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10 spices and seasonings everyone should have in their cupboard to elevate their meals
By Amy Beecham
7 months ago
3 min read
Take stock of your spices and add these 10 essential seasonings into the mix. Your recipes will thank you.
If your cooking style is anything like mine (enthusiastic but a little bit slapdash), your current spice rack probably looks like this: the same three seasonings you rely on time and time again, the saffron you bought for that one recipe and haven’t needed since and a load of other random jars you just never get around to using.
While seasoning is a fine art, it doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, with a few key, hard-working spice blends, you can be well on your way to delicious meals full of flavour, no matter what ingredients you have in the cupboard.
Ready to elevate every meal, from weekend brunches to a weeknight stir fry? Here are the 10 spices and seasonings everyone should have in their cupboard.
Seaweed Coastline Droitwich Salt
Salt doesn’t have to be simple: add a touch of wild fennel and lemon to your dishes with this infused blend.
Tubby Tom’s Garlic x Herb Life Changingly Good seasoning
This universal seasoning is ideal for sprinkling into your pasta sauces, fried mushrooms, roast potatoes and fries, adding to scrambled egg or potato salad and mixing with butter and spread on toast for low-key garlic bread.
Shop Tubby Tom’s Garlic x Herb Life Changingly Good Seasoning, £4.95
Zaytoun Palestinian Za’atar
Cornish Sea Salt Company Everything Bagel seasoning
Shop Cornish Sea Salt Company Everything Bagel seasoning, £2.55
Mill & Mortar Colombo curry blend
For a delightfully yellow sweet and spicy curry, look no further than this Colombo blend from Mill & Mortar which goes well in coconut milk curries and even as a dipping sauce.
Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Cajun seasoning
Add some mild heat to your favourite dishes with this cheekily-named Cajun seasoning. For those who love spice, opt for the “extra hot” version.
Shop Slap Ya Mama Original Blend Cajun seasoning at Amazon, £5.50
Cool Chile Jaliscan birria seasoning kit
Shop Cool Chile Jaliscan birria seasoning kit at Selfridges, £4.99
Just Spices Pasta Allrounder
Ottolenghi Sweet & Smoky Seasoning
The Wasabi Company Sesame seeds with Ume plum
Shop The Wasabi Company Sesame seeds with Ume plum at Selfridges, £6.99
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