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Holy trinity (cuisine)

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The holy trinity of cuisine are the three ingredients key to a particular cuisine. Because these three ingredients are so common in recipes of a specific cuisine they are almost indivisible and end up being treated as a single ingredient. They also provide the distinctive flavoring of specific cuisines.

The name is an allusion to the Holy Trinity of the Christian faith.

Common holy trinities in cuisine are:

the Indian "wet" trinity of garlic, ginger and onion
the Chinese trinity of scallions, ginger and garlic
the Szechuan trinity of green garlic, ginger and chili peppers
the Thai trinity of galangal, kaffir lime and lemon grass
the French Mirepoix trinity of celery, onion and carrot
the Lebanese trinity of garlic, lemon juice and olive oil
the Italian Soffritto trinity of tomato, garlic and onion
the German trinity of potato, cheese and pork
the Spanish Sofrito trinity of garlic, onion and tomato cooked in olive oil
the Louisiana Creole or Cajun trinity of chopped celery, bell peppers, and onions
the Mexican cuisine trinity of corn, beans and chilies

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