What spices go well with mexican foods?

Answer 1

Too many to list here so do some research and find out for yourself:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&q=Mexican+Spices

http://search.yahoo.com/search?search=Mexican+Spices&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAiL8b66ULwIEbhPVYCe6r0IazKIX%2FSIG%3D111gjvvgj%2F*-http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAnEX8JnJqKfBXIuHEXRAHTcazKIX%2FSIG%3D11ia1qo58%2F**http%253a%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%253aSearch&p=Mexican+Spices

But generally, jalepeno peppers, chili pepper, garlic, onions, oregano, cumin....just look on those pages I gave you and you'll find out a LOT more than can fit here. LOL!!!!

Answer 2

For everyone's information, Cilantro and oregeno are NOT spices. They're herbs.

Spices are ground up seeds, pods, etc.

Herbs are from the leaves, dried or fresh.

But everyone's right about what kind of spices and herbs go well wtih Mexican foods.

Answer 3

chili powder is good. I'll also give you a good little tip, sweet things can really complement the heat of your spice. Good luck

Answer 4

Cumin is number one. Chili powder, coriander, cinnamon.

(Regarding an above answer, cilantro and oregano are not spices)
(PS: Anything that is a leaf is an HERB. Spices are roots, bark, and seeds )

Answer 5

Chili powder

Answer 6

fresh cilantro is always really great, especially if you are using tomato. As far as drieds go, I'd say cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and cinnamon.

Answer 7

Oregano and cilantro are frequently used in Mexican cooking.

Answer 8

Cumin
Oregano
Garlic


PS.....oregano most definitely is a spice

Answer 9

chili powder

Answer 10

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