sugar in sweet tea.
But if I had to choose only three spices to have to cook with, it would be salt, black pepper, and bay leaves. My son in law is a great cook, he was a chef at one time, but he doesn't use black pepper. I'm thinking, "How in the world can you cook without black pepper!"
I know myLot is a global community. What are your favorite spices for cooking?
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@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
26 Apr 22
I like to use spices when I cook but I can't have it too spicy anymore. My favorite spices are garlic powder (or fresh), onion powder, salt and black pepper ( I use black pepper in or on almost everything) basil for my spaghetti sauce but the one thing I don't add to my food/cooking is sugar (nope not even in my spaghetti sauce)
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
And here I thought we'd probably cook a lot alike, lol. But I also use black pepper in about everything.
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@Marilynda1225 (79706)
• United States
27 Apr 22
@1creekgirl I think we probably do cook similar with just minor variations on some things. At least we both agree on the black pepper 
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
28 Apr 22
What's your favorite salty or spicy dish?
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@sinari (4997)
• Indonesia
28 Apr 22
@1creekgirl All spicy food will be my favorite. Especially the seafood cooked with lots of chili. I also like to eat salted fish, which is eaten with spicy chili sauce. Hm..yummi.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
28 Apr 22
@1creekgirl - The only sugar I like is the sugar in the cakes, pastries and cookies. But I never abuse.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
26 Apr 22
A little salt, onions and garlic. I've never heard of someone adding sugar to spaghetti, soups, chili, chicken salad or potato salad.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
29 Apr 22
@1creekgirl My parents were hillbillies. I still live in the Missouri Ozarks.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
Well, that's probably because you don't have a down home southern mama cooking for you!
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
29 Apr 22
@DaddyEvil Oh, so you are very well used to southern cooking!
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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26 Apr 22
I've never thought of putting sugar into the food items you mentioned. Interesting! Three spices I use quite a bit are oregano, lemon pepper and garlic and herb. Oregano and lemon pepper go great on pizza, garlic and herb spice on chicken. I substitute Necta Sweet for sugar in my ice tea.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
28 Apr 22
I haven't heard of Necta Sweet. Does it taste natural?
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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29 Apr 22
@1creekgirl It's like putting an equal or sweet and low in your coffee. A saccharin type product.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
27 Apr 22
Spices.
Depends
When I cook Indian food I use many
Other times I use very little
But I do use Ginger as often as I can.
Add it to stuff one .ight not normally add it to lol
Like make a sauce with some ginger in it,
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
28 Apr 22
@JimBo452020 Never would have thought of that!
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
28 Apr 22
@1creekgirl
I find ginger really.addictive.
I dried some out and ground it down
Mixed it with weed, and smoked it.
I liked it.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Apr 22
I have a pantry full of spices and seasonings . . . my favorites depend on what I'm cooking. But "overall" I'm probably more on the salty side (not as much as my mom though, she put tons of salt in everything). I might put some sugar in certain curries or sauces, but other than that it's more of a dessert/baking ingredient for me.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Apr 22
@1creekgirl I do notice that in some "savory" recipes that sugar is an ingredient but I often omit it. I even drink coffee or tea without sugar.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
I admit I use too much sugar in so many things.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
27 Apr 22
We can buy here ginisa mix powder or sautéed flavor powder and bullion cubes for flavoring
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
28 Apr 22
@1creekgirl Food taste better with them
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
I bet your critters enjoy your cooking.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Hubs and I don't like really spicy food; and I don't put sugar in anything but spaghetti sauce. I use Morton's Nature's Seasons salt quite a bit.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
28 Apr 22
@1creekgirl No. It has salt in it.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
I'm trying to use less salt, but it's hard, isn't it?
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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26 Apr 22
I love spices and the different colors of veggies in my cooking.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
Different colors of veggies are healthy for us.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
27 Apr 22
Some people like their dish with a hint of sweetness
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
It really does...it helps reduce the acidity of tomato dishes.
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
26 Apr 22
I like spicy food, royco and onions must be included in my food
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
27 Apr 22
I like both salty and sweet, but I am not into my southern roots with sugar in everything. I use garlic, cumin, turmeric, ginger, black pepper a lot.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
28 Apr 22
I've never used cumin or turmeric, but I've heard they're healthy for us.
@snowy22315 (169939)
• United States
27 Apr 22
I like spices although there is a limit.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 22
I don't cook many main meals but I love my rice pudding with cinnamon and nutmeg. I'm mostly a sweet person and don't like really highly spiced meals. Poor Vince takes my tastes into account when he's cooking much as you do your husbands.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
28 Apr 22
I imagine a lot of married couples do that, too.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
26 Apr 22
That's probably healthier for you.
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@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
26 Apr 22
I put black pepper in everything, it's as essential as salt.
If i make sweets at home i make them without sugar, i try to eat healthy. But I'm guilty if eating sweets out sometimes.
And when it comes to cooking, i like curry and thym. Separately.
And if cheese was a spice I'd say cheese too 
. I add cheese to almost everything.
And if cheese was a spice I'd say cheese too . I add cheese to almost everything. 1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
28 Apr 22
Very interesting! I love cheese too, but bad for my high triglycerides.
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