Pantry guide
Best Creole seasoning for home cooking
What Creole seasoning is for, which kitchens use it, and where to find a jar worth cooking with.
Why cooks start here
New Orleans in a jar — more herb than Cajun, still ready for shrimp and rice.
In the International Cuisines books, Creole seasoning is not decoration. Add it where the recipe puts it: early if it needs fat and time, late if it is perfume.
Taste Creole seasoning before you empty the spoon. Fresh jars smell like themselves; tired ones smell like dust. Buy the smallest amount you will finish.