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I imagine they may have leaned on warming spices like cumin, turmeric, and cardamom, which are obviously not often thought of as companions to hollandaise.

His gumbo recipe, for example, calls for two pouches each of smoked clams, oysters and mackerel along with white rice, oregano, cumin and chile peppers.

Try some chili crisp or a subtler note with a warming spice, like cumin or garam masala.

"We used to plant wheat, barley, cumin and cotton. Now we cannot do anything. And as long as we cannot cultivate these lands, we will always be in poor economic condition," he adds, clearly frustrated.

For example, a pantry geared toward Mexican cooking might include cumin, smoked paprika, chipotle chiles, masa harina, and a bottle of good hot sauce.