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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?

Cumin, coriander, oregano .

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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?

Cumin and fresh cilantro are pretty good suspects.

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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?

The spices I think of are cumin and cilantro.

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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?

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I agree with "cilantro," although I consider it to be an herb, not so much a spice. Always buy it fresh.


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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?


@suzyQ3 wrote:

I agree with "cilantro," although I consider it to be an herb, not so much a spice. Always by it fresh.


We always have fresh cilantro on hand. But when we lived in Rhode Island we were shocked to find that it was about $3 a bunch. Yikes!

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@froggy wrote:

@suzyQ3 wrote:

I agree with "cilantro," although I consider it to be an herb, not so much a spice. Always by it fresh.


We always have fresh cilantro on hand. But when we lived in Rhode Island we were shocked to find that it was about $3 a bunch. Yikes!


@froggy, we'd pay any price! We use it all the time, especially in Mexican and Asian cooking.


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@suzyQ3 wrote:

@froggy wrote:

@suzyQ3 wrote:

I agree with "cilantro," although I consider it to be an herb, not so much a spice. Always by it fresh.


We always have fresh cilantro on hand. But when we lived in Rhode Island we were shocked to find that it was about $3 a bunch. Yikes!


@froggy, we'd pay any price! We use it all the time, especially in Mexican and Asian cooking.


Yeah, we bought it but after being used to .49 or .59 it was a shock.

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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?

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Re: What is the spice or flavoring that makes Mexican food so good?

I like Mexican food, but I don't like Cilantro so, for me, that's not it.