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Default Best spices for this African fish/vegetable dish?

On Jul 16, 3:08 pm, Julia Altshuler > wrote:
> wrote:
> > Made with:

>
> > corn
> > peppers
> > tomatoes
> > onions

>
> > What spices would you recommend so I don't have to overload it with
> > salt? (I don't want to use hot peppers, but I do like, say, Indian
> > dishes that don't send me gasping for a glass of milk.)

>
> The vegetables you've chosen are flavorful enough in summer not to need
> much in the way of spice.


It's just that I think I tried this before and it seemed pretty bland.

>
> Are you looking for just any spices (could be curry, could be an Italian
> herb blend, could be my personal favorites including garlic and lemon
> pepper), or do you want something authentically African? Africa is a
> vast continent with many cuisines and cultures so we'd have to narrow it
> down.



True. I should have mentioned that this comes from West Africa (Togo,
to be precise) but no spices were mentioned, though they may have been
included.


> When you say that you don't want to use hot peppers, does that mean
> you're avoiding products like Tabasco that come from hot peppers?


Yes.


> --Lia