I went to every supermarket trying to find coriander powder for a special recipe and it was impossible to find
I wish we had some more spices here, but I wouldn't know what to do with most of them. 1 ThymeOoo I love FRESH ‘ERBS, just to further destroy my LOW RENT BENTOS REP
HERB RATE
1. Dill
2. Parsley
3. Coriander
4. Other ones I can’t think of![]()

BIT DUSTY
Some of them are QUITE OLD.BIT DUSTY
I think I've only ever used tarragon with chicken. Dill is usually used with fish.I have never used tarragon or dill, where do you use them? Stews? Meat?
Dill is ace on salmonI have never used tarragon or dill, where do you use them? Stews? Meat?
Yes, I bet a lot of mine are considerably out of date. Herbs I manage to use and replace, but apart from paprika and sumac, I bet most of my spices are used once or twice and then thrown away about 4 years later.Some of them are QUITE OLD.
Make your own pickles? God we have such a different diet. I feel fascinated by some of the stuff you eat, in a good way, I love trying different things. Excepts crisps, sorry.You can use dill to make your own pickles too. I’ve never actually done this, but I want to
I love saffron on rice but I’ve only had it at restaurantsDo you use saffron over there? It is an essential for rice here, quite expensive.
Dill is ace on salmon
Other than that and the occasional basil chucked into a Bolognese my spice rack is strictly ORNAMENTAL only
Make your own pickles? God we have such a different diet. I feel fascinated by some of the stuff you eat, in a good way, I love trying different things. Excepts crisps, sorry.
Isn't this another US/English confusion? Do you meanYou can use dill to make your own pickles too. I’ve never actually done this, but I want to
I don’t have any, but yes we do. It tends to be for colour more than anything else though and I find the much cheaper turmeric does the same job!Do you use saffron over there? It is an essential for rice here, quite expensive.
Ooo I forgot about thyme. I like that in rice and peas. Pop that in at number FOUR1 Thyme
2 Rosemary
3 Spearmint
4 Tarragon
5 Dill
)No I’m talking about the herb too. Putting it in the brine with the cucumbers to make the pickles.Isn't this another US/English confusion? Do you mean?![]()
I think we're talking about dill the herb![]()
So when you say 'dill pickles', does the 'dill' just refer to the herb, and the pickle is a more generic term for what is pickled?No I’m talking about the herb too. Putting it in the brine with the cucumbers to make the pickles.
Not that I’ve ever actually done this
I have never bought SUMAC! What do you use it for?Yes, I bet a lot of mine are considerably out of date. Herbs I manage to use and replace, but apart from paprika and sumac, I bet most of my spices are used once or twice and then thrown away about 4 years later.
The pickle is a pickled cucumber and the dill is the flavor of itSo when you say 'dill pickles', does the 'dill' just refer to the herb, and the pickle is a more generic term for what is pickled?
That's what confuses me - because I pickle just about anything.The pickle is a pickled cucumber
Ok I see the confusion. I would pickle anything (pickled radish, picked asparagus, whatever) but the word “pickle” is usually used for pickled cucumbersThat's what confuses me - because I pickle just about anything.
In general. I had pickle onions for the first time 3 years ago or so, just because I like to try different things. I know they're extremely common in UK, but I've never seen anyone in my family buying them. And same with many other things here. Oh but I discovered banana loaf thanks to Moopy and I've made it a few times already, so good!
Do you mean me or people on moopy in general?
I have an Iranian friend who introduced me to it a few years ago. She told me she uses it pretty much in any way you'd use lemon as a flavour enhancer. I usually stir it into plain hummus, or into labneh with mint it's delicious.I have never bought SUMAC! What do you use it for?