Style of cooking. Below are some examples emphasizing seasonings and spices:
- Chinese Cuisine — Black bean pastes are often blended with hot chiles fried in oil. Popular spices include pepper, curry powder, garlic, ginger, star anise and onion.
- Indian Cuisine — Chiles, turmeric and cumin are ingredients found in curries, pickles and chutneys. Other popular spices include garlic, cardamom, anise, ginger, red pepper and fennel.
- Jamaican Cuisine — Jerk seasoning, a blend of chile paste, garlic, cinnamon and allspice; mustard seed and prepared mustard are blended together and rubbed on meat to flavor.
- Mexican Cuisine — Chile peppers, cumin, coriander, oregano and garlic are typical seasonings.
- Thai Cuisine — Cloves, coriander, cilantro, anise, white pep- per and chile peppers are popular in Thai cooking.