ysabetwordsmith | Re: Well ... (Reply)

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I tried to look up what spices might be prohibited to a strict Buddhist, but all I found was garlic (and all the other allium vegetables), asafoetida ("hing" in Indian cooking), and coriander, although I seem to remember they also eschew hot pepper as being too stimulating to the senses. But almost all the Buddhist vegetarian recipes I know include ginger, which also harmonizes nicely with citrus. (I'm very pleased to find out about the allium family, because I'm violently allergic to all of them! Nice to know that I could dine in a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant without having to worry about there being garlic in the tofu or scallions in the soup!)

Now I hope I find a Buddha's Hand in Whole Foods this week...