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Here are some surprising spices and other ingredients that professional chefs use to add flavor and flair to their dishes. Even adding one or two to your kitchen cabinets will greatly expand your cooking options, but we recommend incorporating as many as possible!

Son fish sauce

This versatile sauce is great for dressings, marinades and as a dipping sauce.

Plain yogurt

This is one of those things you can do pretty much anything with, from using it as a substitute for sour cream to using it to marinate meat.

Furikake rice seasoning

Use it to add flavor to rice or steamed veggies.

Shirataki tofu noodles

Great for a quick and tasty meal.

Pickled mustard seeds

Give a little boost to your favorite meals by adding this to dressings or on top of toast.

100% pure tomato powder

Great for adding flavor to meat or enhancing tomato sauce or soup.

Nam prik pao sauce

This sauce is ideal for soups, meats, stir-fries and so many other dishes.

Sicilian dried oregano

This is perfect for enhancing salad dressings.

Shrimp paste

Add flavor to toast, scrambled eggs and so much more.

Piccalilli

This complex condiment contains turmeric, mustard, pickled onions and pickled cauliflower. Use it for everything from sandwiches to to meat.

Bourbon Barrel soy mash

This flavorful treat makes a great rub or cure for meat.

Turmeric

This spice adds both color and health benefits.

Dashi soup base

Both the frozen and already prepared versions of this are great for a quick and easy meal.

Yuzu kosho

This Japanese paste has a salty, spicy flavor with a hint of citrus, and is ideal for using instead of hot sauce.

Hearts of palm

There are just so many things you can do with these, including grilling them, eating them raw or adding them to a salad.

Kewpie mayo

This mayo from Japan is incredibly versatile.

Dried shrimp

Combine it with other spices and use to add flavor to stir-fried or steamed vegetables.

Finished!

We haven't tried many of these spices, condiments and other ingredients, but now that we know what you can do with them we are definitely going to try them the next chance we get. Have you ever tried any of these?

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Article Source: Thrillist

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