Do you have a favorite condiment?

[wallycat]

I guess it's a yes or no and if yes, what is it?

My new favorite that I've noticed using a lot the last several months is Balsamic vinegar. I never realized how versatile it can be!

[Kayaksoup]

green tabasco :o

Actually, i really love Harissa right now. A little bit goes a long way

[drloverde]

I'm very into Japanese cooking right now, so Seasoned Rice Vinegar is my favorite right now...

Dena.

[MKSquared]

Mustard. All kinds.

No, horseradish. As hot as you can get it. And wasabi, too.

How about the best of both worlds? Horseradish mustard. :)

[SandyM]

Originally posted by MKSquared
How about the best of both worlds? Horseradish mustard. :)

I've got some that you'd love. Brought in from Buffalo. A jar is yours, whenever I see you next. :D

I love any and all condiments. At least, I think I do.

:cool:

[NancyR]

I'm with you, Wallycat. I LOVE balsamic vinegar. I read recently that the rise in popularity is because most of what you buy is just cheap vinegar with lots of sugar in it (dam$, I hate it when they cheat us like that :eek: ). Guess you have to really look for the good stuff.

[pilgrim719]

Salsa! :D

With mustard (pretty much any flavor) running a close second.

Kari

[rosie_one]

So many to choose from!

I've been stuck on this Bronco Bob's Raspberry Chipotle sauce lately. Might be my current favorite. Darn good.

I do love jam too, especially the homemade kind. Is that a condiment?

And horseradish.

But there is absolutely nothing like fresh guacamole.

[slknight]

Originally posted by rosie_one

I've been stuck on this Bronco Bob's Raspberry Chipotle sauce lately. Might be my current favorite. Darn good.


Hey, I've got a bottle of this in my pantry. My parents picked it up for me on one of their trips because they know I like chipotle. But I'm not a big raspberry fan. What do you do with this?

I think my favorite might be salsa.

[Pico]

My dad and I are hot sauce fanatics. :D We have a multi-bottle supply of Szechuan hot sauce in my fridge--a cheap American store-brand, but we're addicted. I'm also quite fond of a sherry rum peppers one that we have to import from Bermuda. But only my father is brave enough for the true poison: Dave's Insanity, a sauce so potent that the label specifically warns against using more than one drop at a time.

[Vicanddi]

BBQ sauce and guacamole. Not together, though!:D

[Canice]

I use Chinese chili-garlic sauce and the adobo sauce from my chipotles a lot more than I would have expected to! Love 'em both.

[badunnin]

Ketchup. All the fanciest dijon ketchups, btw.

[lindrusso]

Hmmmm...my first thought was Dijon mustard. But I use balsamic vinegar more often.

Of course the two together are just divine. :)

['lil cooker]

I'm also a huge fan of the raspberry-chipolte sauce, but the only thing I've ever done with it is pour some over a brick of rf cream cheese for a quick appetizer (soooo yummy served with crackers). I would also like some more suggestions for using this bottled sauce. Perhaps grilled chicken? Salad dressing might be good - maybe try mixing some with some lf mayo?

[JHolcomb]

The ever sophisticated ketchup with Tapatio or Texas Pete hot sauce running a close second.

Though I can drink Worchester sauce straight from the bottle. Don't really like it on stuff, though.

[AndreaU]

After 33 years of HATING mustard and living the last 10 with a a mustard fanatic, I've been coming around and using the yellow condiment where I can. I've taken to some spicy mustards as well as some honey mustards. I save the bright yellow stuff for dogs.



Originally posted by badunnin
Ketchup. All the fanciest dijon ketchups, btw.

Great BNL quote!!

They have pre-wrapped sausages, but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon. Can you blame 'em? Yeah!

