Originally Posted by
Cloudship
I am trying to get a better grasp of what certain spices taste like. Tasting them straight is a little overpowering. What do you suggest as a "medium" to add spice to to learn what the flavor is?
What sort of foods do you like (especially of non-US ethnic varieties)? This can give us an idea of flavo(u)r / spice profiles that you already probably know, but don't know you know it, like cumin, coriander, turmeric, various "warm" spices, various ground peppers such as paprika, aleppo, and so on.