What spice or seasoning do you use most often after

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
January 4, 2009 11:08am CST
salt or pepper? Those being the 2 staples most use, what is next? In my house it is garlic. We have it in many forms here. Garlic salt, garlic powder, minced in a jar. And we use it frequently. What about you?
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25 responses
• United States
4 Jan 09
I cook most of the time. I love spices. I have garlic and onion in my dish. I think I couldn't live cooking without it. It makes the food really smell good. The fresher the better it would taste. Sometimes when I fry it the kids think I am frying chicken or pork. They connect the smell of chicken and pork with garlic and onion. It's funny but true. Seasoning could really make ones food a lot better.
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@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
4 Jan 09
I use salt the most and then I would have to say garlic. I never use pepper I just don't like the taste of it we don't even have pepper in the pepper shaker. I use garlic salt to flavor our roasts and also to flavor the hamuburger that will be used in the spaghetti.
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• Canada
4 Jan 09
crshed chillie peppers in my seasoning. however i have to wait until i take out my daughter's portion before i put the peppers in because she's not as big on spicy food as i am
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
4 Jan 09
Garlic is one of my most used spices too. I have it in the jar minced and garlic powder. I don't normally buy garlic salt though. I also use a lot of onion powder. Parsley is another one I use a lot of.
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@murderistic (2278)
• United States
4 Jan 09
That's a tough one, I'd say it's a tie cinnamon and ginger, because I use them in most everything and I use the same proportions of each.
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• United States
4 Jan 09
We love using Lawry's season salt, of coaurse pepper, and sea salt instead of regular salt. We have tried minced garlic in a jar, but I prefer to chop them up myself.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
5 Jan 09
I use salt and pepper the most then garlic,pepper and garlic mixed,chili powder,sweet basil,soul seasoning,meat tenderizer and bay leaves..
@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
7 Jan 09
Wow, someone else who actually knows about and uses bay leaves! I just bought a huge container of them when I was visiting back home in Louisiana. You can't get them in huge containers like that up here. I use bay leaves in spaghetti sauce, soups, curry dishes, and marinades...as well as any cajun foods that I make. They have a subtle flavor, but it's there.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I love using bay leaves, but your right they only come on small bottles where I live and aren't cheap. But they are worth the extra flavor they bring to dishes. Just not the same when I don't add them.
@tentwo67 (3382)
• United States
5 Jan 09
We use tons of garlic too. In fact, we keep it in many different forms: garlic salt, granulated garlic powder, minced garlic, pureed garlic and whole garlic cloves... and we use them all for different things. We try to not use a ton of salt, but of course use some, and we use a couple of different kinds of pepper too. Other favorite seasonings are Greek Seasoning and Cajun Seasoning.
@tentwo67 (3382)
• United States
5 Jan 09
When I re-read my response about all of the different kinds of garlic, I was reminded of Bubba in Forest Gump talking about all of the different kinds of shrimp!
• United States
4 Jan 09
I use seansoning salt the most. Next to that would be garlic (even though hubby hates the smell, I still use it in recipes; only in lighter amounts). Hubby uses Lemon Pepper on most things. He loves it. We go through more of that spice than anything else.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 Jan 09
I will break my answer into twqo areas. One being seasoning as I seldom use salt due to health and diet issues with my dad etc. We use Mrs Dash for the most part. We have 2 varieties as well, table blend and original blend. These both have a lot of other spices in them. Now as far as spice used the most, other than Mrs. Dash I would say oniopn poweder as the Mrs Dash varieties we use have enought of the other spices like garlic etc. We use a lot of fresh garlic though in cooking as opposed to spices or seasoning garlic. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@Sillychick (3275)
• United States
4 Jan 09
I use garlic most often, either fresh or garlic powder. I also use a lot of basil and hot pepper- either powder or sauce, depending on what I am cooking.
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@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I would also say garlic. I prefer to use fresh garlic in my dishes, but I will sometimes add a little garlic salt or garlic powder to things that I can't put fresh garlic in.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I buy garlic powder but I don't buy the garlic salt since it is two salty and not enough garlic flavor for me. I like to buy Mrs. Dash Garlic and herb and garlic and pepper and Lemon pepper. They can be used in or on just about anything.
@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I know what you mean about garlic salt. I really only use it to add a little garlic flavor to things that I would add salt to. When I make roasted potato wedges in the oven, I will sprinkle chili powder and garlic salt over them. Also, sometimes I will use a little garlic salt when I make tuna salad. I wouldn't add fresh garlic to those things. Normally, though, it's gotta be fresh garlic. It tastes so much better than the dried garlic, powders, and seasoning mixes.
@lisa0502 (1724)
• Canada
4 Jan 09
We also use alot of garlic. My husband does use alot of peppercorn though. I buy something called garlic pepper salt. It is really a good spice to have around. We use it on alot of things and my daughter just loves it on her mac and cheese.
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@ank_47 (1959)
• India
3 Mar 09
we use salt in all recipes ,other than salt we use red chilli powder in all dishes . i don;t use pepper. and other than red chilli powder ,we use ginger garlic paste,whole garam masala we call in india .
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Salt and pepper.....but I like using oregano too alot. I use Rosemary in soups and since I like Italian I use quite a bit of oregano....
• United States
13 Jan 09
I always use salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika
• United States
7 Jan 09
Garlic, Garlic Salt, Garlic Powder, Jamaican Jerk seasoning, Barbecue Salt.. we tend not to add salt and pepper to things but we make up for it, I think, with other sprinkle it on kind of things.
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
19 Jan 09
I use garlic and onions the most.
@johneehs (41)
• Philippines
28 Jan 09
I'm a chili person. I make sure I have with me my chili sauce every time I eat.
• United States
6 Jan 09
I love garlic!! In my family it's nature's seasoning which is pretty great too.