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Linda Hutchinson (lipant@sympatico.ca)
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:47:40 -0400
I like cumin in Indian food and some others but don't like it in a simple
tomato salsa. I love the taste of tomatoes and cumin overpowers it.
Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Silbajoris
To: chile heads
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 4:25 PM
Subject: [CH] Cumin (was Pickled Farm-Stand Tomatoes with Jalapeņos)
> From: love2troll@kc.rr.com
>I never liked until started subbing whole seeds for ground & using less
>than
> called for.
Not me, I instantly loved cumin the first time I smelled and tasted it.
In the 1970s we would buy "Trail Boss Chili" in a packaged mix similar to
Hamburger Helper today. It was Rotelle-shaped pasta, to which you added
ground meat, with a seasoning packet that of course didn't have much pepper
heat but was quite heavy on the cumin. I didn't know what that flavor was
but I loved it.
Fast-forward to being old enough to go hit the (then crummy) local Mexican
restaurants, discover that flavor again, and finding out what it was. So I
started to buy it and add it to other foods.
One thing I started to make was a simple mix I called C Salt: equal parts
ground cumin, ground cayenne pepper, and salt. Add it to typical mild wimpy
"chili" like from a restaurant chain to get a much more serious product.
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