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Make your own spice mixes

It is easy to make a spice mix. The advantage:you can completely adapt it to your own taste.

1. Middle Eastern shawarma
The secret of the shawarma sandwich. You can make this marinade for chicken or vegetables yourself by mixing cinnamon, black pepper and cumin with olive oil or Greek yogurt.

2. Berbere from Ethiopia
Tastes sweet and is delicious over vegetables. It is a mixture of white and black pepper, chili pepper, garlic, various types of ginger, basil and fenugreek.

3. Shichimi togarashi from Japan Consists of szechuan pepper, sesame seed, black pepper, nigella seed, lemon peel granules, ginger, paprika, fennel seed and cayenne pepper. This hot mix tastes great on your noodles, soup and… popcorn.