Notes on mixed spices for seasoning

In the "German Food Book" contains the "Guidelines for spices and other seasoning agents."

There will be distinguished as follows:
Spice mixtures (the mixtures are composed solely of spices), after seasonings / spice products (with other flavoring ingredients ... and may contain up to 5% saline without identification, however, contain at least 60% of spices), and
Preparations with seasoning materials (mixtures of technologically active substances with one or more spices).

In addition:
Soup Spice (a mixture of spices and seasoning vegetables ... ..-). then
Seasoning salts (mixtures of salt with one or more spices .. continue with at least 15% spices ...),
Curry powder (a preparation of its own kind ..), also
Spice flavor preparations / spice aroma compounds (products for seasonings / spice preparations in which the spices are replaced in whole or in part by aromas of spices) and finally
Spice aroma salts (which are seasoned salts in which the spices are replaced in whole or in part by spice flavors).

And there is a labeling requirement, must always stand out to see what's inside.

What we learn from this?
First In Germany, everything is regulated, and in principle we can buy peace of mind.
Second The industry provides us with ready-made blends are made according to legal rules.
Third Salt is obvious after the Law no spice.

As far as the legal side - now comes the culinary:

Is the seasoning of the courts, the High school of cooking, so the composition of mixtures is the so called university.

Only when you taste the individual spices so familiar that you can taste it in my memory, it is capable, complementary or additional spices to mix in such a way that creates a new connection in the aroma.
This can be - with long experience - do it yourself, you can - see above - buy ready made products, but you can also produce mixtures themselves, which are partly used for centuries in the same way, from their own region, our own country, their own or another continent, many mixtures are associated with memories of food that are reminiscent of visits to near and distant neighbors.

The composition of the herb and spice blends, which are listed here do not follow the laws of the Agriculture Ministry, but only for the taste buds on the tongues of millions of eaters.