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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
heh. it did seem to me that i had read that asafoetida has a foul odour... but then seeing it as a spice in a recipe made me doubt (anyway, i put onion and garlic in everything).
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Ohhh. Now I've got to dive into the pantry and take a whiff! Let's see . . . hmmm. Shoes I think. Limburger like? Yep, that's it! Asafoetida: Limburger stuffed into tennis shoes. Add it to a little melted ghee, though, and the smell disappears. My container actually has a warning on it.
Tumeric could use a warning - stains everything.
Also, chili powder (we have Swad and Deep chili powder in our indian markets). These powders are easily 5 times hotter than the common supermarket chili powder. Not too hot to eat, but strange flavor results. Unbalanced cumin is a bad thing.