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Seasoning Grilled Food

Even at their most basic, with nothing more than a little salt and pepper, foods prepared on the grill can be delicious. But with a few simple extra touches -- the addition of herbs, spices, or seasonings, the use of marinades, rubs or sauces, or the addition of wood chips for a distinct smoky flavor -- your grilled foods can quickly transform from simply delicious to simply spectacular!

Frontier offers a full array of Grilling Seasonings for guaranteed delicious grilling flavor.

Frontier's seasoning blends will also turn a plain barbeque into something special: try packaged All-Purpose Seasonings (Herby, Mama Garlic, and Pepperman), or bulk Barbeque Seasoning, Bar-B-Quick Barbecue Seasoning, and ethnic specialties like Cajun Seasoning and Blackened Creole Blend.

Ways to add spice to your grilled foods:

• Add to the pre-grilling soaking water for vegetables and fruits
• Combine with melted butter for basting
• Include in marinades
• Add to fish, vegetable or fruit foil dishes
• Use directly as a rub

Here's a list of spices and their common uses on the grill.

Allspice: marinades, poultry, fish, carrots, sweet potatoes, or winter squash
Anise Seed: fish
Apple Pie and Dessert Spice: apples, pears, citrus fruits
Basil: meats and poultry, tofu, tempeh, fish, seafood, vegetables
Bay Leaves: marinades
Bouquet Garni: marinades, vegetables
Caraway: potatoes, cabbage, carrots. (When grilling bratwurst or other sausages, put a pan of sauerkraut with a little caraway added on the grill, too, to serve as a side dish.)
Cardamom: pork marinades, apples, pears, citrus fruits, cabbage, carrots
Cayenne: hamburgers, chicken, tofu, tempeh
Chervil: veal, chicken, fish, tofu, tempeh, potatoes, vegetables
Chili Pepper: seafood, chicken, tomatoes
Chili Powder: steak marinades, beef, pork, fish, tofu, tempeh, corn
Chives: chicken, fish, seafood, lamb, tofu, tempeh, potatoes, carrots
Cilantro: vegetables, chicken, tofu, tempeh, marinades
Cinnamon: apples, pears, peaches, lamb
Cloves: beef roasts, pork roasts, sweet potatoes, onions, winter squash, apples, pears, citrus fruits, peaches
Coriander: pork, poultry, apples
Cumin: beef, hamburger, pork roast, chicken marinades, tofu, tempeh, cabbage, beans, lentils
Curry Powder: beef, chicken, lamb, pork, seafood, tofu, tempeh, vegetables
Dill: veal, chicken, lamb chops, fish, shellfish, tofu, tempeh, potatoes, vegetables
Fennel: pork, beans, vegetables, fruits
Fenugreek: beef, beans, lentils, vegetables
Garlic: beef, pork, lamb, game, beans, lentils, tofu, tempeh, vegetables, marinades, grilled breads
Ginger: steak, chicken, fish, seafood, fruits, marinades
Herbs de Provence: marinades, kabobs, chicken, pork, tomatoes
Italian Seasoning: tomatoes, vegetables, chicken, tofu, tempeh, grilled breads
Jamaican Seasoning: meats, poultry, tofu, tempeh
Lemon Pepper: fish, tofu, tempeh, potatoes, vegetables
Mace: fruits, poultry
Marjoram: hamburgers, chicken, fish, lamb, poultry, vegetables
Meat Rubs: Frontier offers three varieties: Poultry, Seafood, and Steak & Chop
Mexican Seasoning: hamburger, beef, chicken, beans, tofu, tempeh
Mint: Lamb, fruits, vegetables
Mustard: pork, beans, vegetables
Nutmeg: veal, chicken, beef, lamb, vegetables, fruits
Oregano: hamburger, beans, lentils, poultry, fish, tofu, tempeh, vegetables, grilled breads
Paprika: poultry, vegetables
Parsley: fish, poultry, potatoes grilled breads
Poppy Seed: potatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, zucchini
Rosemary: chicken, lamb, pork, beans, potatoes, winter squash, grilled breads
Saffron: chicken, fish
Sage: veal, beef, hamburger, poultry, fish, tomatoes, vegetables
Savory: beef, chicken, lamb, vegetables, beans
Savory Herb Seasoning: Tofu, tempeh, potatoes, vegetables
Sesame: tofu, tempeh, potatoes, tomatoes, vegetables, fruits
Thyme: beef roast, hamburger, lamb, game, fish, beans, vegetables
Turmeric: lamb, beans, zucchini