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I wouldn't consider garlic to be in the "herbs and spices" category, personally. I put minced garlic in pretty much everything--just like chopped onions. If it has to go on the list it would be #1. Likewise, I'm not counting cayenne pepper since I can just use fresh peppers.
This is a hard one. There are so many I love. Top three I use and I am ignoring garlic, are probably...
Allspice
Cinnamon
Ginger/cardamom (i tend to interchange them)
Honorable mentions to cumin and cayenne.
Phew! That was hard!
cumin and ginger have to be near the top of my list as well; after the top tier anyway.
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