There is something to be said about condiments, those wonderful little side dips and dishes that take a dish over the top. Look, there is no surprise that everyone once and a while we need something to enhance the flavor of food and I’m not just talking salt and pepper; although with the wide variety of both there is no surprise that a dish cannot be kicked up a notch by an amazing Fleur de Sel de Guérande (grey salt) or  Aframomum melegueta (Grains of Paradise Seed) a combination of a mild black pepper, ginger, cardamom and coriander offering up a delicious taste and sinful aroma.

I am currently on the lookout for the most unusual condiment known to mankind. I thought for a while bamboo pickles were the hit of the year, particularly since I had not really heard of anyone eating bamboo. I then ran across Brimstone pepper jellies and since I am a huge fan of using pepper jelly as a glaze on baked and grilled salmon I thought I had found the 2010 condiment of the decade, but no, not yet. I’m still looking.

Share with me what condiment knocks you off your feet? I’d love to hear from you…