Ingredients: paprika, black pepper, cumin, mustard seed, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano, garlic, onion, salt

Chefs in New Orleans keep their Cajun seasoning recipes under wraps, and have used their secrets to build the city's reputation as the spicy culinary mecca of the American South. These creole-inspired mixtures use ground spices and herbs, rather than whole, fresh ones. Cajun chefs have made these concoctions famous by rubbing them on fish and adding them liberally to gumbos, but you can also sprinkle them on anything from potatoes to salad.

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