[mcraig13]

MAYONNAISE!!!!! Although I don't use it like I used to, I still remember when my metabolism would allow me to eat mayonnaise sandwiches!! :D :D

[gaja]

I love wasabi - in dipping sauces, salad dressing, and - now that the weather is getting colder - mashed potatoes... yum! :)

[sunberst]

mustard- of any kind (except that cheapie bright yellow stuff)
hot sauce!!! especially on breakfast foods like hashbrowns. :)

[sharris315]

Salsa! ...can eat it with a spoon

Vinegars ...especially white or red wine, raspberry, and balsamic

Basic things like Hellman's mayo and soy sauce

Shar

[drloverde]

Originally posted by mcraig13
MAYONNAISE!!!!! Although I don't use it like I used to, I still remember when my metabolism would allow me to eat mayonnaise sandwiches!! :D :D

Do you make your own? I love my home made mayo...it's so much better than the store bought ones.

1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup oil

Combine all ingredients excpet the oil in the bowl of a food processor. Blend well and drizzle oil in slowly through feed tube.

It is so wonderful!!!

Dena.

[Gilgamesh37]

I'm with the mustard crowd--last winter my mother bought me a 12-pack mustard sampler from this place: www.mustardmuseum.com You mustard lovers must check it out--the guy who runs it is an ex-attorney and is....uh....passionate about mustard. The winter catalogue last year was an extended take-off on musicals--the cover with him, dressed as Julie Andrews as a nun, and the title was "The Sound of Mustard." You get the idea. Anyway, they have some *great* stuff--I highly recommend the Slim & Nunne sweethot and the Arran herb mustard (which is whole mustard seeds instead of the smooth yellow paste you expect). Both are extraordinary with Lindrusso's spinach balls.

I also like wasabi--so of course, the lime wasabi mustard from Mustard Museum is a current fave too.

[Ohioan]

Does kimchi count as a condiment? :D

Cheers,
Phoebe

[lindrusso]

Originally posted by Ohioan
Does kimchi count as a condiment? :D

Cheers,
Phoebe

I saw you had posted and it actually ran through my mind that you might ask if BEANS counted as a condiment. ;) :p

I've tried it before and rememer liking it, but I find it very interesting that Koreans eat it with every meal. I can't imagine eating anything at every meal - much less something spicy.

[Ohioan]

Originally posted by lindrusso

I saw you had posted and it actually ran through my mind that you might ask if BEANS counted as a condiment. ;) :p

Hee hee hee hee hee! :D:D


I've tried it before and remember liking it, but I find it very interesting that Koreans eat it with every meal. I can't imagine eating anything at every meal - much less something spicy.
I actually used to eat even more of it than I do now. I used to say that the only thing I didn't eat kimchi with was ice cream. ;) Now I tend to omit it when I cook Italian dishes. But it's great with Tex-Mex!

Cheers,
Phoebe

[Mimeea]

Salsa, of my own making or TJ's Roasted Garlic- which I sometimes buy 3 or 4 jars of at a time!

[TerriS]

I would have to say mustard, because it is so versatile, makes just about anything taste better, and has zero points. Second would be seasoned rice vinegar or soy sauce.

[mcraig13]

Originally posted by drloverde


Do you make your own? I love my home made mayo...it's so much better than the store bought ones.




I have made my own--used the recipe from THE GIFT OF SOUTHERN COOKING. I think the recipe is the same or similar to yours. Then I used the homemade mayonnaise and roasted red peppers to make the best pimento cheese I have ever had. :p :p

[rosie_one]

Sorry it took me a while to get back to this! Bronco Bobs raspberry chipotle sauce...

I use it for lots of things. It's great on pork. Have slathered it over chops and tenderloins before grilling. It's marvelous as a condiment in turkey sandwiches. Or as a Bruschetta topping with smoked cheese. I've done chicken breasts stuffed with blue cheese and steamed spinach then topped them with the sauce. before baking. I even dip my egg rolls in it. Or try it on a burger with grilled onions and cheese.

Very flavorful stuff.

[swquilts]

I would say mustard and then any kind of BBQ sauce!

[Searcher]

Mustard here too, then my vinegars.