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Every couple of months we clean out our spice drawers (plural ). We toss all the odds and ends into a bowl and use that to season stuff for meal prep.
Then we go to the bulk shop to get very specific amounts of whole spices. I enjoy the process of toasting and grinding them. You can also get them pre-ground at the bulk shop but doing this helps me connect with my.. ancestors I guess?
My favorite spices are cumin and turmeric. Any food with those flavors just taste like home.
One time, I spent 6 months in the gulf / levant. The food was delicious and fresh, but lightly spiced compared to what I like. Then I visited a friend in Sana’a (before the war) and.. the food made me burst into tears. The presence of cumin and turmeric in vast amounts, the dishes… reminded me of food in Singapore / Malaysia / Indonesia.
As it turns out, many of my favorite dishes from home were of Arab origin.. specifically from Hadamawt, Yemen. So many of the dishes I tried were pretty much the same as what I might have back in my very specific corner of maritime SE Asia.
Spice is the spice of life!
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