Originally Posted by
fr8dog
We have many ethnic shops around here. Asian, Mexican, Middle Eastern/Halal. The organic place nearby has tons of bulk stuff. If anybody is buying those McCormick bottles they be getting robbed. Just getting ready to make chicken pho. Roasted the spices and the stock is simmering.
For rubs and stuff I just use the cheap stuff from wally world, $1 bottle garlic powder, etc. I save the bottles and fill them with fresh stuff, just re-label it and put it up. When I'm in a different country I try to find time to hit a local grocery store for different spices. South/Central America have great stuff. I've found that the chefs are very friendly to us 'out of towners' when we ask (politely) about their cooking. I got some good info from them.