What is the One Spice You Could Never Give Up?

[liuzhou]

6 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

White pepper is just black pepper with the coating removed, yes?

 

No.

[Smithy]

52 minutes ago, TicTac said:

FINE then!!!  Pepper it is!

 

I put that shit on everything!!!

 

😆

 

My husband was the same! He liked a little egg with his pepper at breakfast! And we nearly came to blows, early in our marriage, over the amount of pepper he put in his split pea stew! I, however, rarely reach for the pepper grinder.

 

I still think it's cumin for me.

 

And yes, this is a fun discussion. 

[Tropicalsenior]

10 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

White pepper is just black pepper with the coating removed,

I agree with everything you say except this.

Although they both come from the same Berry the difference is in the Harvest and preparation of that Berry. The Taste is completely different and they are not interchangeable. This article gives a pretty comprehensive overview.

10 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

I hereby declare that chillis are vegetables

 

10 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

 

I wondered when somebody would mention that.

[C. sapidus]

15 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

 

No.

 

9 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Although they both come from the same Berry the difference is in the Harvest and preparation of that Berry. The Taste is completely different and they are not interchangeable. This article gives a pretty comprehensive overview.

 

 

You both make fair points. As a comparison, chilli varieties are legion, they can be harvested ripe or unripe, and they can be prepared in myriad ways (pickled, dried, smoked, etc.). But they are all chilies.

 

So in my world, pepper includes black and white, despite the fact that they are harvested and prepared differently.

[Tropicalsenior]

Chili's are technically a fruit or a berry. They impart a spicy flavor but the question remains, are they a spice?

[liuzhou]

19 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

This article gives a pretty comprehensive overview.

 

This one goes into more detail.

 

 

[Dr. Teeth]

On 11/20/2024 at 3:18 PM, gulfporter said:

I stole this topic from a NY Times story last week.  

 

What spice would you pick? 

 

Mine would be Smoked Spanish Paprika

Me as well.   Not even close.   I’ve tried a number of fancy ones, but I find I rather like Penzeys 

[scubadoo97]

On 11/20/2024 at 3:37 PM, Smithy said:

Cumin

Outside of salt and pepper cumin is a staple for certain dishes I grew up with.   I have a big container of whole cumin seeds and grind as needed.

[AAQuesada]

There are several I would never be with out but would put an umbrella over the Fennel family: Fennel seed, Lucknow fennel seed and fennel pollen