Allspice Cooking Tips

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• Allspice is a flavour that is worth getting to know a bit better. The fact it is called allspice says a lot about is usefulness in cooking.
• Like with other warm spices it works in both sweet and savoury dishes. 
• Use if cooking Jamaican food. It is a key ingredient in jerk seasoning as well as in rice and peas.
• Grind and stir into sauces or curries with sweet vegetables like sweet potato, beetroot or butternut squash.
• Also an important ingredient in mixed spice, an all purpose spice blend for baking.
• During the winter months, allspice is a great addition to any mulled wine or cider preparation.
• Allspice also features in Mexican & Middle Eastern cuisine. It is an important ingredient in the Baharat blend.

• Warm Greens & Shallots with allspice dressing
• Sweet potato & black bean curry
• Mole Coloradito
• Smoky mac 'n cheese

• Spice Pairings

Perhaps unsurprisingly allspice pairs well with the flavours to which it shares a similar taste. Other spices it works well with are bay, thyme & cardamom.