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SPEED-SCRATCH SAUCES AND SEASONINGS
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TACKLING GAME DAY MENUS
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YOUR SKILLS + OUR SPICES = A POTENT COMBINATION
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THE 2023 FLAVOR OF THE YEAR
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FLAVOR FORECAST 23RD EDITION
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Smokehouse Tavern

BJ Smith

Adding a little smoke to the fiery culinary scene, Executive Chef BJ Smith has spent most of his life harnessing the craft of flavor development in fine dining. 

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Henrietta Red

Julia Sullivan

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York, we spoke with Chef Sullivan about the role of spices and how raw flavoring impacts dish seasoning and development.

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Recipes

TRY THESE NEW 23RD FLAVOR FORECAST RECIPES

slider_thumbnail_536x314_shrimp — Vietnamese Cajun Beurre Blanc Shrimp
Recipe type: Entrees

Cuisine: American Regional

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slider_thumbnail_536x314_crunch — Vietnamese Cajun Salad Crunch
Recipe type: Snacks

Cuisine: Vietnamese

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slider_thumbnail_536x314_wings — Vietnamese Cajun Chicken Wings
Recipe type: Appetizers

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Entrees

Vietnamese Cajun Beurre Blanc Shrimp

A take on a New Orleans favorite, the star of the show in this classically French dish with a Vietnamese Cajun twist is the beurre blanc sauce. While the shrimp and baguette are delicious, they’re mere vehicles for the deep, savory flavor and butteryness of the sauce featuring Flavor Inspirations Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, fish sauce, and garlic powder.

This recipe is featured as a part of the Flavor Forecast 23rd Edition McCormick Flavor of the Year, Vietnamese x Cajun. Explore more Flavor Forecast recipes here.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup Chicken Stock
2 tablespoons McCormick Culinary ® Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning
1 tablespoon Frenchs ® Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon Thai Kitchen ® Premium Fish Sauce
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Culinary ® Garlic Powder
1 pound Large Shrimp , raw, unpeeled
1 cup (8 ounces) Unsalted Butter , cubed
Crusty Baguette , sliced crosswise and toasted
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Recipe type: Entrees

Cuisine: American Regional

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Snacks

Vietnamese Cajun Salad Crunch

Crispy, crunchy, and aromatic, this quick-prep salad topping drops the unexpectedly bold taste of Flavor Inspirations Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning onto any salad, along with pumpkin seeds and cashews as an additional nod to popular Vietnamese ingredients.

This recipe is featured as a part of the Flavor Forecast 23rd Edition McCormick Flavor of the Year, Vietnamese x Cajun. Explore more Flavor Forecast recipes HERE.

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Ingredients

1/4 cup Agave Nectar
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
2 tablespoons McCormick Culinary ® Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning
1/2 pound (8 ounces) Whole Grain Buckwheat
1/2 pound (8 ounces) Raw Pepitas
1/2 pound (8 ounces) Raw Cashews , coarsely chopped

Recipe type: Snacks

Cuisine: Vietnamese

Appetizers

Vietnamese Cajun Chicken Wings

Sharing a legacy of common techniques and ingredients that can be easily traced across Vietnamese and Cajun cuisines, the 2023 McCormick® Flavor of the Year completely changes the chicken wing game. Here, Flavor Inspirations Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning’s fusion of ingredients like cayenne, paprika, lemongrass, and black pepper deliver a playful, savory flavor and mild heat to a buttery wing sauce that’s as adventurous as it is intriguing.

This recipe is featured as a part of the Flavor Forecast 23rd Edition McCormick Flavor of the Year, Vietnamese x Cajun. Explore more Flavor Forecast recipes HERE.

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Ingredients

8 ounces Unsalted Butter , Melted
1/2 cup McCormick Culinary ® Vietnamese x Cajun Style Seasoning
4 pounds Whole Chicken Wings

Recipe type: Appetizers

Spice Story

OLD BAY:
Did You Know?

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A CHESAPEAKE
TRADITION

Fun Fact #1

OUR UNIQUE BLEND OF 18 HERBS AND SPICES WAS BORN IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA IN 1939. IT HAS BEEN MADE THE SAME WAY EVER SINCE.

Fun Fact #2

OLD BAY'S ORIGINAL NAME WAS "DELICIOUS BRAND SHRIMP AND CRAB SEASONING"

Fun Fact #3

THE MUCH BETTER NAME, OLD BAY, WAS INSPIRED BY THE OLD BAY LINE STEAMBOATS THAT TRAVELED THE CHESAPEAKE BETWEEN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.

Fun Fact #4

THE MAIN FLAVOR INGREDIENTS IN OLD BAY CONSIST OF CELERY SALT, PAPRIKA, AND MUSTARD SEED.

Fun Fact #5

OLD BAY IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME MENU GROWTH AS CHIPOTLE AIOLI, EGGS OVER-EASY, AND FISH SAUCE (Datassential, MenuTrends, OLD BAY, 2017)

Fun Fact #6

THERE ARE 2 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OLD BAY SEASONING - 1. IT'S GREAT ON SEAFOOD and 2. IT'S GREAT ON EVERYTHING ELSE.

The OLD BAY Flavor Story

OLD BAY is great on seafood
OLD BAY is great on everything else
Key flavors in OLD BAY include Celery Salt, Paprika, and Mustard Seed
Celery Seed has a slightly bitter flavor, with earthy and grassy notes like the celery we eat
Paprika has a mild, slightly sweet flavor and pleasant, fragrant aroma and is made from dried sweet red pepper
Mustard Seed delivers an initial floral sweetness with a pungent finishing bite

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Sourcing

OLD BAY'S ICONIC FLAVOR IS A SECRET BLEND OF McCORMICK HERBS & SPICES Sourcing Map

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Frank Up Your Menu!

BJ Smith

Julia Sullivan