{"id":7550,"date":"2025-05-04T13:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobilesouleats.com\/?p=7550"},"modified":"2025-05-04T13:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:15:35","slug":"the-difference-between-spices-and-seasonings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilesoul.online\/?p=7550","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the difference between spices and seasonings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just really quick because I think this is a helpful piece of information for all home cooks to have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is the difference between a spice and a seasoning?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spice:\u00a0<\/strong>A naturally occurring ingredient or herb that has been dried or ground down to be used in cooking or baking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seasoning:\u00a0<\/strong>A combination of flavors that includes spices along with other flavor enhancers like sugar or salt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, it really is that simple. Any bottle on the seasoning aisle that has any type of &#8220;sugar&#8221; or &#8220;salt&#8221; on the ingredients list is a <strong>seasoning<\/strong>. If there are no additional flavor enhancers like salt or sugar, it is a <strong>spice<\/strong> or <strong>spice blend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of spices:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Garlic POWDER<\/li>\n<li>Allspice<\/li>\n<li>Fennel seed<\/li>\n<li>Ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>Dried oregano\/parsley\/thyme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7563 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilesouleats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BFE286DB-9BF5-45A8-BF2E-52E10397BE9A-576x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7564 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilesouleats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/E019D510-47C1-4550-B39C-D66FDCE5776D-1-576x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of seasonings:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lawry&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>Tony Chachere&#8217;s Creole or Cajun seasoning<\/li>\n<li>All-purpose seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Old Bay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7560 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilesouleats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/78D64168-A95E-4867-91BA-E3D973BD1264-576x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7561 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilesouleats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/523AFDD0-09D9-40C6-839D-8E6958DE9CFB-576x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just really quick because I think this is a helpful piece of information for all home cooks to have&#8230; &nbsp; What is the difference between a spice and a seasoning? Spice:\u00a0A naturally occurring ingredient or herb that has been dried or ground down to be used in cooking or baking. 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