Getting an Authentic Taste WITHOUT

When cooking without dairy, gluten, lard, and meats, it takes skill to make foods taste authentic.  Try using these herbs, spices and enhancements to make your food taste right.  

Thai - lemongrass, green chili peppers, garlic, ginger, red peppers, cilantro, lemon peel, lime, tamarind.

Chinese - Tamari, toasted sesame oil, sherry wine, ginger, dried shrimp, white pepper.

Japanese - wasabi (horseradish), ume plum vinegar, tamari, mirin wine, sake, seaweed, pickled ginger, miso, gomiso (toasted sesame seeds and salt).

Mexican - Red chilies, jalapenos, garlic, bay leaf, chili powder, cumin, cilantro, lime, lemon, tamarind, oregano.

Indian - Cumin, coriander, curry, fennel seed, turmeric.