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There are so many spices that are available in the market which can be used to prepare any meal to one's taste.

How much spices do you make use of in cooking your food? 
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Any time I'm opportuned to cook I try not to overload my food with spices unless the essential ones like Maggi,garlic powder, ginger powder and maybe one or two addictives and that's it.

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I used to think that cooking with spices is not necessary until I got into the university back in those days. That was the moment that I got to notice that one of the ways that people make their food to taste delicious is by adding enough spices.  It may interest you to know that my roommates, two of them, can make any food without adding at least two or more different species of spices.

At a point, I wanted to stop it but it was not easy. I believe that cooking is something that we should always do with less species and more natural ingredients such as crayfish and salt. This is one way that we can say that the chef is a good cook as well. I only make use of Maggi and one sachet of spicies when I cook and I have felt comfortable doing so as well.
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Basically, cooking with spice is very important in making meals not only taste good but also nutritious. Spices are not just used to had sweetness to meals but also to ensure they help in promoting good health. Unfortunately, most people think spices are only just used to satisfy their taste buds. No wonder all they do is to pack a lot of these spices in their meals thinking that that's how they can enjoy the meal.

But as for me, whenever I have the chance to cook for myself, I try as much as possible to ensure I make use of the adequate amount of spices in the right proportion for my food. I already have the knowledge that is not all spices are needed to make food rich as many people think. The combination of natural herbal spices like garlic, ginger, curry, thyme, fenugreek are just enough for me. And not forgetting the king of spices which are salt and pepper.
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I'm a spice person. Not that I love to add a lot of it in my cooking, I just love to try out different spices. I love the food that comes with flavours, nice tastes and sweet aroma. I love to try our local spices in my cooking. Spices indigenous to my country have this exotic taste of home.
Of all the spices, I love the natural occurring herbs like ginger, garlic, turmeric, cinnamon, soya, etc. Those spices are like the best without any additives plus they have great nutritional benefits. People are also advised to add such herbs especially in certain illness. For example, I know for a long time now that garlic is good for asthma as well as other health problems.
There are times when I enjoy my meals flat without spices and all. I think it just depends on the moment.
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It really depends on the particular dish you are preparing. I do like to add high level of spices in some of the dishes like Dal, soups, vegetables, curry etc. At the same time I like to add low level of spices in some of the dishes like Maggi, noodles, chowmeen, and pasta. For me, it depends on the taste of a particular person to add low or high level of spices in a particular dish.
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When cooking, many factors come into question which should be considered before embarking on cooking. They include:

1.type of food some may need alot, moderate to little spices
2.age of the people you are cooking for children and the elderly foods should not be highly spiced
3.personal preferences the kind of spices you and the people you are cooking for like
4.avaliable spices will determine how much to use. 
5.the overall outcome of the food 
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I love spices,i use all spices i have in the house with no rules.You cannot go wrong with using a mix of as much scices you can
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In our country india, all dishes are little bit spicy and chilli. We have a huge sources of spices like cardamon, ginger etc . so we use to add all species in all curries.
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Well I don't like using spice to prepare my food because some spices are not good for the body but Incase I want to use for some reasons I prefer local spices.
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It depends upon a dish I cook. But usually if it is a Filipino style food, I put many spices because it's better for us and it satisfy our cravings more
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It really depends on personal preference, however generally I use a combination of salt, pepper, garlic, onion, paprika, cumin, oregano, basil, thyme, and chili powder.
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I make use of about 8-10500mg of cuminoid and ½ tsp of turmericine and ¼ tsp of salt in my cooking. 

This is to give a personaly floorsmelling and funky flavors to your food.
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Use ½ teaspoon of spice for every pound of meat or vegetables used in the recipe. Use ¼ teaspoon when using powerful spices like red chili powder, garlic powder, sumac, oregano, cumin, or cayenne pepper. Use ½ teaspoon of spice for meals that are of a size to serve four people.
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Any time I'm opportuned to cook I try not to overload my food with spices unless the essential ones like Maggi,garlic powder, ginger powder and maybe one or two addictives and that's it.
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At a point, I wanted to stop it but it was not easy. I believe that cooking is something that we should always do with less species and more natural ingredients such as crayfish and salt. This is one way that we can say that the chef is a good cook as well. I only make use of Maggi and one sachet of spicies when I cook and I have felt comfortable doing so as well.
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Cooking with spicy is good and makes the food taste good the amount of spices you use depends on the amount of food you are cooking so that it will not be too much in the dish .
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