# What are your favorite spices?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-spices/612063>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 7, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-spices/612063 "2012-02-07T12:47:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-spices/612063/41 "2012-02-08T10:04:23Z")

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I voted for cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and black pepper  
I also voted Other: **cardamom** and **cloves**  
I also voted for “oregano”, but I had no choice as “origanum” wasn’t an option 🙂

I forgot to vote for cumin and coriander (the seeds, not the dhanyia leaves) but count those…

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**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-spices/612063/42 "2012-02-08T11:15:43Z")

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cardamom! I carry around a blend of ground cardamom, cinnamon, and cocoa powder, to make bad coffee better.  
chiliis and chili powder  
truffle salt

-I use fresh onions and garlic, not the powdered.  
black mustard seed, not yellow

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**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-spices/612063/43 "2012-02-08T11:17:09Z")

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> [@Taomist](#):
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> Garlic and cumin are the two that I simply cannot add too much of, in anything. And I try!  
> Meatballs with cumin, fried in more cumin, tossed into albondigas made with more cumin..YUM!!!

Roasted vegetables with cumim! Especially cauiflower and okra, roasted crispy!

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