Herbs, spices and seasoning - Dill or be dilled

[Bugaboo]

Do people use basil for anything other than tomato dishes?
I've never seen it used anywhere else

Also buying a huge thing of tomatoes in the summer and making a shit load of sauce and freezing it is awesome. I added ground chicken and turkey (when I ran out of chicken) so with pasta it's a complete meal. The fresh tomatoes really do make a difference. Also do yourself a favor and cook it in the crockpot so you don't have to babysit it

 

[Adamska]

Unless you live in the taste-deficient North of England, the secret to improving any dish is a good seasoning. What are your preferences? Is home-grown better than store bought? Why do white people think that salt counts as seasoning?

Depends on the meal or my mood. For chilis I like a mix of garlic powder, paprika, and cumin. For chicken, I like curry mixes, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, or for a milder chicken rosemary instead of curry mix and cayenne pepper. I do occasionally make old-bay fries as well.

Salt and pepper are just assumed to always be in a dish since I think you have to be a bit of a maniac to not have that shit in your dish naturally.

 

[AnOminous]

Do people use basil for anything other than tomato dishes?

Pesto.

 

[Armchair Psychologist]

Garlic my friends, and lots of it.

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

Garlic, and only garlic.

Garlic is strong. All other seasonings are weak.

 

[Faint taste of butter]

Personally I just put chili flakes in/on just about everything because that' s the shit.
Not as good as garlic though.

€: When I was in Italy I bought garlic/pepperoni/chili oil and that stuff was amazing. Put it on garlic bread before baking for extra flavour and it was great! A few drops of it on pasta with a bit pesto made a really tasty dish as well.

 

[Lizard Pope]

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[wylfım]

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