Herb & Spice Mixes Category

This is mixture of ginger, rose buds, and numerous spices. It's often used to season meats.

See the Basa Genep posting on RecipeSource.com.

This is a seasoning mix manufactured by Spices Islands that combines salt, onion, and celery flavors.

This is a spicy chili blend.

Look for this in Middle Eastern markets.

Don't confuse chili powder, a spice blend, with chile powder, a close relative of cayenne.

Don't confuse this with panch phoron, a Bengali spice mix that's sometimes called "five spice." For a more detailed recipe, visit the Five Spice Powder posting on RecipeSource.com.

This Japanese salt substitute combines black and white sesame seeds, nori, red shiso leaves, and additional flavorings.

You can buy this either whole or ground. Durban is a well-regarded brand.

Cavender's is a popular brand.

This is a spice mixture used for stews, soups and meat rubs. A version is also used in coffee.

Dried is an acceptable substitute for fresh.

See the Hunan Blended Spices posting on RecipeSource.com.

This mild Kashmiri chili powder is used in Indian cooking to add flavor and color.

Khmeli suneli is a traditional Georgian spice mix. It usually contains some combination of coriander, basil, celery seed, parsley, fenugreek, summer savory, mint, bay leaves, dill, cloves and parsley. Khmeli suneli is used to flavor sauces and stews.

This is the catch-all Hindi term for a spice mixture. Popular masalas include garam masala, chat masala, and sambar masala.

Menudo is a Mexican soup made with tripe and hominy. This is the seasoning mix that helps it go down.

This is a mixture that combines celery seed, black pepper, salt, paprika, mustard seed, red pepper, bay leaves, cloves, allspice, ginger, mace, cardamom, and cinnamon. To make your own: See the recipe for Old Bay seasoning posted on RecipeSource.com.

This is a Bengali spice mix that combines aniseed, cumin, fenugreek, mustard and nigella. Don't confuse it with Chinese five spice powder, which is completely different.