These Three Ingredients Will Brighten Any Vegetable.

[elleng]

* But the most compelling kitchen trio I know, the one I turn to most often, is an all-purpose blend of coconut, dried red chiles and garlic.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/magazine/coconut-chiles-garlic-vegetables-three-indian.html?

Roasted Squash With Coconut, Chile and Garlic

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019086-roasted-squash-with-coconut-chile-and-garlic

[Xipe Totec]

1. turmeric, saffron, and achiote? nt

[elleng]

2. NO! Coconut, Chile and Garlic,

of course!!!

[Xipe Totec]

3. Coconut and Garlic are colorless. How can they brighten?

[elleng]

4. :-) :-) :-)

Brighten your TASTE BUDS!

[Xipe Totec]

5. I do love prawns rolled in toasted coconut and served with garlic chili sauce. nt

[Dr Hobbitstein]

6. Not a fan of coconut, but I do end up using coconut milk a lot (wife is lactose intolerant).

But I use dried red chiles and garlic in almost everything.

I also like to use coarse ground black pepper, especially on steamed broccoli.

[flotsam]

7. No, No, and in case you misunderstand, NO!

A Guy from my old hometown, who comes from a certain food milieu taught me that the Holy Trinity of savory cooking is olive oil, garlic, and oregano. I have occasionally added to that but I have never willingly subtracted....Thanks Clowny.

[Danascot]

8. Lime juice

Almost anything is improved with lime juice.