What are your default "this needs to taste better" spices and sauces? The spice bottles and condiments and toppings you ALWAYS keep around because they work for almost every meal, they're just too good? The things you end up adding even when the meal doesn't need it because "oh that always works"? - ThreadSky

junipertheory.bsky.social • 68 days ago

What are your default "this needs to taste better" spices and sauces? The spice bottles and condiments and toppings you ALWAYS keep around because they work for almost every meal, they're just too good? The things you end up adding even when the meal doesn't need it because "oh that always works"?

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geostatonary.bsky.social•68 days ago

Salt, sugar, assorted vinegars, lemon juice, powdered stock, butter, wine, red pepper flakes

Also garlic

geostatonary.bsky.social•68 days ago

Basically it needs to be saved by tasting more something, in which case it depends, or it needs to taste more like itself, in which case the above can all be used to amplify, balance, or brighten what's already there

geostatonary.bsky.social•68 days ago

This is technically answering the wrong question but if I'm cooking I'd rather head things off before they get bland or buy something to eat that's already good

dswgratm.bsky.social•68 days ago

Cayenne pepper, italian seasoning(oregano and rosemary),garlic powder, paprika,black pepper, curry powder, cumin,... spicy mayo. I used to use lemon pepper religiously, but haven't really found a lot of uses for it.

samkeeper.bsky.social•68 days ago

absolutely fascinated by the fact that ALL the replies are in the form of quote tweets

junipertheory.bsky.social•68 days ago

Everybody wants their takes to be seen by their followers; this is the sort of question that you proudly display your answer to, not hide in a reply

what's also fascinating to me is how many people are going "ah yes here's every spice in my cabinet" okay sure but that doesn't help

samkeeper.bsky.social•68 days ago

is it hyperbolic of me to kinda feel like this is a perfect microcosm of how the design philosophy of twitter is destroying everyone's brains because that is basically how I feel about it, also smoked paprika.

junipertheory.bsky.social•68 days ago

The one real thing I've learned is that I need lao gan ma

samkeeper.bsky.social•68 days ago

they didn't have any at waji's again this week, rip 😩 society really is crumbling

antagonic.bsky.social•68 days ago

smoked paprika, miso, tamari, tomato paste, lao gan ma, good maple syrup. Very few things I cook or eat that can't be improved with one or more of the above.

amagire.bsky.social•68 days ago

fresh ginger, anchovies or anchovy paste, cavender's all-purpose greek seasoning, poultry rub from the local butcher that has lavender in it, and I always have like 6-8 different hot sauces around

andromesa-draco.bsky.social•68 days ago

Garlic for most, Oregano if it's a sauce, Worcestershire if it's meat, Ketchup because I'm a weirdo.

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