cinnamon

allspice

APPLES: CIDER, FRUIT, JUICE

apricots

baked dishes and goods

bananas

beef, esp. braised, raw, stewed

bell peppers

berries

beverages, esp. hot

blueberries

breads, sweet (e.g., gingerbread)

breakfast / brunch

butter

Calvados

caramel

cardamom

cherries

chicken

chile peppers

chili powder

Chinese cuisine

CHOCOLATE / COCOA

chutneys

cloves

cloves (compatible spice)

coffee / espresso

cookies

coriander

couscous

cream and ice cream

cream cheese

cumin

curries, esp. Indian

CUSTARDS

DESSERTS

eggplant

fennel

five-spice powder (key ingredient)

French toast

fruits: fruit compotes, fruit desserts

game birds

garam masala, Indian (key ingredient)

garlic

ginger

holiday cooking

honey

Indian cuisine

Indonesian cuisine

lamb, esp. braised

lemon, juice

mace

malt

maple syrup

meats, red

Mediterreanean cuisine

Mexican cuisine

Middle Eastern cuisine

mole sauces

Moroccan cuisine

nutmeg

nuts

onions

orange: juice, zest

pancakes

pastries

pears

pecans

pies

plums

pork

poultry

pumpkin

quail

quatre épices (key ingredient)

raisins

ras el hanout (key ingredient)

rice

saffron

sauces (e.g., barbecue)

South American cuisine

Southeast Asian cuisine (as cassia)

Spanish cuisine

squash, esp. winter

star anise

stews

stocks and broths

sugar: brown, white

tagines

tamarind

tea

tomatoes

turmeric

vanilla

veal

vegetables, esp. sweet

waffles

walnuts

wine, red, esp. mulled

yogurt

zucchini