# Base Ingredients — Dry Ingredients

> Brad's reference for base dry spices and herbs across 26 world cuisines — peppercorns, paprika, cumin, berbere, garam masala, star anise, and more.

### French (Classical)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** thyme, parsley, peppercorns

### Italian (Regional)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** parsley, basil, bay

### Spanish (Peninsular)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** sweet paprika, saffron, bay

### Portuguese
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** paprika, bay, piri‑piri chili

### Cajun/Creole (Louisiana)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** cayenne, thyme, paprika

### Germanic (Central European)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** parsley, juniper, peppercorns

### Eastern European
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** dill, paprika, bay

### Greek
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** oregano, cinnamon

### North Indian
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** cumin, coriander, garam masala, chili powder

### South Indian
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** mustard seeds, dried red chilies, cumin seeds, asafoetida

### Thai
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** dried red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds

### Indonesian
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** coriander seeds, candlenuts, turmeric powder

### Chinese
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** star anise, cassia, Sichuan peppercorns

### Japanese (Yoshoku)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** curry powder blend (turmeric, cumin, coriander)

### Mexican (Oaxacan)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** ancho, pasilla, guajillo chilies, Mexican oregano, cumin

### Caribbean
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** allspice berries, dried thyme

### Ethiopian/Eritrean
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** berbere spice (chilies, fenugreek)

### Puerto Rican
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** dried oregano, cumin, black pepper

### Filipino
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** black pepper

### Cuban
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** cumin, dried oregano, bay

### Haitian
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** thyme, parsley, cloves

### Jamaican
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** allspice, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg

### Brazilian
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** cumin, paprika

### Nigerian (West African)
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** dried thyme, curry powder

### Moroccan
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** ground cumin, coriander, paprika, saffron, ginger

### Hawaiian
- **Base Dry Ingredients:** Hawaiian salt, ginger

## Details

- **Category:** Cooking
- **Tags:** cooking, dry-ingredients, reference, spices, herbs, peppercorns, paprika, cumin, berbere, garam-masala

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