man you hit on one of my fav foods
and i have many seasoning favs
* saffron, red onions, cinnamon stix, bay leaf, cloves and chilis
* garlic carmelized in peanut oil, fresh basil and coconut milk
*sauteed garlic, ginger and green onions finish with soy
*curry powder, dried apricots, ground lamb, onions, cumin and coriander (seed), pinenuts
*onions, green and red peppers, cumin, and tomatoes
*while cooking add a nice piece of salmon and some seaweed towards the last 15 minutes of cooking
*japanese add bonito flakes ( a type of dried shaved tuna)
also had where the added a whole cleaned crab to the pot and the entire thing tasted of crab....YUM!
*try fried rice...plain or with curry
love jasmine rice...perfumed and tender
basmati is nice and nutty but chewy
but not as chewy as brown rice
wild rice is awesome but actually a grass seed
now having adding my two cents worth i wish it was sunday (my carb up day)lol