Mexican Food

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Species and seasonings are often used in cooking to give your dishes their distinct flavor. This could not be truer for making ethnic dishes such as Mexican chicken and Italian. Each ethnicity has its own set of spices and seasonings that make their dishes stand out from the others.

Cumin: When you purchase taco salsa seasoning mix or flavoring in the grocery store, cumin is the species that gives it that distinctive flavor. However, cumin can also be used in other Mexican dishes such as stews, on grilled meat, lamb and chicken.

Cilantro: Cilantro is actually a member of the carrot family and it is related to parsley. You may also have heard it called coriander. It is a most commonly used in salsa, Pico de Gallo, salads and Maxine sauces.

Chile powder: Chile powder is actually a combination of dried powdered chilies, cumin and oregano. You may find other ingredients in some mixes, but those are the basics.

Chipotle: Chipotle is actually dried, smoked jalapenos. Chipotle is a popular salsa seasoning mix to use for sauces, salsa and marinades such as adobo.

Garlic: Garlic is a probably the most common seasoning used in Mexican cooking. As a matter of fact you can add garlic to just about any Mexican recipe for added flavor. Fresh garlic and garlic powder are the most common forms of garlic used in recipes.

Onion: Fresh or powdered, you can’t go wrong with adding onion to just bout Mexican dish. As a matter of fact, onion and garlic are often used in conjunction with one another and adds a really nice touch of flavor.

Other tangs you will find in authentic Mexican cooking are cinnamon, cloves and anise. Cocoa and peanut butter are mixed with other seasonings to make mole. Mole is a thick sauce usually spread on rotel Mexican chicken for a distinct flavor. Cocoa is also widely used in other Mexican dishes as well.

Cinnamon, cloves, cumin, oregano, garlic and other spices are blended together to make this distinctive Mexican seasoning.

You can also combine any of the above mentioned spices together to create your own Mexican seasoning.