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Seasonings and Flavorings
Adding spice to your life!
Seasonings and Flavorings
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Seasonings – enhancing the natural flavor of
the food without significantly changing its
flavor.
Flavoring – adding new flavor to a food.
Seasonings and Flavorings
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Main ingredients = main sources of flavor
Spices, herbs and flavorings enhance the
natural flavor, not replace or recover it.
When to Season and Flavor
Seasoning
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Most often done at the end of the cooking
process.
“adjust the seasoning”
Salt and Pepper are often added at the
beginning.
Some herbs and spices are added in the
beginning to impart a specific flavor profile.
Be aware of the concentration factor.
When to Season and Flavor
Flavor
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Added at any time depending on the cooking
time, process and ingredient
At the end, usually fresh herbs, brandy or
condiments.
Flavorings need heat to release
Ground spice release more flavor
Flavors are “volatile”
Common Seasonings and Flavoring
Ingredients
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Salt – the most widely used to “enhance”
flavor.
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You can always add more!
Pepper – add the “heat”.
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Whole, crushed or ground black pepper (DR)
White pepper –when color matters
Green peppercorns used in multi-mixes
Common Seasonings and Flavoring
Ingredients
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Red or cayenne pepper – different family same
result.
Lemon Juice – adds acid
Fresh herbs – variety and intensity
Mirepoix
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Onion, (garlic, shallots) carrots, and celery
Trinity – Cajun cuisine
Prepared mustard
Grated rind – orange, lemon
MSG – caution may have “ill” effect.
Herbs and Spices
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Herbs- leaves of certain plants that usually
grow in temperate climates
Spices – buds, fruits, flowers, bark, seeds
and roots of plants and trees – many tropical
Use of Herbs and Spices
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Know the products
Store dried in a cool
place
Buy in small
containers
Don’t skimp
Ground enhance
more quickly
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Use a sachet for
flavoring liquids
Add a little and taste,
you can always add
more.
Enhance not dominate
If uncooked, it takes
more time to flavor
Always taste before
serving
Spice & Herb Chart
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Get one!
Use it as a guide
Get to know the spices and herbs you
commonly use.
Understand the difference between fresh, dry
and freeze dried.
Uses spices and herbs that are culturally
appropriate – authentic cuisine.