Salt and Sodium Salt and Sodium Herbs and spices Herbs and spices can be used to flavor and season your foods instead of salt. Below are some tips on using different herbs and spices. Allspice can be used on beef, pot roast, duck, turkey, chicken, fish, fruit salad, tomato sauces and beets. Cayenne is a type of pepper. It is hot, so you may want to use it sparingly.
Chili powder is another hot spice.
You may use it to flavor beef, hamburgers, meat loaf, chili con carne, bean salad, Mexican sauces and corn. Cloves may be used to season pork, ham, boiled beef, pot roast and tomato sauces. Curry may be used to season meat, fish, chicken and other fowl, lamb, veal, seafood chowders, chicken salads, vegetable sauces, rice and creamed onions. Ginger may be used to season pork, chicken, fruit salad, dessert sauces, and squash. Mace may be used to season poultry, stuffing, veal, fruit salads, fish, poultry and veal sauces and potatoes.