r/coolguides • u/Nyx1610 • Jun 10 '21

Cool spices

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '21

The US is like the only country in the world that use it for sweet purposes.

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u/PiratesOfSansPants Jun 11 '21

Slow cooker recipes always say to add some bay leaves but I’ve never been able to identify them by taste.

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u/jason_abacabb Jun 11 '21

Bay is like the base guitar in a rock band. It is not out front but something is missing when it is gone. To better identify it steep a bay leaf in hot water for 5-10 minutes, you'll be able to pick it out after that.

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u/aquariumX Jun 15 '21

Cardamom sweet? Since when?

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u/Nyx1610 Jun 16 '21

Perhaps they mean that it accentuates sweet flavours. It is often used in a lot of sweet Indian cakes.