My enthusiasm of cooking begins from my spice
cabinet in the kitchen ….I have this bad habit of collecting (or wanting to collect) all sort of spices that are
available in the store… what kind of spices? I will start with South Asian
spices, then Asian, then Mexican, perhaps Italian next…alas kitchen cabinet of
my small apartment can only hold so much…and South Asian spices itself got so many
different varieties that they alone could fill my entire space.
However, since I mostly cook Bengali food at home…my few essential spices are cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam
masala (whole and powder), and red chilli powder...I will start panicking for a new purchase when only 1/4th container has been used of these spices.
When cooking outside the box..my next favourite cuisine would be Middle Eastern ….and sumac powder goes best with any kind of kebab
and dry bbq meat...along with saffron with any rice dish.
Usually a woman could go out of control when shopping in the mall…well that is me in a grocery store ..specially in Chinese market, middle
eastern gourmet store and mostly in Indian (desi) store. I feel a strong connection to my
ethnicity (UAE and Bangladesh)…and those store reminds me of my youth...when my father took me to local market back in the days. Anyway, back to present....I want to visit spice market in Turkey and Egypt and bring back some spices as souvenirs..[and as part of my collection]..I have heard so much about those markets (souqs).....my future plan is to collect all those spices and build them a home- i.e create a beautiful custom made shelf or rack holder ..... and bring the world to my kitchen. :) ....ahhh bucket list!
One of my favourite site to browse: http://www.silkroadspices.ca/t/categories/spices
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