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Spice Mix Chart

Berbere Spice Mix(Ethiopian) dried red chiles, black peppercorns, ground ginger, cloves, coriander seeds, ajowan, allspice berries, greed cardamom seeds, fenugreek, cinnamon stick

Chat Masala (Indian) ground asafoetida, mint, ginger, ajowan, cayenne, black salt, mango powder, cumin, dried pomegranate seeds Chili Powder Ingredients vary widely but usually include: garlic, onion, cumin, oregano, allspice, salt and other spices.

Curry Powder (Basic) dried red chiles, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, fenugreek seeds, ground ginger, ground turmeric

Five Spice Powder star anise, fagara, cassia, fennel seeds, cloves

Garam Masala(Indian) The name translates to hot mixture: cumin, coriander seeds, cardamom, black peppercorns, cloves, mace, bay leaf, cinnamon Herb Salt sea salt, bay leaves, dried thyme, dried rosemary, dried oregano

Jerk Seasoning(Jamaican) chiles, thyme, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, garlic, onions

Mixed Pudding Spice coriander seeds, cinnamon stick, allspice berries, whole cloves, nutmeg, ground ginger

Quatre-Epices (French) The name means four spices: black peppercorns, whole cloves, nutmeg, ground ginger

Panch Phoran (Indian) cumin seeds, fennel, mustard, fenugreek, nigella

Pickling Spice black peppercorns, yellow mustard seeds, hot red pepper flakes, allspice berries, dill seed, mace, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, whole cloves, ground ginger

Ras-el Hanout (North African) Translates to top of the shop: peppercorns, cardamom, mace, galangal, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, ash berries, cloves, ginger, turmeric, nigella, lavender, rosebuds, orrisroot, cassia, fennel seeds

Sansho Seven Spice Mixture (Japanese) sansho, seaweed, chile, orange peel, poppy seeds, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds

Spice Salt sea salt, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, cloves

Zahtar (Middle Eastern) sumac, roasted sesame seeds, ground thyme


Sausage Categories:

Fresh sausage made from meats that are neither cured nor smoked. They must be cooked before serving.

Cooked sausage made from uncured meats that are cooked but not smoked.

Cooked, smoked sausage made from cured meats that are lightly smoked, then cooked. They do not require further cooking. These include bologna and hot dogs.

Uncooked, smoked sausage either cooked or cured meats that are smoked and then later cooked before serving.

Dry Sausage also called summer sausage (because it can be kept in warm weather without refrigeration) and

seminary sausage (because it is associated with the type of sausages made at monasteries), made from cured sausage that is air-dried under controlled time temperature-humidity conditions. They may or may not be smoked. Lebanon bologna, salami, kosher sausage, and Spanish chorizo are examples of such sausages.

Specialty meats a wide range of products made from cured or noncured chopped or comminuted meats, usually baked or cooked rather than smoked and formed into loaves to be sliced and served cold in salads or sandwiches or as a breakfast meat, like scrapple.