Mexican Spices
Cumin Seed
Cuminum cyminum is most widely used as a spice in Mexican, Thai, and Indian dishes, but cumin seed has medicinal benefits too. Cumin is native to the Middle East and has been cultivated in Egypt for centuries.
Merchant: Botanic Choice
Spice Hunter California Cilantro - 0.3 oz
Sale Price: $3.15*
Retail: $3.99 (21% off!)
(Mother Nature)
Cilantro will take you on a taste excursion when added to enchiladas, salsas, fajitas, Mexican rice and guacamole. Delicious marinated with mushrooms and chicken soups, stews and pasta salads. Important ingredient in Indian cooking.
Merchant: Mother Nature
Spice Hunter Oregano - 0.45 oz
Sale Price: $3.31*
Retail: $4.19 (21% off!)
(Mother Nature)
Essential for Mediterranean food, enhances beans, meats or vegetables. Particularly important in Italian, Greek, Mexican and Spanish cooking. Add to tomato sauces, beans, eggplant, zucchini, fish, shellfish, chilli beans, pizza, and poultry.
Merchant: Mother Nature
Spice Hunter Red Chile Pepper - Crushed, 1.3 oz
Sale Price: $3.55*
Retail: $4.49 (21% off!)
(Mother Nature)
Try this hot item in Mexican, Southwestern Italian...and even Indian favorites. Crushed red pepper is hot, use with discretion. Make your own hot chile oil to keep on hand. For mouthwatering flavor, add to succulent scallops and shrimp.
Merchant: Mother Nature
Frontier Natural Oregano - Cut and Sifted Mediterranean, 1 lbs
Mediterranean Oregano is the dried leaf of Origanum vulgare L., a perennial herb in the mint family. Mexican Oregano is the dried leaf of one of several plants of the Lippia genus. Oregano is the spice that gives pizza its characteristic flavor.
Merchant: Mother Nature
Mexican Cooking Made Easy English/Chinese
Sale Price: $13.46*
Retail: $15.95 (16% off!)
(Overstock Books)
Author Diane Soliz-Martese shares some of Mexico's most famous and familiar flavors. Punctuated by variations of chilies, spices, garlic, and beans, Mexican cuisine teases and satisfies the palate.
Merchant: Overstock Books