Question about seasonings

[Chubbo]

Seasoning.

In a previous post, I praised garlic, but failed to mention my most used seasoning.

My most used seasoning, is hot peppers., especially jalapeños.

I use hot pepper sauce on my breakfast eggs, 7 days a week, 12 months a year, with few exceptions.

I've been jovially advised by friends; 'You'd best use the creek, to keep from settin' the woods on fire'. Some of you, folks, will get the gist of their advice.

Chubbo

 

[Chubbo]

Dill Pickles

I am 91 years old, and have savored, ate, and enjoyed, Dill pickles, since before I can remember.
Today I encountered the first sliced dill pickles, that were too tough to eat. They were the popular brand Vlasic, in date, most attractive, best tasting Sandwich dill chips, that I've seen, but the skins of them were like Plastic, and unchewable.
I've been unable to contact Vlasic, but soon will.
Has anyone else encountered this problem?

Chubbo

 

[AZ Buckshot Bill]

So what was the "mystery" seasoning
you say you cannot find any more?

It might have another name or a
substitute may easily be available.

Skip the canned chicken. Buy whole
roasted ones from the deli of your
grocery or pick up packages of
fresh roasted Perdue chicken packs with
various flavors.

Also your ingredients might well work with
shrimp, often found cooked, deveined and
frozen in your fish department.

Snowman, would you please tell us the name of the spice/spices that you can't find anymore so the many cooks here can help you find a reasonable substitute??

I sure am curious and I expect a lot of others are too!
And Costco rotisserie chicken sliced, chopped,shredded or cubed works great in all these great recipes that everybody has listed.
Good Luck- you sure have made me hungry for supper!!
Buckshot Bill

 

[IronSkillet]

I would recommend this one: If you are looking for easy to follow good eating check out Chef John Food Wishes on YT.

 

[Yaworski]

Zydeco is a music genre .

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[snowman]

Snowman, would you please tell us the name of the spice/spices that you can't find anymore so the many cooks here can help you find a reasonable substitute?? Buckshot Bill

Thank you, Bill. I'll have to ask my lady friend down the street when I see her next; I don't remember what it was called. We bought the stuff at a T.J. Maxx store; came in a glass jar. I've never seen it at any other place; nor have I seen it online.

Will get back with you when I know anything further.

Regards,
Andy

 

[AZ Buckshot Bill]

Much obliged, Andy. And good luck with the search. I understand- It's really maddening to count on a certain food item and then- poof! it's gone. Has happened to my wife and me with a lot of things we relied on and liked.

BB

 

[glenwolde]

When I stir fry (be it Asian style or even fajitas) the last thing to go in is low-salt soy sauce. If the pan is hot it will caramelize. I'm a fan of Hoisin sauce too at times. But go easy on it.

I do not like to use pre-made seasoning mixes. Most have way too much salt. Plus as you have found out they disappear.

I look at the ingredients and/or the internet and make my own with much less or (most frequently) no salt. It's not a dietary restriction for me, just personal taste.

If you google your missing brand you'll likely find a knock-off recipe.

 

[hemiram]

I've noticed since I started losing weight to get my hip replaced that my craving for salt has increased tremendously. Seems like even the stuff I eat that had a pretty good amount of salt in it now seems to need more. Well, at least I'm down about 35 pounds so far. Last month, I lost 16 pounds in 31 days! New pants are going to be ordered soon.

 

[Chubbo]

Garlic

Garlic has no antidote. Perhaps you mean anecdote.

Yaworski, As too my garlic anecdote, It was truly an anecdote. Garlic is also truly an antidote, as it has 11 proven health benefits.

I must stand firm in my terminologies, but I do accept your gracious criticism. I believe, banter adds pizzazz to a forum.

Your forum statistics show that you haven't made any friends yet. So, I've applied, to become one.

Chubbo

 

[Chubbo]

Hot sauce

If one observes the procedure, that's needed to produce one small bottle of Tobacco hot pepper sauce, one would doubt that it could be produced for under $50.00 per bottle.
If you have not watched this procedure, it would behoove you to do so. I believe that most of their hot sauces also contain garlic.
I embellish all of My breakfast, egg dishes, with Tabasco's hot sauces, and they are truly enjoyable.

Chubbo

 

[rockquarry]

If one observes the procedure, that's needed to produce one small bottle of Tobacco hot pepper sauce, one would doubt that it could be produced for under $50.00 per bottle.
If you have not watched this procedure, it would behoove you to do so. I believe that most of their hot sauces also contain garlic.
I embellish all of My breakfast, egg dishes, with Tabasco's hot sauces, and they are truly enjoyable.

Chubbo

Regular Tabasco may be the only Tabasco product without garlic. I like garlic, but some hot sauce bottlers really get carried away with it to the point of reducing flavor by overpowering their product with garlic. Most, maybe all of the Sriracha sauces seem a bit too garlic-laden, but some may prefer garlic flavor over pepper flavor.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The ingredients of the second most precious liquid on the planet.

 

[Nevada Ed]

I enjoy "Rooster sauce" and other Asian sauces but one spice I like is Ginger.

The only problem is that the only thing that will hold a lot of Ginger & Garlic
is my Asian chicken wings with Hoisin sauce, where I can enjoy the flavors and heat.

If I get carried away with the " 5 star", my wife lets me know, in a hurry.

 

[snowman]

Once again I would like to thank all of you for your willingness to assist me. I'm using a combination presently that is decent, but I would like to experiment with some of your suggestions to see if I could improve things.

This post is for AZ Buckshot Bill and any others who asked about the seasoning I mentioned in my initial post which I hadn't been able to find. I want to clarify that I'm not bent on finding that particular one. I just wanted to mention that it was pretty good while I had it available, and I wouldn't mind having some in the house again. I asked my lady friend if she recalled the name of it, and she indicated that she had some left at her place. It is one of a number of concoctions which the maker calls "The Gourmet Collection, Spice Blends", and this particular blend is called "Roast Vegetables and Fries". My lady friend found me another one after I used up the one mentioned, and I can't recall the complete name, but it was something like, "________ , Tomato, and Basil". It was pretty good also.

She told me the other night that she had found these online, but I haven't had a chance to look at them yet. I rarely buy things online, largely due to high shipping charges. If I can locate them and shipping is reasonable, I might go for it.

Regards,
Andy

 

[Alexander Martin]

The individual seasonings are much better than blended ones which often contain an incredible amount of salt. The individual seasonings will often replace the need for salt and your food will have a better taste. It's trial and error work to get it just right, but worth the trouble.

Start with the basics like ground cayenne pepper, basil, rosemary, parsley, oregano, cilantro, thyme, and ground peppercorns rather than regular black pepper. Pick up a few more as you progress. Fresh may be too much trouble in the beginning, but you can try that later if you wish.

As for garlic there is really no option: must be fresh pods and cloves. The chopped bottled stuff is flavorless.

The best way to season food is with fresh herbs and spices, so try to buy them fresh and buy more of the ones you like. If you have a garden, you can always make your own blends. Also, dried herbs and spices are certainly better than ones that are not fresh. Some companies add a lot of salt to their blends, so you may need to reduce the amount of salt in your food to compensate. Some companies offer the quality of individual home-made spice blends; look for those for a great flavor without added salt.