Flavor Profiles / Common Ingredients

 

Cajun

Bay

Blackening Seasoning

Cayenne

Creole Mustard

Filé (used in gumbos and some jambalaya, other stews)

Oregano

Paprika

Pre-Blended Cajun Seasoning

Rosemary

Tabasco

Thyme

Caribbean

Allspice

Annato (Achiote)

Black Beans

Callaloo

Cilantro

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coconut Milk

Garlic Powder

Ginger

Jerk Seasoning

Mint

Molasses

Nutmeg

Pepper Sauces

Pigeon Peas

Scallion

Sweet Potato

Thyme

Chinese

5 Spice

Garlic

Ginger

Mirin

Oyster Sauce

Ponzu

Rice Wine Vinegar

Sambal Oelek

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

Star Anise

Eastern European

Apple Cider Vinegar

Caraway

Chives

Dill

Juniper

Mace

Marjoram

Mustard Seed

Paprika

Parsley

Sage

Sauerkraut

Savory

Greek

Bay

Currants (Zante)

Dried Figs

Dried Orange Peel

Fennel

Garlic Oregano (greek)

Honey

Jarred Grape Leaves

Lemon

Mint

Nigella

Olive Oil

Olives

Orzo

Parsley

Thyme

French

Bay

Capers

Champagne Vinegar

Chervil

Dijon Mustard

Fleur de Sel

Garlic Powder

Herbes de Provence

Parsley

Red Wine Vinegar

Rosemary

Tarragon

Thyme

Wine

Indian

Asofoetida

Basmati Rice Pilaf Mixes

Bay

Cardamom

Cashews

Cayenne

Chutney, assorted

Cinnamon

Coconut

Coconut Milk

Coriander

Cumin

Curry Powder (only, not really)

Garam Masala

Ginger

Golden Fried Onions

Lentils

Mint

Nutmeg

Paprika

Tamarind

Tandoori Spices

Turmeric

Italian

Balsamic Vinegar

Basil

Caponata

Fava Beans

Fennel

Garlic

Giardiera

Gnocchi

Lemon

Lemon

Mint

Olives

Onion

Oregano

Parsley

Pasta, Tortellini

Pasta, Various

Pine Nuts

Polenta

Red Pepper Flakes

Roasted Red Peppers

White Beans

Japanese

Chile Oil

Dashi (Bonito Flakes & Kombu)

Dried Shiitake Mushrooms

Furikake (a rice seasoning made from nori, sesame seeds, salt, sugar, and sometimes flavored with other ingredients such as dried fish)

Japanese Pepper (Sansho)

Mirin

Miso

Mustard Powder (karashi)

Pickled Ginger

Pickled Vegetables

Rice Vinegar

Scallions

Sesame Seeds

Soy Sauce / Tamari

Toasted Sesame Oil

Wakame

Wasabi

Korean

Bean Sprouts

Fermented soybean paste (doenjang)

Fish sauce

Garlic

Ginger

Kimchee

Napa Cabbage

Pepper flakes (gochugaru)

Pepper paste (gochujang)

Red pepper threads

Rice Syrup (jochung)

Rice Vinegar

Rice Wine (Mirin or Sake)

Sesame oil

Sesame seeds

Soy sauce

Latin American

Adobo

Annatto (Achiote)

Chiles

Chimichurri

Cilantro

Corn

Cumin

Lime

Oregano

Oregano (Mexican)

Rice

Squash

Tomatoes

Guava Spread

Mediterranean

Basil

Bay

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Cloves

Ginger

Oregano

Rosemary

Thyme

Mexican

Black Beans

Chile Powder & Dried Chiles of Many Types

Cilantro

Cinnamon (Mexican Cinnamon)

Coriander

Cumin

Garlic Powder

Oregano (Mexican Oregano)

Tamarind

Middle Eastern

Bay

Bulgur

Canned Fava Beans

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Cumin

Falafel Mix

Fenugreek

Garlic Powder

Ginger

Jarred Grape Leaves

Oregano

Pistachios

Sesame Seed Brittle

Za’Atar

North African / Moroccan

Almonds

Cardamom

Chickpeas

Cinnamon

Cumin

Dates

Dukkah

Ginger

Harissa

Honey

Lentils

Paprika

Raisins

Ras El Hanout

Turmeric

Spanish

Almonds

Anchovies

Bay Leaves

Garlic

Membrillo

Olive Oil

Olives

Piquillo Peppers

Romesco Sauce

Saffron

Sherry Vinegar

Sofrito

Spanish Smoked Paprika (pimento)

Thai

Basil (thai)

Cumin

Garlic

Ginger

Turmeric

Cardamom

Curry Powder (Only, not really)

Fish Sauce

Chile

Lime

Lemongrass

West African

Black Eyed Peas

Cassava

Dried Fish Powder

Garlic

Ginger

Groundnut / Peanut Oil

Ogiri (Fermented Melon Seed Paste)

Onions

Palm Oil

Palm Oil (Red)

Peanuts

Peanut / Groundnut Butter

Plantain

Scotch Bonnet & Other Hot Peppers

Squash, Gourd & Melon Seeds (Egusi)

Tomato Sauce / Paste

Une (Fermented Locust Beans)

Yam

Generic Asian

Bamboo Shoots

Basil (thai)

Bean Sprouts

Canned & Dried Asian Mushrooms (Straw, woods ear, oyster, golden needle, etc.)

Cardamom

Chile

Chile Oil

Cumin

Dashi (Bonito Flakes & Kombu)

Dried Shiitake Mushrooms

Fermented soybean paste (doenjang)

Fish Sauce

Furikake

Garlic

Ginger

Japanese Pepper (Sansho)

Kimchee

Lemongrass

Lime

Mirin

Miso

Mustard Powder (karashi)

Napa Cabbage

Noodles, Glass

Noodles, Ramen

Noodles, Soba

Noodles, Udon

Pepper flakes (gochugaru)

Pepper paste (gochujang)

Pickled Ginger

Pickled Vegetables

Red pepper threads

Rice Syrup (jochung)

Rice Vinegar

Rice Wine (Mirin or Sake)

Scallions

Sesame oil

Sesame Seeds

Soy Sauce / Tamari

Toasted Sesame Oil

Turmeric

Wakame

Wasabi

Wasabi Peas

Water Chestnuts

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