Know you spice blends : Lebanese Zaatar, Mexican Adobo, Indian Garam Masala, French 4 Spices, Chinese 5 Spices, Japanese Shichimi, Moroccan Ras el Hanout. How to make those spice blends, and which food to pair them with.Important : Its crucial when youre putting a spice mix together, to keep the ingredients list to a BARE MINIMUM. Otherwise all spice blends will end up tasting the same.Chinese Five Spice Powder- 1 Star anise (bajiao, )- 1 tsp Cloves (dingxiang, )- 1 Cinnamon stick (rougui, )- 1 tsp Sichuan pepper (huajiao, )- 1 tsp Fennel seeds (xiaohuixiang, )Indian Garam Masala :- 1 TBSP - Cinnamon or 2 STICKS- 1 TBSP - Cloves- 1TBSP - Black peppercorns- 1 TSP - Black cardamom podsLebanese Zaatar- 3 TBSP dried thyme- 2 TBSP ground sumac- 2 TBSP sesame seeds- pinch salt. Do not overcomplicate it.French Four Spice Powder- 1 tsp Cinnamon- 1 tsp Cloves- 1 tsp Nutmeg- 1 tsp Black PepperMexican Adobo Spice mix :- 1 TBSP Oregano- 1 TBSP Cumin- 1 TSP Garlic- 1 TBSP Onions- 1 TSP chiliJapanese Shichimi Togarashi- 1 TBSP Chili flakes- 1 TSP Sansho pepper - Sichuan pepper- 1 TSP Orange or Mandarine zest- 1 TSP Seaweed- 1 TBSP Sesame- 1 TSP Ginger- 1 TSP Hemp seedsGreat music by KOGNITIFhttps://soundcloud.com/kognitifofficial/my-freedom-has-no-pricehttp://kognitif.bandcamp.com/Did you noticed ? I am wearing my own CLOTHING BRAND ! Pizza Shirt and Power-drill guns in the kitchen :) Buy them and support the French Guy's adventures on : http://www.dftba.com/frenchguycookingOR I might be wearing my favorite French clothes from Saint-James. Check them out on Saint-James.fr !Cock-a-doodle-doo ! Cocorico !! http://www.saint-james.frFacebook : http://www.facebook.com/frenchguycooking for mouth watering photos and good discussions ;)Instagram : http://instagram.com/frenchguycookingTwitter :http://www.twitter.com/frenchguycookinI am thinking of making an ber cool cookbook, so if you are interested, drop me a line there : http://www.frenchguycooking.com/the-cookbook-projectLots of love,Alex
