Chili powder is actually a mix of several different herbs and spices–most commonly, it is cumin, oregano, black pepper, garlic, and chile pepper. It may also contain coriander, cloves, and/or turmeric. Chili powder is an indispensable ingredient in American Southwestern cooking, Mexican cuisine, and many Spanish dishes. The type of chile used in chile powder [...]
Also known as Jamaican pepper, allspice is the dried berry of the pimenta dioica plant. It tastes like a combination of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and juniper–hence, its name “allspice.” Mayans used allspice to embalm their dead, Aztecs used it as an ingredient in their hot chocolate, and today most Americans use it in sweet baked [...]
