[CH] Re: Jalapeno seasoning
Alex Silbajoris (72163.1353@compuserve.com)
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 18:00:34 -0400
ChefChile scribed:
>Anything referred to as "seasoning salt", "jalapeno salt", "garlic salt",
>"onion salt", etc. etc. etc. should be avoided when cooking. While these
>tems are somewhat useful to some people as a personal seasoning at the
dinner
>table, they really should be avoided in cooking. We all know the perils
of
>too much salt in the diet. These particular seasonings have no different
>flavor than the addition of the individual spices themselves.
Well yes, and if anything they're likely to be more stale or made from
lower-grade ingredients. Plus you can get unexpected things like sugar,
not to mention stabilizers and free-flowing agents.
(Last thing a Chile-Head needs is a free-flowing agent.)
I kinda wonder when I watch my parents shake the Aromat, with all its
strange ingredients. If you haven't tried it, I'll just say it's from
Knorr, and they're not afraid of mysterious chemicals in their dry
products.
I use the mixed seasonings when I'm picnicing or camping, and I need an
all-in-one seasoning. Often I doctor these mixes, adding other ingredients
(usually pepper) to my taste. At home I try to use separate ingredients.
Plus I'll try to avoid dried garlic when I have fresh, etc. As for salt,
I'm amazed at the strength of salt flavor in products like Italian-style
salad dressing. Or a big soft pretzel.
I'll bet a lot of people here have some kind of home-made seasoning mix
centered around ground pepper.
Alex Silbajoris 72163.1353@compuserve.com
Season within reason - sometimes.