Expert: Whitestag - 11/9/2005

Question
Dear Mrs. Whitestag
I am trying to poll as many people as I can to determine some fundaments of cooking. The only question of this poll is:
*.) If a supreme being came to you and asked you to prepare one and only one universal basic seasoning mix for each one of the three type of meat (beef, poultry, and fish)that could go with every single style of cooking in the world. What would you prepare these three basic seasoning mixtures?
Thank you so much for your help
Alfredo Alamo

Answer
That's Mr. Whitestag...

The question is a bit out of scope -- it doesn't have much to do with bbq -- but I'll try to answer it anyway.

This is an unanswerable question at least as written.  The phrase "every single style of cooking in the world" carries with it hundreds (if not thousands) of different regional and ethnic cuisines.  Each of these "style[s] of cooking" is what it is because of the unique blend of spices and ingredients that were available when the style was being developed.  Also, a lot depends on how you will be cooking the meat.  A spice mixture appropriate for a stew would very not work so well for something being broiled over direct heat, and something being cooked by traditional bbq (slow cooked with hot smoke) would require yet another spice mix.

Try to clarify or narrow down the question -- once you do, I might be able to answer it.